Sustainability

Designing with social responsibility is key to the future of our planet. Natural dyes are one of the largest polluters of water world wide. As part of a VF corporate initiative, I led cross-functional teams to pilot programs that drove innovative solutions and reduced our environmental foot-print. These included using natural dyes from plant sources and up-cycling our own scraps to create new materials. Being sustainable means evaluating energy consumption during prototyping and transportation. Through 3D rapid prototyping, we eliminated waste and reduced our carbon footprint. In 2019, we achieved 100% recycled plastic in all of The North Face trims.