
Agata Smeets
Head of Environmental and Product Sustainability, Gap Inc.
Agata Smeets is the Head of Environment and Product Sustainability at Gap Inc. where she works with numerous cross-functional stakeholders to advance sustainability strategy in key impact areas. These include climate, water, chemistry, circularity, waste, fibers, product claims, and product traceability across Gap Inc.’s iconic brands - Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, and Athleta. Agata brings experience working at the company’s Hong Kong headquarters, where she was responsible for setting the environmental sustainability strategy for the company’s sourcing organization.
Previously, Agata was part of Deloitte Consulting’s Strategy and Operations practice focusing on sustainable supply chains. She also helped found the Sustainability Forum research effort at the Washington D.C.-based Corporate Executive Board, which brought together 800 cross-functional executives with an interest in sustainability.
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