“Building on the legacy of our Earthkeepers collection, we’re taking our commitment to making products responsibly to new heights”, stated Stewart Whitney, President of Timberland, adding: “With TEPS, we are setting environmental targets for all product categories, not just one collection. With this increased focus, we aim to reduce the environmental impact of virtually every product we make — across footwear, apparel and accessories. Over time, as our business continues to grow, this has the power to make a big difference.”

Highlights of the brand’s bold goals for 2020 include:
• One hundred percent of footwear to include at least one material containing recycled, organic or renewable (ROR) content;
• One hundred percent of footwear and outerwear leather to be sourced from tanneries that have earned a Gold or Silver rating from the Leather Working Group for following environmental best practices;
• One hundred percent of apparel cotton comes from organic, US-origin or Better Cotton Initiative–certified sources;
• One hundred percent of footwear and apparel is PVC-free;
• To plant ten million trees (cumulatively, since 2001);
• Fifty percent of energy in Timberland-operated facilities to come from renewable sources such as on-site wind and solar power and renewable energy credits;
• Employees to reach 1.5 million cumulative hours served in their communities as part of the company’s Path of ServiceTM program;
• Eighty percent of Timberland employees to engage in community service via Path of ServiceTM program.

“At Timberland, we hold ourselves accountable for what goes into our products as well as how they’re made, and we’re constantly seeking innovative solutions to reduce their environmental impact”, commented Colleen Vien, sustainability director for Timberland, adding: “But it doesn’t stop with products. As an outdoor brand, we’ve always been willing to put a stake in the ground and push ourselves to protect and preserve the outdoors. We owe it to ourselves, to our consumers and to our planet.”