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Abercrombie & Fitch

Known for Abercrombie & Fitch, Abercrombie kids, Hollister Co.

Abercrombie & Fitch is one of the world’s largest fashion retailers. It employs approximately 34,000 people across its operations and has more than 800 brand-dedicated stores. In 2020, the company had US$3.1 billion in revenue.

Summary

Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) ranks 14th in this year’s Gender Benchmark with a score of 40.1 out of 100. It displays leading practice across 8 out of 34 indicators and is ahead of industry peers in health and well-being and violence and harassment. However, the company lags behind on governance and strategy and compensation and benefits.

A&F provides gender-responsive health information and services for its women employees, covering costs associated with maternal, sexual and reproductive, and mental health. It also provides gender-responsive health information and services to women workers in the supply chain through its partnership with BSR’s HERhealth programme. Moreover, A&F provides support to its suppliers to prevent violence and harassment in the supply chain through the ILO’s Better Work programme and BSR’s HERrespect programme, offering trainings on communication skills, gender norms and positive relationship building.

However, the company should consider a more strategic approach at the corporate level, for example, by setting specific targets on gender equality and women’s empowerment. While A&F collects sex-disaggregated pay data by different pay bands, it fails to disclose its overall global gender pay gap. It also does not offer at least 14 weeks of paid primary carer leave, as recommended by the ILO, or at least two weeks of paid secondary carer leave to all employees globally. In the supply chain, there is no evidence that the company ensures workers are provided with formal contracts, a living wage or family-friendly benefits.

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Ranking position: #14/35
Total score: 40.1/100

Measurement area	Score	Rank (0-35)
Governance and strategy	5.0 /20	#22
Representation	4.9 /17.5	#15
Compensation and benefits	3.1 /17.5	#19
Health and well-being	12.0 /17.5	#1
Violence and harassment	8.8 /17.5	#9
Marketplace	2.5 /5	#3
Community	3.8 /5	#7
Total score	40.1 /100	#14

Value chain element	Score
Workplace	12.9 /41
Supply chain	20.9 /41

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2020

More about the company

Headquarters: New Albany, OH, USA
Revenue: US$3.1 billion
Total number of employees: 34,000
Ownership structure: Publicly listed
Website: https://www.abercrombie.com/