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Timberland is a company that is well-known for producing good quality outdoor gears, and footwear, especially the waterproof leather boots. In fact, the name Timberland Company came from the boots, which were also called Timberland. The company was first opened in 1918 in Boston, Massachusetts. The founder, Nathan Swartz made the boots by hand. In the 1980s, the first entry into the international market was in Italy. Timberland now has more than 200 stores all over the world, including Asia, Canada, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and US. |
According to a report done on Kingmaker Footwear Holdings Ltd., a factory in China where Timberland footwear were made, the conditions of workers were totally opposite to what Timberland had declared. They worked at least thirteen hours a day...read more
Timberland's headquarters is located in Stratham, New Hampshire. In 2004...read more
"Everything we do at Timberland grows out of our relentless pursuit to find a way to make it better-from creating practical, purposeful products for consumers who value the outdoors to delivering strong results for shareholders and forging powerful partnerships that create positive, sustainable impact in our world."read more
Because Timberland realized that manufacturing their products have an impact on the environment, they try to minimize the impact...read more
According to the CEO of Timberland, "we respect and promote the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Labor Organization (ILO) conventions that establish international human and labor rights."read more