VF Corp.

"Better Work is a collaboration between the UN’s International Labor Organization (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, that brings together all levels of the garment industry to improve working conditions, respect labor rights for workers, and improve the competitiveness of the industry. VF is one of 40 Global Partners of the Better Work program."[...]"As a Global Partner, VF will increase collaboration with Better Work through enhanced training and assessments on critical supply chain issues such as child labor, discrimination, forced labor, freedom of association, and occupational health and safety."

"Why stakeholders have been included: Other forest risk commodity users/producers at the local level, such as smallholders, are considered in our sustainability strategy assessments, which include forest risks and opportunities. Specific to smallholders, Timberland® works with the Smallholder Farmers Alliance (SFA), an organization that works to feed and reforest a renewed Haiti using a new agroforestry model in which smallholders plant trees to earn credits that they exchange for seed, tools, training and other agricultural and community services. Since 2010, this has resulted in close to 7.5 million trees in Haiti. Timberland® also works with Trees for the Future, an organization that works to improve the livelihoods of impoverished farmers by revitalizing degraded lands. To do so, they provide farmers with seeds, technical training, and on-site planning assistances. We are also partnering with Trees for the Future to educate and empower farmers in Kenya and Senegal to plant trees around their crops to increase their yields so they can make a better living."

"Principle 10 – Women’s Rights VF Authorized Facilities must ensure that women workers receive equal remuneration, including benefits, equal treatment, equal evaluation of the quality of their work and equal opportunity to fill all positions open to male workers. Pregnancy tests will not be a condition of employment, nor will they be demanded of employees. Workers who take maternity leave (of a duration determined by local and national laws) will not face dismissal nor threat of dismissal, loss of seniority or deduction of wages, and will be able to return to their former or comparable employment at the same rate of pay and benefits. Workers will not be forced or pressured to use contraception. Workers will not be exposed to hazards, including glues and solvents, which may endanger their safety, including their reproductive health. Facilities shall provide appropriate services and accommodation to women workers in connection with pregnancy."

"We conduct a robust Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) periodically at the enterprise level, enabling us to identify and address the most salient human rights issues related to our business. Taking into account the scale, scope and remediability of the impacts identified in our HRIAs, we prioritize risks related to Forced Labor, Freedom of Association, Women’s Rights, Child Rights, Health and Safety and Fair Wages. Through the HRIA process, we seek both the guidance of human rights experts and feedback from those impacted by our operations to make meaningful improvements. [...] Our child rights efforts exemplify VF’s adoption of the Know, Show, Fix principles for identifying, tracking and remediating potential human rights risks within our supply chain [...] VF CRITICAL LIFE SAFETY: FACTORY REMEDIATIONS FY22 Number that remediated all imminent and near-term findings 128 Percentage that remediated all imminent and near-term findings 85% [...] In FY22, 8% of VF’s audited supplier factories were rated ‘pending rejection’ due to non-conformance with one of our requirements as detailed in the VF Terms of Engagement. Failure to remediate issues can result in a factory designation downgrade and potential contract termination"

VF commits to neither tolerate nor contribute to threats, intimidation and attacks against human rights defenders.

2020 Target 100% by 2018"One-hundred percent compliant with Animal Derived Materials (ADM) Policy. [...] All suppliers have been informed of VF’s ADM and have agreed to comply with the requirements of this policy. We have verified that no supplier is sourcing leather from cattle raised in the Amazon biome, validated that all our down is certified to the RDS + no cattle sourced from Amazon

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"Due to the nature of our business, all of our forest-related impacts are in our supply chain. Suppliers represent both the greatest risk (being outside our direct control and operations) as well as the greatest areas of opportunity to enact large-scale change. Suppliers are therefore relevant and always included in our sustainability-related strategy assessments, which include forest risks and opportunities. Method of engagement with stakeholder: We value our partnerships and collaborate with our stakeholders in the creation and implementation of our strategies and programs. VF interacts with a wide range of stakeholder groups – from NGOs, to local and national government and community groups"

"Forest risk commodity Cattle products_Cutoff date 2009"[..]"We are committed to implementing the sourcing criteria outlined in our public Animal Derived Materials (ADM) policy, which includes levels of activation and policy enforcement."

