Old Navy

Old Navy's parent company, Gap Inc., doesn't report on materials at a brand level, but it claims that the majority of materials used across all brands are lower impact, including organic cotton, recycled wool, BCI cotton, and GRS synthetics. It has published plans to reduce its reliance on high impact materials, including by reaching 100% Better Cotton and 60% recycled polyester, and has shared updates within the last year. However, it appears to have changed these goals significantly since publishing them, by altering targets or deadlines.

Old Navy's parent company, Gap Inc., reports that a portion of its energy for company-operated facilities comes from renewable sources, but it doesn't disclose information on the energy used in its vast supply chain. It has a goal to source 100% renewable energy for company-operated facilites by 2030 and has shared progress in the last year.

Old Navy's parent company, Gap Inc., reports efforts across its brands to eliminate unnecessary or problematic plastic in its packaging by 2025, but this isn't clearly defined. It has initiatives to move to recycled plastics and paper or reusable bags. Old Navy incentivizes rush shipping for members, which greatly increases the emissions impact of purchases.

Old Navy doesn't offer repair services or a warranty.

Commons couldn't find care instructions for this brand - product pages instruct customers to look at inner labels for care details.

Commons couldn't find information on any take back programs.

Old Navy has frequent new releases and high product turnover. It is often labeled as Fast Fashion

Commons is still analyzing this brand's marketing strategy.

Old Navy has a brief sustainability page with some high-level information, but it makes it hard to find on its site and it's unclear if the page is up to date. It doesn't link to its parent company's more substantial site. Larger brands have a greater responsibility to make this information clearly available due to their outsized impact. Old Navy's parent company, Gap Inc., has a detailed annual report, with a clear, impact driven strategy and progress reporting. Its latest annual report is from 2023 and is linked on Old Navy's site.

Old Navy's parent company, Gap Inc, measures its emissions on an overall organization level and verifies them with a third party. Its last shared update was for 2022, and its estimated total emissions were 5,315,119 MT CO2e

Gap Inc., Old Navy's parent company, has SBTi-approved emissions reduction targets for the short and long term. It has shared progress on these targets in the last year and is mostly on track. Gap Inc. offsets a portion of its emissions specific to corporate jet usage.

Gap Inc., Old Navy's parent company, publishes the names and locations of its final assembly supply chain partners, but doesn't provide any information on the traceability of its supply chain. It has a supplier code of conduct that restricts subcontracting, allows freedom of association, and prohibits forced labor. Its code of conduct doesn't address unauthorized subcontracting, regular partner audits, or paying living wages.