Our Focus Areas
Uplifting VF Associates
Our employees are a driving force behind our business. We are committed to building and maintaining an inclusive workplace at VF that celebrates all of our associates regardless of gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, world view, abilities, age, sexual orientation, or other aspects of identity, and celebrate them as they bring their unique selves to work every day. We have put in place strategies to attract, develop and retain talent with the skills and passion to build our brands with innovative products and experiences for our consumers around the globe. We support our global workforce in multiple ways, including through career development and learning opportunities, apprenticeships and internships, and by creating an environment of well-being and inclusion.
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Programs like VF Academy, The Edge, Career Center and Global Mentorship help employees grow and thrive. In FY26, VF employees completed over 408,000 learning courses in Workday.
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From retail to design, our apprenticeships open doors to corporate careers. As of FY26, 27 apprentices have advanced to full-time corporate positions through internal programs. Throughout the year, VF welcomes cohorts of interns to learn, grow, and gain hands-on experience across our corporate functions, brands, and locations.
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We foster a values-driven culture with competitive benefits, mental health support, and a focus on IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Action).
Supporting Supply Chain Workers
We uphold human rights and ethical labor practices across our supply chain. Our Responsible Sourcing Operations team oversees labor conditions and manufacturing standards, supported by over 900 supplier audits in FY26. In addition, we implement programs addressing:
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Our Freedom of Association and Industrial Relations (F.A.I.R.) Dialogue program helps workers and management build stronger dialogue, understand grievance mechanisms and strengthen awareness of freedom of association. In FY26, the program continued at 15 supplier facilities across Bangladesh, Cambodia and El Salvador reaching 39,861 participants.
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We have partnered with the Fair Wage Network since FY23 to asses, identify and support supplier practices, identify gaps and support remediation aligned with their Fair Wage Methodology. Since FY23, 29 suppliers have engaged with Fair Wage Network (FWN).
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VF continued the Your Voice Matters (YVM) program in FY26 in regions where there are especially high concentrations of migrant workers in our supply chain, including Jordan, Mauritius and Taiwan. This program focuses on responsible recruitment, workplace policies, social dialogue and grievance mechanisms and has engaged 50 supplier facilities since its launch in FY22.
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In FY26, we focused on our continued partnerships with the Life and Building Safety (LABS) initiative and Nirapon, as well as our internal Critical Life Safety (CLS) program. In FY26, 88% of in-scope suppliers were reassessed against our CLS protocol.
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GBVH initiatives like Stop Abuse and Harassment, Foster Equality (S.A.F.E.) Together have reached over 4,000 individuals in FY26.
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In FY26 seven suppliers in Bangladesh participated in Child Labor Prevention and Remediation training through the Child Rights Action Hub.
Investing in Communities: VF’s Worker & Community Development Program
Our flagship Worker and Community Development (WCD) program has reached over 1 million people across 16 countries. We are now working to improve the lives of 2 million people by FY31.
Informed by direct engagement with thousands of workers and supplier management, the WCD program is guided by the principle of shared value and centers around three interconnected focus areas: childcare and education; health and nutrition; and access to clean water and sanitation. Through targeting outcomes that benefit workers, businesses and society at large, WCD strengthens the resilience of VF’s supply chain while addressing needs that extend beyond the factory walls.
Since 2017, WCD has supported 35 projects across 16 countries, collaborating with partners across the globe including UNICEF, WaterAid, CARE, VisionSpring, and many others.
