Our brands have a long history of environmental stewardship and compliance, but we know we have to do more.
The world’s resources are limited, and the climate crisis is already impacting communities around the world. We believe companies have a responsibility to use resources wisely, drive sustainable innovations, and preserve and protect the planet and communities where we work and live. Below, we report our energy, water and waste data for the calendar year of 2019. Kontoor Brands launched as a publicly-traded company in May 2019, therefore information reported below may reflect impacts outside of company operations.
No corner of the world will be immune to the devasting consequences of the climate crisis. We have made it a priority to power our operations through clean, renewable energy sources.
By 2025, we will power our owned and operated facilities with 100 percent renewable energy. Additionally, we have launched a process for developing a Science-Based Target, with the plan to announce our target by 2022.
Water is vital to human life. It’s our mission to strive to not only use water responsibly, but also to return it, clean, back into the communities that depend on it.
by Supply Chain Tier
Total Liters (in Millions)
The water use and savings mentioned above refer to our internal owned and operated manufacturing facilities that perform the water-intensive finishing processes for Wrangler and Lee brand products. Kontoor Brands plans to save 10 billion liters of water by 2025.
Overflowing landfills and depleted natural resources are caused by linear business models that generate waste. We are committed to reducing waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse.
# of Zero Waste DCs
Owned Manufacturing Diversion Rate
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Large-scale cotton production typically requires extensive use of water, fertilizers and pesticides. Research shows soil health farming practices can increase yields while reducing water and energy inputs and adding more carbon into the soil.
Inspired by its heritage as a brand built from the land, Wrangler formed a coalition of industry experts, pioneering farmers, and nonprofit partners to sponsor research, support farmer workshops and promote science-backed soil health farming methods. Launched in 2017 with a large, family-owned farm in Alabama, the Wrangler Science and Conservation Program now includes Cotton, Inc., The Soil Health Institute, BASF, Field to Market, The Nature Conservancy, and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, among others.
The Wrangler Science and Conservation Program aims to build a more resilient and regenerative cotton supply, but the practices are not exclusive to cotton producers and can be adopted by any farmer or rancher. When used together in cotton production, the three farming practices – conservation tilling, complex crop rotation, and cover cropping – not only increase yields, but also decrease costs and inputs, lower risks from weather and pests, while adding three times more carbon into the soil than conventional practices.
To learn more about our commitment to sourcing 100% sustainable raw materials, view our goals.
