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VF hits target of 100% LWG tanneries for footwear

28/10/2021
VF hits target of 100% LWG tanneries for footwear

US outdoor and sportswear group VF Corp has hit its target of using 100% Leather Working Group-audited tanneries for footwear leather by 2021.

The group’s newly published Made for Change sustainability and responsibility report also contains updates on its leather strategies and progress made in financial year 2020 (April, 2019 – March, 2020).

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