"For example, in FY2020 our risk assessment processes showed that sourcing cattle raised in the Amazon Biome was both a contradiction to our values and posed reputation and environmental risks to our business. As part of our ongoing traceability work through deployment of leather supply chain surveys and our overarching goal to trace our product supply chains back to their raw material sources, we determined that the most appropriate risk mitigation strategy was to cease sourcing from Brazil for our international business until we have confidence and assurance that the materials used in our products do not contribute to environmental harm in the country."[...]"The impact of forest risk commodities on the status of ecosystems and habitats is relevant and always included in our risk assessments."[...]"Risks are assessed through our biannual materiality exercises, ongoing Internal Audit and Procurement assessments, and traceability programs. Our materiality assessments solicit information and feedback from a broad group of stakeholders, ranging from NGOs to industry associations. How the information about this issue is used internally for decision-making: Information from risk assessments is used to inform sourcing strategies, which vary by commodity."

"Principle 14 – Environment VF Authorized Facilities must comply with all laws and regulations relating to environmental protection in the countries in which they operate. Facilities should have policies and procedures in place to ensure environmental impacts are minimized with respect to energy, air emissions, water, waste, hazardous materials and other significant environmental risks. Facilities are expected to make sustainable improvements in environmental performance and require the same of their suppliers and subcontractors.[...[Principle 16 – Monitoring and Compliance VF Authorized Facilities must maintain on site all documentation necessary to demonstrate compliance with these Global Compliance Principles. VF and its subsidiaries will undertake affirmative measures, such as announced and unannounced on-site inspections of production facilities, to monitor compliance with these Global Compliance Principles. VF Authorized Facilities must allow VF representatives full access to production facilities, employee records and employees for confidential interviews in connection with monitoring visits. In addition, VF Authorized Facilities must respond promptly to reasonable inquiries by VF representatives concerning the subjects addressed in the audit. VF Authorized Facilities must never offer gifts, cash or other incentives to influence a business decision or to retain business with VF."

"We have an Ethics Hotline through which employees, suppliers and other third parties can report violations of VF’s policies, including violations of our Conflict Minerals Policy. The number for the Ethics Hotline is (866) 492-3370."

"Forest risk commodity Cattle products Data type Consumption data Volume 5650500_Please explain In CY2019, VF sourced approximately 5,650,500 square meters of cattle-derived hide for product manufacturing. This metric is not inclusive of suede hide, and therefore is a partial representation of total VF consumption of cattle-derived product."

"Our contract supplier factories are expected to comply with VF’s Terms of Engagement and Factory Facility Guidelines. We verify compliance with our requirements through internal and third-party audits, including unannounced audits, as outlined in VF’s Factory Audit Procedures."[...]"To ensure ongoing commitment to and understanding of our values-based principles, the Ethics & Compliance Program provides online and facilitator-led training on our Code of Business Conduct and other crucial topics such as human rights, anti-corruption, conflicts of interest, fair competition and intellectual property."

"Our disclosure accounts for 100% of Tier 1* facilities used by VF, and approximately 70% of Tier 2** facilities measured by spend for the period 2021’s Quarter 4 (October - December).*** Updated quarterly, the list fluctuates over time to reflect the seasonality of VF’s business and corresponding production. All factories must meet VF’s strict standards and adhere to our Global Compliance Principles. VF's Factory Compliance program continues to expand to cover VF’s Tier 2 factories. As of this publication, 293 Tier 2 factories have been audited under the VF Factory Compliance program, and Corrective Action Plans developed when required. VF’s supplier factory list will continue to expand on a regular basis.*Tier 1 is defined as: Final product manufacturing and assembly facilities, as well as value-added operations subcontracted by Tier 1 vendors.**Tier 2 is defined as: Facilities that supply our Tier 1 factories with textiles, leather, down, wool, polymers, trims, packaging, and hardware materials.***Supreme factories are not included in this factory disclosure at this time. VF’s process is to incorporate all new acquisitions along with their unique suppliers into our factory compliance program and disclosure process over a 12-15 month period from the time of acquisition."

