lululemon today released its second annual Impact Report, representing the first full year of the company implementing its Impact Agenda strategy toward a sustainable, equitable future.
Guided by three pillars – Be Human, Be Well, and Be Planet – this holistic approach enables lululemon to drive actions in support of the wellbeing of people and restoring a healthier planet.
Calvin McDonald, Chief Executive Officer, said: “On behalf of everyone at lululemon, I am proud of the contributions we have made over the past year to create a healthier world. Our progress reinforces the importance of the impact we can continue to make in the years ahead. While we remain early in our journey, one thing is clear – we are more focused than ever on bringing about thoughtful, sustainable innovation and design, creating ways to connect and inspire, and seizing the opportunity to disrupt and lead our industry for people and planet.”
lululemon's Impact Agenda guides, and is integrated into, the company’s business strategy and operations, underpinning its Power of Three ×2 growth plan. Together, lululemon’s Impact Agenda and Power of Three ×2 form the company’s enterprise strategy, a comprehensive and strategic roadmap for delivering its purpose to elevate human potential by helping people feel their best.
Esther Speck, VP, Sustainable Business and Impact, said: “As a global business rooted in wellbeing and mindfulness, we are uniquely qualified to create positive change. Through our Impact Agenda, we’ve set goals that not only help us build innovation and resilience across our operations, products, and services, but contribute to systemic change across our industry. Since setting our Impact Agenda two years ago, we have continued to accelerate our pace toward achieving our social and environmental ambitions. We are thrilled to be sharing the second annual Impact Report with you and will continue to share our journey – the successes and the challenges – along the way.”
Highlights from the 2021 Impact Report include*:
Be Human:
- 5th year maintained gender pay equity globally, and full pay equity for all employees in the US
- 1,200 employees (89% of people managers) attended lululemon’s new Leader Series, designed to nurture and grow inclusive leaders
- 20,000 makers reached in lululemon’s supply chain through funding of 16 wellbeing projects in supplier communities
Be Well:
- $11.9M contributed to social impact organizations, reaching 1.4M people globally**
- $2.3M in grants for lululemon’s Here to Be cohort, with an average grant size of $28k, impacting more than 250k people globally
- $2.25M contributed to support the long-term health, wellbeing and economic resilience of women working in global supply chains
Be Planet:
- 100% renewable electricity purchased to power lululemon’s owned and operated facilities around the world
- 76% of the products in lululemon’s men’s business using more sustainable materials, driving progress toward the company’s goal of 100% by 2030
- 82 stores across California and Texas that piloted the lululemon Like New resale program, paving the way to expansion to all US stores on Earth Day 2022
Read the Full 2021 Impact Report here.
Read the 2021 Impact Report highlights here.
Download the infographic here.
*See report for further detail
**All numbers are in USD