Carbon Footprint — Operations: How does The North Face (VF Corporation) score?

VF Corp reports combined Scope 1&2 emissions of 71,130 tCO2e in FY2025 (CY2024), verified by third-party assurance (Environmental Data Assurance FY2025 published on vfc.com). Data follows GHG Protocol methodology with multi-year tracking from a FY2017 baseline. Granular breakdown by facility type is available via CDP Climate disclosures. The 29% reduction from baseline is credible but does not yet show a consistent declining trend year-on-year due to methodology restatement in 2024.

Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain: How does The North Face (VF Corporation) score?

VF Corp reports Scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services and upstream transportation at approximately 5.2 million tCO2e in CY2024. The company uses Higg FEM assessments across 300+ supplier factories annually and incorporates verified facility-level data into its Scope 3 inventory. Scope 3 categories are quantified with methodology and broken down by category in CDP disclosures. However, supply chain emissions remain 19% above the FY2017 baseline, demonstrating that measurement capabi

Emissions Trajectory: How does The North Face (VF Corporation) score?

Scope 1&2 absolute emissions have declined 29% from the FY2017 baseline, which is positive. However, Scope 3 emissions — which represent the vast majority of VF Corp's total footprint — are still 19% above the FY2017 baseline despite a 7% year-on-year reduction in CY2024 attributed primarily to lower production volumes rather than structural decarbonisation. Stand.earth has noted VF Corp is not on track for its 2030 Scope 3 target of 33% reduction. With total emissions dominated by a rising Scop

Energy Source: How does The North Face (VF Corporation) score?

VF Corp is a RE100 member committed to 100% renewable electricity in owned-or-leased operations by FY2026. However, in FY2025 the company achieved only 29% renewable (via RECs and on-site solar), actually regressing from 36% in FY2024. The company has invested in utility-scale solar projects in South Carolina (47,000 MWh/year) and has on-site solar at some facilities. Crucially, VF has no renewable energy target for its supply chain, where the bulk of energy consumption occurs. The regression fr

Nature & Biodiversity Impact: How does The North Face (VF Corporation) score?

VF Corp has a deforestation-free leather policy requiring leather not to come from cattle grazed on newly deforested land, and uses Leather Working Group-audited tanneries. The company traces 61% of key materials volume across five supply chain tiers and sources regenerative cotton (94% of cotton from sustainable origins). However, VF Corp has not adopted TNFD disclosure, has not published a formal biodiversity assessment, and the Mongabay-reported link to illegal logging in Cambodian supplier b

Resource Use & Waste: How does The North Face (VF Corporation) score?

VF Corp has achieved zero-waste distribution centres, surpassed its recycled polyester target early (64% in FY2024 vs 50% target by FY2026), and diverted 27,000 tons of single-use plastic through its Naked Delivery polybag program in FY2025. The North Face Renewed resale program sold 96,000 items, though this is negligible against hundreds of millions of new product units. Timberloop and Smartwool Second Cut programmes add to circular initiatives. However, circularity remains a tiny fraction of

Water Impact: How does The North Face (VF Corporation) score?

VF Corp's Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers used approximately 71 million m³ of water in 2023, making it a water-intensive supply chain. VF completed a new water risk assessment in 2023 covering 1,000+ factories using WRI Aqueduct and WWF Water Risk Filter. Wastewater discharge standards are applied to suppliers using >50 m³/day. However, per the World Benchmarking Alliance Nature Benchmark, VF has no time-bound target to reduce water withdrawal in its own operations, does not regularly report on wate

Targets & Commitments: How does The North Face (VF Corporation) score?

VF Corp has SBTi-validated targets revalidated in FY2025: reduce absolute Scope 1&2 emissions 55% by FY2030 and absolute Scope 3 (purchased goods and upstream transport) 33% by FY2030, both from a FY2017 baseline. The Scope 1&2 target is 1.5°C-aligned. These are absolute reduction targets, which is the correct approach. However, VF Corp is not on track for its Scope 3 target (still 19% above baseline with only ~5 years remaining to achieve -33%). No heavy reliance on offsets is evident. The redu

Transparency & Accountability: How does The North Face (VF Corporation) score?

VF Corp publishes annual Environmental & Social Responsibility reports (FY2025 published October 2025), annual CDP Climate and Water disclosures, third-party environmental data assurance, and GRI/SASB-aligned reporting. The company has a VP of Global Sustainability, board-level oversight via ELT Corporate Responsibility Working Group, and public supplier lists via Open Supply Hub (1,214 suppliers). Green Bond Impact Reports provide additional transparency. However, executive compensation is not

Controversies & Red Flags: How does The North Face (VF Corporation) score?

Starting at 8. Deduction of -1 for PFAS use: VF Corp received D/F grades from US PIRG for slow PFAS phaseout, though The North Face completed elimination by mid-2025. Deduction of -1 for mixed trade association membership: InfluenceMap notes VF Corp is a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which actively opposes ambitious climate policy including the Inflation Reduction Act, alongside membership in climate-positive groups like Clean Energy Buyers Alliance and BICEP/Ceres. VF Corp has not pub

The North Face (VF Corporation) Sustainability Score: 36/100

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The North Face (VF Corporation)·Apparel (Durable / Outdoor)·Denver, Colorado, US·Founded 1966·Last verified 21 April 2026

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VF Corp discloses comprehensively but delivers unevenly. Scope 1&2 emissions fell 29% from baseline, but Scope 3—the bulk of footprint—remains 19% above baseline and is tracking to miss its 2030 target. Renewable energy actually regressed from 36% to 29%. Water and biodiversity accountability are absent.

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The calculation

Every score shows its working.

Same formula for every company. No curve. No private weighting.

SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale

Industry base impact

Apparel (Durable / Outdoor) sector ceiling.

30 / 100

Performance score

Sum of the 10 rubric questions, scored 0–10 each.

50 / 100

Raw score

Weighted average before scale penalty.

(0.3 × 30) + (0.7 × 50) = 44.0

Scale penalty

Multiplier based on absolute emissions volume — physics-first.

× 0.82

Final score

Rounded. Below expectations.

36 / 100

The ten questions

Where The North Face (VF Corporation) is strong, and where it isn't.

Strongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain (7/10, 6/10). Weakest on Water Impact and Emissions Trajectory (3/10, 3/10).

Where the evidence comes from

Every document used, listed.

16 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which rubric questions it informed.

[1]Self-reported

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