Leading sportswear brand Vans has set new sustainability targets including making core materials 100 per cent regenerative, responsibly sourced, renewable or recycled by 2030.

As per Apparel Resources, its targets also include aiding the United Nations in achieving the organization’s SDG 12 (Sustainable Development Goal) to ensure responsible consumption and production patterns.

To achieve these targets by 2030, Vans aims to ensure that 100 per cent of its top materials, including rubber, cotton, leather and polyester, are regenerative, responsibly sourced, renewable or recycled.

The company will commit to a 43 per cent carbon reduction by reducing the average impact of its top materials by 35 per cent by 2025, utilizing 50 per cent of recycled polyester by 2025 and sourcing 100 per cent sustainably grown cotton by 2025.

The company will convert all owned and operated facilities to 100 per cent renewable energy by 2025.