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VF puts new finance package in place to help fund safety improvements in Bangladesh

05/09/2014

VF Corporation, the parent group of Vans, Timberland and other brands, has set up a collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, to provide up to $10 million in financing for building upgrades and fire and safety improvements in supplier factories in Bangladesh. These funds are part of VF’s...

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