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As of recent years, AEO has been committed to bettering the sustainability of their corporation across the entirety of the conglomerate (American Eagle and Aerie). In 2019, AEO launched their plan to be carbon neutral by 2030. AEO's plan primarily focuses on water reduction, energy reduction, and utilizing more sustainable materials throughout their operations.

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As AEO claimed in their plan, the corporation has surpassed their goal of water reduction within their 2022 ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) report attesting to 64% of the water used to produce denim laundries had been recycled. As found in 2021, AEO as a company reduced the amount of water used to create their denim by roughly seven gallons per jean made from their 2017 model. As a company, AEO withholds the BCI (Better Cotton Initiative) which generates money for cotton farmers globally. The initiative has generated an estimated $4.7 million. AEO as a company has 24 production facilities in India alone. There are two different ways in which cotton farms are irrigated. States such as Punjab in India rely on irrigation which Gujarat’s farms relies on both rainfed and groundwater irrigation to keep the farms running smoothly. Under the BCI, India’s cotton farmers are intitles to subsidies to aid their farms to ensure the cleaner ways in which cotton is produced.

AEO's 2022 ESG report also states some of the conglomerate's upcoming goals for the corporation within the upcoming years. As of the 2022 report, AEO has reached and exceeded four of their goals, are on track for six more, and have added 12 new incentives for the company after achieving the initial goal. Some of the most notable goals that AEO has achieved is reducing the water usage per jean by 36% in 2021 reaching the goal two years prior then the original goal had planned for. Under their climate section, AEO aims to source 100% renewable energy by 2030. From the report, as of 2022 they have reached 23% renewable energy. Within the same section AEO reduced their carbon emissions by 2% from 2021 with the goal being 40% by 2030 and 60% by 2040.

On top of their initiatives within the past fascial years, they have also created multiple agencies within the company that will be used for improvements in years to come. These agencies include the AEO Wastewater Management which was created in 2013 as well as the Water Leadership Program that was created in 2017. These two programs attest to the accomplishments the company has incurred in the past years as stated above