VF Corporation sustainability score: 43/100
Better than 58% of Apparel (Durable / Outdoor)
Making progress starts at 46. The highest score on SINK is 71.
VF owns outdoor and active clothing and footwear brands including The North Face, Vans and Timberland. In its year to March 2026 its Outdoor segment had US$5.7 billion of revenue and its Active segment US$2.7 billion; it sold the Dickies brand in November 2025.
More about VF Corporation
V.F. Corporation is a Pennsylvania company founded in 1899, with its head office in Denver, Colorado. It had about 26,000 employees at the end of that year and revenue of US$9.61 billion.
Founded 1899Head office Denver, United StatesStaff ~26,000 (end of fiscal 2026, March 2026; ~56% full-time)Revenue ~US$9.61B (year to 28 March 2026)Website ↗
VF's latest footprint was 2,976,871 tCO2e, almost all of it in its supply chain, whose figures lag a year. Its own emissions fell to 31,178 t, 69% below FY17, largely through renewable energy credits, which cover most of its 100% renewable electricity claim. Its SBTi-approved targets are absolute: 55% off its own emissions, already met, and 33% off emissions from purchased goods and transport by FY30. A change of method for FY25 cut its supply-chain baseline by 43%, so there is no like-for-like supply-chain trend. Its supply-chain figures are not assured. It backed California's climate disclosure bills in 2024.
VF Corporation scores 43/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Nobody can pay to change a score, speed it up or hide it. Last verified November 2026.
That places VF Corporation joint 336th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 22nd of 58 in Apparel (Durable / Outdoor).
What is VF Corporation doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Controversies & Red Flags (9/10, 8/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (4/10, 4/10).
Where VF Corporation lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
What would raise this score
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- Its effect on natureMeasure its effect on nature and have it independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles wasteReport measurable waste or recycling targets publicly.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations9/10No verified figures published with their method and a falling trend.
- Emissions from its supply chain7/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling4/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How clean its energy is6/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature4/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste5/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water5/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets7/10Its targets aren't validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports7/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
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How is VF Corporation's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is VF Corporation's score based on?
10 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
30% of them were published by VF Corporation itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“31,178”
“Scope 2 (Market-Based): 41,856 metric tons of CO2 equivalent”
“Emissions data: Yes, provides history and Scope 3 Category breakdown.”
“4,678,000 MT GHG 4,346,000 MT GHG”
“Scope 1 and 2 are down 69%, but count for about 2% of VF’s footprint.”
“Reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 55% by the end of Fiscal 2030 from a Fiscal 2017 baseline”
“This company received a score of 21.8%.”
“American Apparel and Footwear Association $150,000”
“VF Corp for climate.”
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How does VF Corporation compare with other apparel (durable / outdoor) companies?
Where VF Corporation sits among apparel (durable / outdoor) peers.
Among the 58 major apparel (durable / outdoor) brands we've scored, VF Corporation is tied =22nd of 58, with 3 others.
Who scores higher in Apparel (Durable / Outdoor)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above VF Corporation.
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