The North Face Details Its Plans to Become More Sustainable — Which Includes a 30-Piece Fully Circular Apparel Line

With Earth Day approaching, outdoor powerhouse The North Face revealed a series of actionable commitments to become a more sustainable company that it intends to hit by 2025. For instance, The North Face identified how it makes products as an opportunity for the largest environmental reduction, and to make the process more eco-friendly, it confirmed that 100% of the top materials used for apparel will be recycled, regenerative or renewable by 2025. Also, the brand stated 100% of the polyester and 80% of the nylon fabrics will be made with recycled content by 2023. Although lofty, The North Face senior manager of global sustainability Carol Shu explained to FN that it is the goal the company is closest to completing. “We’ve been on a continual journey to create our products more responsibly and are proud of the progress we’ve made. For context, in 2010, only 6% of our synthetic materials were recycled. Ten years later, that number had increased to 57%, and by fall 2021, 72% of our synthetic materials will be recycled,” Shu told FN. “Now, we’re formally and publicly committing that 100% of our top materials will be recycled, regenerative, and/or responsibly sourced renewable by 2025 for apparel, and we have the expertise and

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