"VF is committed to continuous improvement of the criteria and enforcement of its ADM policy. All existing and ne w suppliers of ADM’s must adhere to the below implementation process. Level 1 – Communication and Acknowledgement • VF will train and educate ADM suppliers regarding VF’s ADM policy. • VF will communicate ADM Policy to all ADM Suppliers.[...] If a supplier does not meet policy requirements, they must submit a plan to achieve policy adherence. Level 2 – Adherence & Self-Declaration • ADM suppliers must acknowledge their commitment to adhere to VF’s ADM Policy by providing a signed policy acknowledgement. • All suppliers (new and existing) must sign the VF ADM policy agreement declaring adherence to our criteria. • Suppliers must provide proof of country of origin and state or province where the animal was born and bred for all ADM’s sold to VF. Level 3 – Verification & Audit • VF will randomly select suppliers for auditing to ensure policy adherence. Non-compliance will be subject to Corrective Action Plans in a similar fashion to other forms of supplier non-compliance."

"VF will randomly select suppliers for auditing to ensure policy adherence. Non-compliance will be subject to Corrective Action Plans in a similar fashion to other forms of supplier non-compliance. • VF will ask ADM suppliers to begin to adopt third party ADM certifications where feasible and applicable. • VF will continue to activate our policy through ongoing processes as our supply chain evolves."

"Better Work is a collaboration between the UN’s International Labor Organization (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, that brings together all levels of the garment industry to improve working conditions, respect labor rights for workers, and improve the competitiveness of the industry. VF is one of 40 Global Partners of the Better Work program."[...]"As a Global Partner, VF will increase collaboration with Better Work through enhanced training and assessments on critical supply chain issues such as child labor, discrimination, forced labor, freedom of association, and occupational health and safety."

"Principle 10 – Women’s Rights VF Authorized Facilities must ensure that women workers receive equal remuneration, including benefits, equal treatment, equal evaluation of the quality of their work and equal opportunity to fill all positions open to male workers. Pregnancy tests will not be a condition of employment, nor will they be demanded of employees. Workers who take maternity leave (of a duration determined by local and national laws) will not face dismissal nor threat of dismissal, loss of seniority or deduction of wages, and will be able to return to their former or comparable employment at the same rate of pay and benefits. Workers will not be forced or pressured to use contraception. Workers will not be exposed to hazards, including glues and solvents, which may endanger their safety, including their reproductive health. Facilities shall provide appropriate services and accommodation to women workers in connection with pregnancy."

"We conduct a robust Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) periodically at the enterprise level, enabling us to identify and address the most salient human rights issues related to our business. Taking into account the scale, scope and remediability of the impacts identified in our HRIAs, we prioritize risks related to Forced Labor, Freedom of Association, Women’s Rights, Child Rights, Health and Safety and Fair Wages. Through the HRIA process, we seek both the guidance of human rights experts and feedback from those impacted by our operations to make meaningful improvements. [...] Our child rights efforts exemplify VF’s adoption of the Know, Show, Fix principles for identifying, tracking and remediating potential human rights risks within our supply chain [...] VF CRITICAL LIFE SAFETY: FACTORY REMEDIATIONS FY22 Number that remediated all imminent and near-term findings 128 Percentage that remediated all imminent and near-term findings 85% [...] In FY22, 8% of VF’s audited supplier factories were rated ‘pending rejection’ due to non-conformance with one of our requirements as detailed in the VF Terms of Engagement. Failure to remediate issues can result in a factory designation downgrade and potential contract termination"

"Secure Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) of indigenous people and local communities" Specifically stated in the timber products section.

