Resource Consumption

Natural resources like rubber, cotton, leather, wool and a variety of forest goods are found in our products, packaging, and facilities. We believe that the sustainable use of these resources is imperative for life on our planet. The old adage "reduce, reuse, recycle" is like a melody when we package Timberland® products. Our new footwear packaging uses minimal inks that are all soy-based and is made from 100% post-consumer recycled content cardboard. The distinctive packaging carries a nutritional label that describes Timberland's environmental and community footprint.

Open the box and you’re likely to find shoes that contain recycled, renewable, and organic materials. Almost 80% of our footwear styles feature some recycled content now. Whether it be outsoles that contain 30% recycled rubber, hemp uppers, recycled shoe laces, or the hidden structural parts of your shoe, our teams of designers, product developers and manufactures re-imagine and innovate ways to create environmentally-conscious footwear. Footwear that performs and reflects our values. Environmental Store Design

When we welcome you into our “space”—our stores around the world—we want to share our passion for the community and our environment. We want you to discover what we have in common.

What we sell and what we say is important. How we create that space is too. Our newest retail store design puts our environmental commitment into action. Where you walk, what you touch, how the lighting showcases our product, all reflects our heritage of environmental stewardship:

• Wood floors and cash register wraps made from
  reclaimed lumber
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• Wall fixtures made from recycled fiber
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• Wall paints and floor finishes with very low or no volatile organic compound content
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• Energy-efficient light fixtures
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• Glass, an abundantly available material

These lessons inspire innovation in other venues, including our tradeshow booths. A recent project utilized 98% reused, recycled and renewable materials and did not require any containers to ship. Assembled from old ocean shipping containers, the booth literally packs into itself.

Other initiatives to improve the sustainability of our natural resources include:

• Footwear: We have launched factory-based initiatives to recycle cutting scraps. Through the Soles4Souls charity, our US footwear sales samples are donated to people in need of footwear—in the United States and in developing nations.
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• Forest Products: Timberland has implemented a global forest product procurement policy that outlines our goals for reducing our consumption of forest products and increasing our use of post-consumer recycled and Forestry Stewardship Council fiber to 100%.
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• Facilities: Education, communication, improved collection and infrastructure are increasing our material use-reduction and recycling rates in corporate properties worldwide.