United Nations Foundation and Gap Inc. Join Forces for Pride Month to Support Global LGBTI Equality
May 17 2018 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Gap Inc. will donate to UN Free & Equal
campaign for the rights of LGBTI people
Today, Gap Inc. and the United Nations Foundation announced
that, for the third consecutive year, they will partner during
Pride Month to raise awareness and funds for UN Free & Equal, a
global campaign of the UN Human Rights Office to promote equal
rights and fair treatment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,
and intersex (LGBTI) people globally. This effort builds on Gap
Inc.'s commitment to the UN Human Rights Office’s Standards of
Conduct for Business on Tackling Discrimination against LGBTI
People unveiled last year. The partnership will include a portion
of proceeds from sales of special Gap and Banana
Republic t-shirts and eGift Cards across Gap Inc.
brands to benefit UN Free & Equal.
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The 2018 partnership comes during the 70th anniversary of the
adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states
that “All human beings are born free and equal.” Since its launch,
the UN Free & Equal campaign has reached hundreds of millions
of people across the world, contributing to positive change in
social attitudes toward LGBTI people. Gap Inc. and its family of
brands have a long history of standing up for human rights and
equal opportunity for all. Once again, this year, employees will
celebrate Pride in stores and communities around the world,
including through participation in Pride parades.
Specifically, this year’s partnership between Gap Inc. and the
UN Foundation will include the following:
- In select stores and online in the U.S. and Canada, Gap brand
will donate $5 from each sale of a special Pride t-shirt to the UN
Foundation in support of the UN Free & Equal campaign. Within
select global markets, t-shirts will be available online and in
select stores with twenty percent of net t-shirt sales to be
donated to the UN Foundation in support of the UN Free & Equal
campaign. T-shirts will be available at the end of May.
- Banana Republic will sell specially designed “LOVE IS LOVE”
t-shirts, of which $5 from each t-shirt sale will go to the UN
Foundation in support of the UN Free & Equal campaign, up to
$60,000. The t-shirts will be available online and in select Banana
Republic and Banana Republic Factory stores in the U.S. and Canada
at the end of May.
- Gap Inc. brands Athleta, Banana Republic, Banana
Republic Factory, Gap, Gap Factory, and Old
Navy will offer special, Pride-themed eGift Cards. For every Pride
eGift Card sold between May 29 – July 7, $2 will be donated to the
UN Foundation in support of the UN Free & Equal campaign, up to
$15,000. In addition to brand websites, gift cards will also be
available in select Banana Republic stores.
“We must stand up for what is just and speak out against hate.
Our unwavering commitment to equality will continue until all
people have the opportunity to thrive. We’re proud to once again
partner with the UN Foundation in support of UN Free & Equal,”
said David Ard, Senior Vice President, Global Head of People at Gap
brand and Steering Committee member of one of Gap Inc’s. five
business resource groups, GEAR (Gay Employees, Allies &
Resources).
“Seventy years after the world declared that all humans are free
& equal, we must continue to stand up and actively work to
realize the promise of these powerful words,” said Susan Myers,
Senior Vice President of the UN Foundation. “The UN Foundation is
proud to stand with Gap Inc. to support the UN Free & Equal
campaign and LGBTI equality. LGBTI rights are human rights, and
human rights belong to all of us.”
“The United Nations Human Rights Office stands up for the human
rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people
everywhere,” said Laurent Sauveur, Head of External Relations at
the UN Human Rights Office. “The support we receive from Gap Inc.
will help our Free & Equal campaign work in partnership with
activists and equality champions to raise public awareness,
mobilize for equal protection from violence and discrimination and
contribute to a positive change in attitudes.”
Proceeds will benefit the UN Free & Equal campaign and will
help further the campaign’s mission of protecting the human rights
of LGBTI people everywhere.
About Gap Inc.
Gap Inc. is a leading global retailer offering clothing,
accessories, and personal care products for men, women, and
children under the Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta
brands. Fiscal year 2017 net sales were $15.9 billion. Gap Inc.
products are available for purchase in more than 90 countries
worldwide through company-operated stores, franchise stores, and
e-commerce sites. For more information, please visit
www.gapinc.com.
About the United Nations Foundation
The United Nations Foundation builds public-private partnerships
to address the world’s most pressing problems, and broadens support
for the United Nations through advocacy and public outreach.
Through innovative campaigns and initiatives, the Foundation
connects people, ideas, and resources to help the UN solve global
problems. The Foundation was created in 1998 as a U.S. public
charity by entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turner and now is
supported by philanthropic, corporate, government, and individual
donors. Learn more at: www.unfoundation.org.
About the UN Free & Equal campaign
The UN Free & Equal campaign is an unprecedented global
public information campaign aimed at promoting equal rights and
fair treatment of LGBTI people. It was launched by the United
Nations Human Rights Office in July 2013 and has since reached
hundreds of millions of people globally through traditional and
social media as well as generated a stream of widely shared
materials – including powerful videos, impactful graphics and
plain-language fact sheets. For more information please
visit www.unfe.org.
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