" VF commits to neither tolerate nor contribute to threats, intimidation and attacks against human rights defenders."

“Forest risks specific to timber are assessed through several processes which include annual assessments of supplier compliance to our Forest Derived Materials (FDM) policy, ongoing traceability work, and biennial materiality assessments… To deepen our understanding of the risks in our raw materials supply chain, we use Sourcemap to trace our product supply chains back to their raw materials source. Today, we’re expanding our traceability program to include additional products. We’ll use our traceability learnings to develop strong, enforceable raw material policies and expand our audit compliance process deeper into our supply chain.”

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"VF seeks to address these areas by using raw materials with minimal impact on forests and forest habitats with a focus on: Encouraging Responsible Forest Management Practices for suppliers"

Cutoff date 1993-1997 : ""We are committed to implementing the sourcing criteria outlined in our public Forest Derived Materials (FDM) policy, which includes timelines for policy activation and enforcement. The implementation of VF’s FDM policy covers the sustainable and responsible use of forest products to avoid the issues associated with deforestation and forest degradation. VF seeks to address these issues by using raw materials with a minimal impact on forests and forest habitats with a focus on 1) Supporting programs to conserve ancient and endangered forests, 2) prioritizing the use of certified sustainable sources, 3) encouraging responsible Forest Management Practices for suppliers, and 4) reducing virgin material use and prioritizing recycled content materials."

"Forests risks were initially identified as part of VF’s materiality assessments, which resulted in the creation of internal policies and targets as part of our Made for Change sustainability strategy. Forest risks specific to timber are assessed through several processes which include annual assessments of supplier compliance to our Forest Derived Materials (FDM) policy, ongoing traceability work, and biennial materiality assessments. The nature of these assessments generally consider risks greater than 6 years into the future. FDM policy process: VF engaged Canopy, the Rainforest Alliance, and Stand for input and creation of our Forest Derived Materials (FDM) policy, with the intent of defining the risks associated with sustainable and responsible use of forest products, defining core concepts, and implementing practical sourcing strategies. The risks were identified as sourcing practices associated with loss of ancient and endangered forests, loss of biodiversity and habitat, use of forced labor in making forestry products, and loss of indigenous people and local community rights. To avoid these impacts, VF's risk mitigation process focuses on supporting programs to conserve ancient and endangered forests, prioritizing the use of certified sustainable sources, encouraging responsible forest management practices for suppliers, and reducing virgin use and prioritizing recycled content materials"

"Principle 14 – Environment VF Authorized Facilities must comply with all laws and regulations relating to environmental protection in the countries in which they operate. Facilities should have policies and procedures in place to ensure environmental impacts are minimized with respect to energy, air emissions, water, waste, hazardous materials and other significant environmental risks. Facilities are expected to make sustainable improvements in environmental performance and require the same of their suppliers and subcontractors.[...[Principle 16 – Monitoring and Compliance VF Authorized Facilities must maintain on site all documentation necessary to demonstrate compliance with these Global Compliance Principles. VF and its subsidiaries will undertake affirmative measures, such as announced and unannounced on-site inspections of production facilities, to monitor compliance with these Global Compliance Principles. VF Authorized Facilities must allow VF representatives full access to production facilities, employee records and employees for confidential interviews in connection with monitoring visits. In addition, VF Authorized Facilities must respond promptly to reasonable inquiries by VF representatives concerning the subjects addressed in the audit. VF Authorized Facilities must never offer gifts, cash or other incentives to influence a business decision or to retain business with VF."

"We have an Ethics Hotline through which employees, suppliers and other third parties can report violations of VF’s policies, including violations of our Conflict Minerals Policy. The number for the Ethics Hotline is (866) 492-3370."

