• Gap sourced 100% of its cotton from sustainable sources and lifted recycled polyester use to 65% in fiscal 2025.
• Scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services fell 20% from 2017, while Scope 1 and 2 progress weakened slightly.
• Renewable electricity use fell to 46%, leaving Gap with a sizeable gap to close before its 100% renewable power target in 2030.

Gap Inc. reached major sourcing targets for cotton and recycled polyester in fiscal 2025, but its latest sustainability data also exposed weaker progress in renewable electricity and direct emissions.

The apparel group sourced 100% of its cotton from sustainable sources during the year ended Jan. 31, according to its 2025 Impact Report. That was up from 98% a year earlier.

Gap also sourced 65% of its polyester from recycled materials. The result comfortably exceeded its target of at least 45%.

The company is now pushing further into traceability. It aims to double its use of traceable U.S.-grown cotton through TextileGenesis, a platform that tracks materials from fiber through to retail.

Recycled materials move deeper into sourcing strategy

Polyester remains an important focus because conventional production depends heavily on fossil-based feedstocks.

Gap has signed a letter of intent to use polyester produced by Syre. The material is made from recycled textiles rather than virgin oil-based inputs.

For apparel companies, sourcing choices increasingly sit at the intersection of climate targets, supply chain risk and product strategy. Investors are also paying closer attention to whether companies can translate high-level commitments into measurable procurement changes.

Gap’s latest figures show stronger progress on materials than on some areas of operational energy.

Emissions performance remains mixed

Gap reduced Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 70% from a 2017 baseline. That was below the 74% reduction reported for 2024.

The company is targeting a 90% reduction by 2030.

Scope 3 performance improved more sharply. Emissions from purchased goods and services were 20% below 2017 levels. That compares with a 13% reduction reported a year earlier.

Gap aims to cut those emissions by 32.5% by 2030. Its strategy includes supplier energy efficiency projects and greater use of renewable electricity across manufacturing.

Across its wider value chain, Gap reported a 20% reduction in emissions since 2017. That was an improvement from the 17% decline reported in 2024.

The company is targeting net-zero emissions across its value chain by 2050.

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Renewable electricity falls despite supplier investment

One of the weaker areas was renewable power use across Gap-operated facilities.

Renewable electricity accounted for 46% of electricity consumption in 2025, down from 52% in 2024. Gap aims to reach 100% renewable electricity by 2030.

Supplier investment is moving in the opposite direction.

During 2025, 420 Tier 1 and Tier 2 facilities invested in renewable energy. Two facilities in Vietnam completed rooftop solar installations covering roughly one-third of their electricity demand.

About 40 Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers also enrolled in or completed Cascale’s Manufacturer Climate Action Program.

Cascale brings together brands, manufacturers, retailers, suppliers and other industry participants to improve sustainability across consumer goods supply chains.

Logistics and water projects broaden the agenda

Gap also continued to cut emissions from logistics operations.

The company replaced diesel-powered shunt trucks with electric models at four distribution centers during 2025. The conversion saved more than 31,000 gallons of diesel.

Gap plans to extend the program to its remaining campuses in 2026.

Water performance also improved materially. The company replenished 39% of total freshwater withdrawals across its supply chain in 2025, up from 14% in 2024.

Its 2030 goal is to replenish 100% of freshwater used in apparel manufacturing and company-operated facilities.

For executives and investors, Gap’s results show how uneven corporate transition plans can be across sourcing, operations and supply chains. Material procurement is moving quickly, while renewable electricity and direct emissions remain harder to sustain year after year.

The challenge for Gap through 2030 will be turning supplier participation and sourcing gains into consistent energy and emissions performance across a global apparel value chain.