When you buy Hanes clothing you are not just buying a t-whirt but also into the Hanes philosophy. Here is some information on Hanes;

HANES’ HISTORY
For over a century, Hanes has been clothing the USA and countries around the world. Hanes evolved from a basic line of underwear to the leader in men’s, women’s and children’s casual apparel.
In 1901, Pleasant Hanes formed P.H. Hanes Knitting Co. to produce underwear for men. He introduced two-piece underwear, a radical departure from the traditional one-piece union suit popular at that time. The same year his brother J. Wesley Hanes formed Shamrock Mills Co., later to become Hanes Hosiery.
In the 1940’s, both companies contributed to the WWII War effort, supplying underwear for servicemen and the military with nylon.
In 1965, the two Hanes companies merged to form Hanes Corporation; the fi rst time two companies with the same name have done so.
In 1979, the knit products and hosiery businesses were again separated when Hanes Corporation was acquired by what is now known as Sara Lee Corporation. The familiar red logo is associated with the Hanes knit products business.
In 2001, Hanes celebrated its “100 Years of Hanes” milestone.

HANES’ BUSINESS ETHICS
We have a responsibility to ourselves, our employees, our consumers, our business partners and our communities.
Ourselves: Integrity is at the heart of who we are. Among other things, it means honesty and obeying the law. It means treating those with whom we work with fairness and respect. And it means being accountable and taking responsibility for actions and consequences.
Our Employees: Our success as a company and as individuals depends on the unique contributions of all the people we work with. We owe each other honesty, respect, and fair treatment.
Human Rights and the Law: Hanes complies with employment laws in every country in which it operates, and supports fundamental human rights for all people.
• We will not employ children or forced labour, including prison or bonded labour.
• We will not tolerate physical punishment or abuse.
• We will respect the right of employees to exercise their lawful right of free association.
• We will recognise the lawful rights of our employees to choose or not choose collective bargaining representation.
Hanes enthusiastically supports laws prohibiting discrimination based on a person’s race, colour, gender, national origin, age, religion, disability, veteran and marital status, sexual orientation or other protected characteristics.
Fair Treatment: Hanes is firmly committed to the fair treatment and compensation of employees. All applicants and employees are judged by their qualifi cations, demonstrated skills and achievements.
Harassment: Hanes employees have the right to work in an environment that is free from discrimination, intimidation, harassment and abuse.
Safety and Health: Hanes is committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment.
Our Consumers: Consumers around the world purchase our products because they trust them. They trust their quality, they trust their value, and they trust that we will stand behind what we sell. Hanes wants to preserve that trust.
Product Safety: Hanes has a fundamental responsibility to ensure that consumers can trust the safety of our products. We have an obligation to monitor the quality of our supply chain to ensure that the products we sell meet all government safety and quality standards, as well as our own.
Quality and Value: Hanes builds pre-eminent brands by offering high quality and good value. No product can leave a warehouse or factory as fi rst quality unless it is.
Our Business Partners: We depend on strong relationships with our customers, suppliers and other business partners who help us provide the high quality, high value products consumers demand. Hanes believes in doing business with those suppliers, manufacturers, contractors, joint venture partners and distributors who embrace and demonstrate high standards of ethical business behaviour.
The Law: The first and foremost obligation of responsible citizenship is to obey the laws of the countries and communities in which Hanes does business.
Community Commitment: Hanes is proud of its contribution to the economic and social development of the locations where it has operations. We actively seek opportunities to contribute to the communities in which we do business.
Enivironment: Hanes is committed to protecting the quality of the environment around the world through sound environmental management. Hanes strives to continuously improve our environmental performance through resource conservation, waste minimisation, water andenergy effi ciency and effective use of raw materials.

OEKO-TEX
Hanes has been awarded the Oeko-Tex Standard 100 Certifi cation. This is a global, uniform testing and certification system guaranteeing that no harmful chemicals or materials are present in raw materials or the manufacturing process to ensure end products are free of harmful substances.

It offers consumers the greatest possible assurance in terms of the safety of textile products and serves to make companies in the textile industry more sensitive of the need for a responsible approach to problematic substances.