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American outdoor product company The North Face, owned by VF Corporation, has given a reason for cheer to its consumers who wish to access affordable yet sustainable fashion.
The brand has unveiled‘ The North Face Renewed’ – a collection of refurbished products on pilot phase. The retailer thoroughly inspected, washed and repaired the collection to like-new condition, to maintain the quality and performance standards.
Notably, textile is now the fastest growing type of waste, accounting for around 16.2 million tonnes in
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the United States. The effort to reduce these tonnes of waste by The North Face will promote the circular business model, while also strengthening the company’ s mission to encourage people to actively participate in opting for a high-quality product that reduces overall footprint.
“ Recommerce is an important next step in opening up new markets and minimising the impact on the planet. The brand is determined to take a holistic approach towards sustainability,” stated James Rogers, Director of Sustainability at The North Face, in a statement
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issued by the company. With the new renewed line, the label aims to reduce the scrapping of perfectly good clothing by repairing and recycling them, and keeping them out of landfills. |
The assortment at present offers more than 400 men’ s and women’ s apparel products. Each of these items is covered by a oneyear renewed warranty by The North Face. |
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Tailored Brands’ commitment to social responsibility, environmental stewardship and its sustainable supply chain management strategies have been honoured in the form of 2018 Circle of Excellence Award by Distribution Business Management( DBM) Association, which provides think tank forums between business and academia that seek solutions to the pressing issues facing today’ s and tomorrow’ s supply chain and logistics executives. Leading companies in various industries, who represent the highest standards of quality and provide a model for all businesses, are chosen for the Circle of Excellence Award.
It is pertinent to mention here that in 2017, Tailored Brands collected over 3,85,000 articles of used
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men’ s and women’ s professional dresses that will help Americans and Canadians in need of suitable interview outfit as they seek to regain employment as part of its annual Suit Drive. Overall, the programme has made over 1.6 million apparel donations since its launch in the year 2008. Also, in the past two years, Tailored Brands |
has diverted over 5,00,000 pounds of waste and more than 52,000 gallons of compostable materials from landfills with its recycling and composting programmes.
The fashion company also recognises that working parents with young children face many hurdles as they try to balance work and family life. To make
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this struggle a little easier, the firm provides subsidised onsite day care for employees who work in the corporate offices in California and Texas, in a bid to support its workforce.
“ Our belief to do the right thing for our employees motivates us to partner with suppliers who follow the code of conduct, giving back to the communities we serve and improving our environmental impact,” stated Chief Executive Officer Doug Ewert, Tailored Brands that operates labels such as Men’ s Wearhouse, Moore, K & G and Jos. A. Bank. Markedly, Tailored Brands serves its customers through an expansive omnichannel network that includes over 1,400 locations in the US and Canada as well as its branded e-commerce websites.
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