Kontoor's sustainability strategy is built on innovation, design and sustainable performance. It underscores our commitment to inspire people to live with passion and confidence
Only work with factories that support worker well-being programs by 2025. The factories should participate in programs that promote, health, safety, and advancement of workers.
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Our success is built on a culture of integrity, empathy, curiosity, perseverance and courage. These values extend to the expectations we have of those with whom we do business.
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In August 2020, we announced our first global Inclusion & Diversity strategy, identifying our areas of focus, setting measurable goals for how we will drive change and detailing actionable plans for how we will get there.
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We are dedicated to making positive contributions to our communities through local and national partnerships via monetary donations, sponsorships and volunteer efforts.
Our preferred materials are backed by data to validate their lower environmental impact. Preferred materials use less water and result in fewer greenhouse gas emissions than conventional materials in their category.
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Our goal is full traceability from farm (for cotton) or manufacturer (for synthetics) all the way to final product and consumer. We are exploring technologies to allow us to create full transparency for our products and materials.
We are collaborating with suppliers, customers and other key stakeholders to scale up circularity initiatives which we believe have the potential to decrease the number of garments destined for landfills and help drive long-term success for our business.
From dyes to finishes, chemicals often play an essential role in building quality apparel. The use of chemistry may contribute to negative environmental impacts and jeopardize worker safety. Our goal is to use 100% preferred chemistry by 2023.
Developing responsible products begins with design; the decisions we make at this stage determine the impacts of our garments through their lifecycle – from raw materials sourcing to consumer use and end-of-life.
Cotton is the most utilized fiber in our products. It can have significant environmental and social impacts. We are working with external stakeholders to improve cotton’s impact on the land.
Water is vital to human life. It’s our mission to use it responsibly. Our goal is to save 10 billion liters of water by 2025 by utilizing new technologies like Indigood™ in production.
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We are committed to reducing waste generation through prevention, recycling, reduction and reuse. We will continue to grow innovation to integrate circularity into product development and end of life.
We are working towards embedding renewable energy sources in our owned and operated facilities. We own a third of our production and we can lead the way by incorporating renewable energy directly in our value chain.
With the majority of greenhouse gas emissions generated by the private sector, companies must pursue decarbonization. We are establishing our science-based target for greenhouse gas emissions by 2022.
Only work with factories that support worker well-being programs by 2025. The factories should participate in programs that promote, health, safety, and advancement of workers.
View BSR article
Our success is built on a culture of integrity, empathy, curiosity, perseverance and courage. These values extend to the expectations we have of those with whom we do business.
View Global Compliance
In August 2020, we announced our first global Inclusion & Diversity strategy, identifying our areas of focus, setting measurable goals for how we will drive change and detailing actionable plans for how we will get there.
View I&D report
We are dedicated to making positive contributions to our communities through local and national partnerships via monetary donations, sponsorships and volunteer efforts.
Our preferred materials are backed by data to validate their lower environmental impact. Preferred materials use less water and result in fewer greenhouse gas emissions than conventional materials in their category.
View 2020 Sustainability Report
Our goal is full traceability from farm (for cotton) or manufacturer (for synthetics) all the way to final product and consumer. We are exploring technologies to allow us to create full transparency for our products and materials.
We are collaborating with suppliers, customers and other key stakeholders to scale up circularity initiatives which we believe have the potential to decrease the number of garments destined for landfills and help drive long-term success for our business.
From dyes to finishes, chemicals often play an essential role in building quality apparel. The use of chemistry may contribute to negative environmental impacts and jeopardize worker safety. Our goal is to use 100% preferred chemistry by 2023.
Developing responsible products begins with design; the decisions we make at this stage determine the impacts of our garments through their lifecycle – from raw materials sourcing to consumer use and end-of-life.
Cotton is the most utilized fiber in our products. It can have significant environmental and social impacts. We are working with external stakeholders to improve cotton’s impact on the land.
Water is vital to human life. It’s our mission to use it responsibly. Our goal is to save 10 billion liters of water by 2025 by utilizing new technologies like Indigood™ in production.
View more
We are committed to reducing waste generation through prevention, recycling, reduction and reuse. We will continue to grow innovation to integrate circularity into product development and end of life.
We are working towards embedding renewable energy sources in our owned and operated facilities. We own a third of our production and we can lead the way by incorporating renewable energy directly in our value chain.
With the majority of greenhouse gas emissions generated by the private sector, companies must pursue decarbonization. We are establishing our science-based target for greenhouse gas emissions by 2022.
At Kontoor, we pulled together – and with the support of our suppliers, partners, consumers and customers, we drew strength from our values and continued to move forward. In one of the most volatile and uncertain times we had ever known, we envisioned a better future and committed ourselves to making it a reality.
Scott Baxter, President, CEO and Board Chair
HEAR FROM OUR CEO ON HOW WE EMBRACE SUSTAINABILITYDiscover our commitments and progress towards the continuous improvement of our sustainability practices.
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