VF Corporation, the company behind brands like Timberland®, Wrangler®, Vans®, The North Face® and Lee®, has become a signatory to the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action, furthering the company’s commitment to global climate advocacy and engagement.
By doing this, VF joins more than 40 fashion and apparel industry companies in the shared pursuit of net-zero emissions by 2050, among other specific targets. Under United Nations Climate Change, the Fashion Industry Charter was launched last year at the UN international Climate Negotiations (COP24) in Katowice, Poland.
“Prioritizing environmental and social responsibility is foundational to who we are and how we operate at VF. As one of the largest companies in our industry, we look forward to the opportunity to collaborate with our peers in the effort to pursue long-term, sustainable solutions to climate change.” – Steve Rendle, VF’s Chairman, President and CEO
Fashion Industry Charter signatories work as individual organisations and collectively through six working groups to advance commitments that mainly include reducing their aggregate greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent by 2030. It also aims to analyse and setting a decarbonisation pathway for the fashion industry drawing on methodologies from the science-based targets initiative.
Climate action is in core of VF’s sustainability strategy as four years ago the company announced its goals to use 100 per cent renewable energy in all owned and operated facilities worldwide by 2025.
“The fashion industry is always two steps ahead when it comes to defining world culture, so I am pleased to see it now also leading the way in terms of climate action. I congratulate VF Corporation on signing this important charter, which represents a unique commitment and collaboration.” – Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary, UN Climate Change
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