Our Focus Areas
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We are committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Our SBTi approved targets are to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 55% and Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services and upstream transportation and distribution 33% by FY30 from a FY17 baseline. As of FY26, we have achieved a 69% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions from our FY17 baseline, achieving our FY30 target. Additionally, we achieved our FY26 target of utilizing 100% renewable electricity across our owned-or-leased operations, by utilizing on-site renewable energy generation and renewable energy credits. In FY26, renewable energy projects funded through VF’s Tax Equity Investment generated over 33,000 MWh of renewable energy, and we continue to optimize energy efficiency across our owned-or-leased facilities. We are leveraging our business partnerships across the supply chain to help optimize manufacturing efficiencies for suppliers.
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Our CHEM-IQ℠ program and Global Wastewater Standards are designed to help reduce the use of nonpreferred chemistries and support supplier compliance with wastewater requirements. Since 2016, through our CHEMI-IQ℠ program, we’ve removed over 51,000 metric tons of nonpreferred chemistries from the supply chain and screened 61,000 chemical auxiliaries. In FY26, we conducted training on our wastewater standards for 343 suppliers facilities with 721 participants.
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Waste reduction is an important part of VF’s environmental approach as we address our portion of the larger consumer goods industry footprint, both in our own operations and across the product life cycle. Several of our brands have developed circularity initiatives that encompass repair, resale and takeback programs. The North Face Renewed program sold over 82,000 refurbished items across Germany, the U.K. and U.S. in FY26, giving gear a second life. Since the launch of the Second CutTM Project, Smartwool has collected more than million socks and diverted 175,400 pounds of socks from landfills. In our own operations, waste generated from our distribution centers represents the majority of our global operational waste footprint, which is why reducing waste from distribution and logistics is a focal point of our work. In FY26 VF diverted 33,000 kg of single-use plastic from landfills through our Naked Delivery program. VF distribution centers have maintained an average diversion rate of 97% or higher for the last five years.
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Our products, including the extraction and processing of raw materials through the final assembly of the product, account for 63% of VF's FY25 global carbon emissions. Through our Sustainable Materials Vision, we are working to transition to materials originating from regenerative1, responsibility sourced renewable2 and recycled sources3. In FY26, 65% of polyester sourced for products produced by VF brands originated from recycled materials—achieving our goal . VF traced 1,112 supplier facilities across Tier 1 – Tier 5. In FY26, VF brands sourced 3,996 MT of wool, cotton, natural rubber and leather grown using regenerative practices. Learn more about our robust traceability program here.
1 Regenerative agriculture aims to promote the use of a variety of environmentally preferable practices specific to the needs of individual commodities and geographies. These practices may include maximizing soil cover and crop diversity, maintaining living root year-round and integrating livestock. Farmers, growers and ranchers using these methods can create healthier soil and enhance biodiversity.
2 Responsibly sourced renewable materials are derived from inputs that naturally replenish in a human’s lifetime and are derived using feedstocks and processing methods with the intention of reducing potential impacts on people and planet.
3 Recycled materials have been reprocessed from reclaimed waste material by means of a manufacturing process and made into a final material or component.
Understanding Our Value Chain
By tracing materials back to their source, VF identifies areas of our upstream supply chain where we focus efforts to enhance due diligence, address environmental and human rights risks, and support responsible sourcing practices. This work underpins our ability to make progress toward our environmental and social targets and uphold our commitment to responsible business. From how we source our materials to where we manufacture our products and how we distribute them, our choices matter. We also encourage our consumers to make choices that can have a positive impact, including how they care for their purchases and what they do with their products at the end of their useful life.
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Traceability is our Foundation
By tracing materials back to their source, VF identifies areas of our upstream supply chain where we focus efforts to enhance due diligence, reduce environmental impact and uphold worker rights. Our traceability program focuses on five priority raw materials: cotton, leather, natural rubber, synthetics (nylon and polyester) and wool. We comprehensively map these raw material supply chains, tracing 1,112 supplier facilities, from Tier 1 through Tier 5, in FY26. Click here to learn more about the history of our traceability program.