Gant

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Founded by Bernard Gant and his family in USA in 1949. Three Swedish entrepreneurs received the rights to design and market Gant in Sweden in 1980. By 1999 they owned Gant's global operations. Bought by Maus Freres SA of Switzerland by Jan 2008.

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Gant AB	SWE	website
Maus Freres SA       owns 100% of Gant AB	SWI	website	email
Holding company Established in Geneva in 1902, and still owned by the founding Maus and Nordmann clans. Switzerland's largest retailer. Bought Devanlay in 1998, Gant in 2008 and Lacoste in 2012. Devanlay makes Lacoste clothing.

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Gant AB
	'E' rating at rankabrand.org Rank a Brand searches the websites of brands for the answers to carefully targeted questions. From this they calculate sustainability scores based on the themes of environment, climate, labor issues, and transparency. Brands owned by this company received an 'E', the lowest possible score. [Source 2017][More on Sustainability Reporting]	Fur free This company has announced that they don't sell animal fur or are phasing in a fur-free policy. [Source 2014][More on Animal Rights] Social responsibility claims This company has a number of corporate responsibility claims on its website covering the areas of code of conduct, chemical use and water use. [Source 2013][More on Sustainability Reporting] Better Cotton Initiative member This company is a member of the Better Cotton Initiative, a voluntary initiative which encourages the adoption of better management practices in cotton cultivation to achieve measurable reductions in key environmental impacts, while improving social and economic benefits for cotton farmers, small and large, worldwide. [Source 2018][More on Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives]
Maus Freres SA
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