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Timberland reduces carbon emissions by 36%
09 Apr '10
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• Timberland collects information from its suppliers about energy use and then uses that information to share energy efficiency strategies with its factories. New in 2010, Timberland factory assessors have been trained to use a carbon management toolkit which helps factory management understand the sources of energy consumption and ideas for reducing it.
• Timberland analyzes and makes modal shifts for transporting products from factories to distribution centers in an effort to minimize fuel costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
Additional CSR Performance Highlights
Timberland has also seen significant achievements in other areas of CSR focus including product, workplace and service.
• Product: Timberland significantly exceeded its public commitment to source 10 percent organic cotton, reaching 38 percent usage in 2009. In 2010 Timberland will establish new targets for organic cotton and introduce reporting and targets for recycled and renewable materials.
• Workplace: Timberland continues to show progress in sourcing from environmentally-responsible tanneries. At the end of Q4 2009, the company sourced from 27 tanneries, nearly 60 percent of them scoring Silver or better on audits conducted by the British Leather Company's cross-brand Leather Working Group (LWG). The LWG audit results, along with follow up remediation plans, indicate that Timberland is on track to meet its goal to only source from silver-rated tanneries by year end 2010.
• Service: In 2009, Timberland employees served 82,293 hours of community service -- a four percent increase over 2008. Timberland has a strong commitment to the outdoors and encourages employees to embark on service projects that will strengthen communities by improving green spaces and access to the outdoors. On April 22 the company will plant its one millionth tree in the Horquin Dessert in China.
• Timberland analyzes and makes modal shifts for transporting products from factories to distribution centers in an effort to minimize fuel costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
Additional CSR Performance Highlights
Timberland has also seen significant achievements in other areas of CSR focus including product, workplace and service.
• Product: Timberland significantly exceeded its public commitment to source 10 percent organic cotton, reaching 38 percent usage in 2009. In 2010 Timberland will establish new targets for organic cotton and introduce reporting and targets for recycled and renewable materials.
• Workplace: Timberland continues to show progress in sourcing from environmentally-responsible tanneries. At the end of Q4 2009, the company sourced from 27 tanneries, nearly 60 percent of them scoring Silver or better on audits conducted by the British Leather Company's cross-brand Leather Working Group (LWG). The LWG audit results, along with follow up remediation plans, indicate that Timberland is on track to meet its goal to only source from silver-rated tanneries by year end 2010.
• Service: In 2009, Timberland employees served 82,293 hours of community service -- a four percent increase over 2008. Timberland has a strong commitment to the outdoors and encourages employees to embark on service projects that will strengthen communities by improving green spaces and access to the outdoors. On April 22 the company will plant its one millionth tree in the Horquin Dessert in China.
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