SUSTAINABLE BRANDS: VF Corp Joins Over 65 Apparel Giants Acting to Minimize Impacts on Endangered Forests

February 27, 2017. Originally published in Sustainable Brands .

Today, VF Corporation, the US' largest fashion conglomerate - parent company of lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories brands including Timberland , The North Face, Lee and Wrangler – released its first-ever Forest Derived Materials Policy , which sets formal guidelines for the company’s purchasing preferences and use of sustainable forest materials and products.

“Deforestation and forest degradation continues to be a global issue affecting climate change and human rights,” said Letitia Webster, VF’s VP of Global Corporate Sustainability. “This policy provides clear guidance across our many purchasing categories and it enables us to play our part in protecting the world’s forests.”

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