In its latest report, the Denver-based firm outlined three areas of focus: establishing circular business models to reduce its environmental impact; leveraging its global scale to drive impact across the broader industry; and enabling VF and its brands to serve as a catalyst for sustainable movements. Working against new “science-based targets” (SBTs), the company aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 55 percent by 2030 and cut emissions by 30 percent within the same year in its production chain, focusing on farm-to-retail materials, sourcing operations and logistics.

The owner of brands such as Vans, The North Face, Timberland and Dickies also announced a new sustainable materials vision, which is key to achieving its SBTs; considering that extraction, production and manufa…