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31% of factories ‘accepted’ in Timberland’s CSR update

04/06/2015
Timberland has announced its first quarter corporate social responsibility performance that shows of 350 factories, 31% were rated “accepted”, slightly lower than in 2014.

Average grams of  volatile organic compounds used in footwear production is 49 grams per pair, on par with our result from the same period last year; and recycled , organic and renewable materials in apparel as roughly 23% of total textile weight. 

With respect to leather sourcing, 99.7% of Timberland's leather volume came from tanneries scoring silver or gold in their Leather Working Group audit. 

Timberland employees volunteered 19,148 hours year to date, an 86% increase over the same period last year. 

Timberland is transitioning the measurement of suppliers' environmental and social/labour management to the Sustainable Apparel Coalition's Higg Index, consistent with parent company VF Corporation. The focus will be on the top 250 suppliers across all VF brands. In the coming quarters, Timberland will report on the highest producing factories and their scores on the Higg Index.

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