"Our contract supplier factories are expected to comply with VF’s Terms of Engagement and Factory Facility Guidelines. We verify compliance with our requirements through internal and third-party audits, including unannounced audits, as outlined in VF’s Factory Audit Procedures."[...]"To ensure ongoing commitment to and understanding of our values-based principles, the Ethics & Compliance Program provides online and facilitator-led training on our Code of Business Conduct and other crucial topics such as human rights, anti-corruption, conflicts of interest, fair competition and intellectual property."

"Our disclosure accounts for 100% of Tier 1* and owned manufacturing facilities used by VF, and approximately 70% of Tier 2** facilities measured by spend for the period 2021’s Quarter 1 (January - March).*** Updated quarterly, the list fluctuates over time to reflect the seasonality of VF’s business and corresponding production. All factories must meet VF’s strict standards and adhere to our Global Compliance Principles. VF's Factory Compliance program continues to expand to cover VF’s Tier 2 factories. As of this publication, 217 Tier 2 factories have been audited under the VF Factory Compliance program, and Corrective Action Plans developed when required. VF’s supplier factory list will continue to expand on a regular basis*Tier 1 is defined as: Final product manufacturing and assembly facilities, as well as value-added operations subcontracted by Tier 1 vendors.**Tier 2 is defined as: Facilities that supply our Tier 1 factories with textiles, leather, down, polymers, trims, packaging, and hardware materials.***Supreme factories are not included in this factory disclosure at this time. VF’s process is to incorporate all new acquisitions along with their unique suppliers into our factory compliance program and disclosure process over a 12-15 month period from the time of acquisition."

"VF is committed to continuous improvement of the criteria and enforcement of its FDM policy. We have set the following compliance and time-bounded goals. All existing suppliers of FDMs must adhere to the below implementation timeline. New suppliers of FDMs will be given the same time-period to achieve policy adherence starting from their initial contract date. Level 1 – Communication & Acknowledgement (Q2 2017) • Begin to train and educate FDM suppliers regarding VF’s FDM policy • Communicate FDM Policy to all FDM Suppliers • Submission of list of all FDM’s and quantities used via our annual VF Materials Inventory or though alternative means determined by VF. All suppliers (new and existing) must sign the VF FDM policy agreement declaring adherence to our criteria and timeline. Level 3 – Verification & Audit (2017, forward) • VF will randomly select suppliers for auditing to ensure policy adherence. Non-compliance will be subject to Corrective Action Plans in a similar fashion to other forms of supplier non-compliance 4. Governance VF’s Responsible Sourcing and Sustainability teams will conduct an annual review of its FDM policy including a global inventory of FDM’s (via the VF Materials Inventory) and a random sample audit of suppliers and a corresponding risk assessment of environmental issues. Identified non-conformity will lead to Supplier and Brand education and an action plan to address outstanding issues. 5. Collaboration We are committed to constantly improving our FDM Policy and practices by working with relevant stakeholders including NGO’s, materials suppliers, industry groups and competitors."

"VF will randomly select suppliers for auditing to ensure policy adherence. Non-compliance will be subject to Corrective Action Plans in a similar fashion to other forms of supplier non-compliance. • VF’s Responsible Sourcing and Sustainability teams will conduct an annual review of its FDM policy including a global inventory of FDM’s (via the VF Materials Inventory) and a random sample audit of suppliers and a corresponding risk assessment of environmental issues. Identified non-conformity will lead to Supplier and Brand education and an action plan to address outstanding issues. 5. Collaboration We are committed to constantly improving our FDM Policy and practices by working with relevant stakeholders including NGO’s, materials suppliers, industry groups and competitors.

VF Corp "have set the following compliance and time-bounded goals. All existing suppliers of FDMs must adhere to the below implementation timeline[...]VF will randomly select suppliers for auditing to ensure policy adherence. Non-compliance will be subject to Corrective Action Plans in a similar fashion to other forms of supplier non-compliance"