When clothing giant Gap took its first steps toward corporate responsibility in 1992, it wasn’t aiming for anything extraordinary from its suppliers—just for workers to receive the basic minimum wage, overtime premiums, and a cap on workable hours. In contrast, today the Gap has bigger ambitions, according to Dan Henkle, the company's senior vice president for social responsibility.
In this audio lecture, part of the Socially and Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains conference convened in 2008 by the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Henkle discusses the Gap's efforts to encourage more suppliers to operate responsibly. He highlights progress, challenges, and where the organization hopes to be in the future.
Dan Henkle is senior vice president of social responsibility for Gap Inc. Leading a team of 90 employees worldwide responsible for the company’s social responsibility efforts, Henkle oversees the department’s factory monitoring, environmental affairs, and external engagement efforts. He joined the company in 1992, and served most recently as the vice president of human resources for the Gap division. Prior to joining Gap Inc., he worked in the human resources function for Oracle Corporation. He received a BS in accounting and general management from Purdue University, and an MBA, with an emphasis in organizational behavior, from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
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