Carters | Our Approach

At Carter’s, we are proud to have served many generations of families with young children and look forward to meeting the needs of many more to come. Creating safe, high-quality, appealing clothing and accessories at a compelling value is our highest priority, but our work doesn’t end there.

We are committed to providing our employees an inclusive, fulfilling workplace recognized for strong values. We strive to bring dignity and fairness to the treatment of the workers around the world who make our products possible by upholding rigorous ethical standards for our partners and suppliers, just as we do in managing our own business.

Building a better future means innovating sustainable solutions that reduce the environmental impacts of our products and operations. Also, making a difference for the children and communities around us allows us to share resources and skills with those who can benefit from our help.

This is our long-term journey to contribute to a brighter life for families while creating greater value for all our stakeholders.

We invite you to join us.

Team & Governance

We believe a strong team and governance are essential to demonstrating accountability and driving our desired results.

Our Board of Directors provides oversight of our business, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of our Board of Directors provides oversight of the Company’s ESG initiatives.

Our ESG initiatives are led internally by our Senior Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, who reports directly to our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

The ESG initiatives are managed by a team of subject matter experts, including our Sr. Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, who are part of our broader Supply Chain team that is led by our Executive Vice President of Supply Chain. The team is further supported by the Company’s ESG Council, which includes employees from across the Company’s business, including from the Product Design, Supply Chain, Human Resources, and Legal teams.

Prioritizing
for Sustainable
Impact

To continue to advance our environmental, social, and governance (ESG) efforts, we have focused on refining our strategic priorities and strengthening disclosures on these matters.

In 2019, we conducted our first ESG-focused materiality analysis, a robust study that, using extensive data and stakeholder engagement, objectively identified the areas of greatest importance to our Company’s success, and to stakeholders, such as employees, customers, investors, and community members. Our assessment determined six areas to be most important to our stakeholders and identified three additional areas that will also be important for continued monitoring and improvement. We intend to provide updates on our progress in these areas.