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Vans follows Timberland’s lead on LWG leather

29/10/2014

The VF Corporation, owner of footwear brands including Timberland, Vans and Reef, has published its first Sustainability & Responsibility report, highlighting its achievements across three pillars: products, planet and people. In it, it uses the work Timberland has done as part of the Leather Working Group as an example of best practice. LWG is...

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