![]() ![]() ![]() In June 2018, the company announced that it would donate the $10 million it received from President Trump's 2017 tax cuts to "groups committed to protecting air, land and water and finding solutions to the climate crisis." In 2016, Patagonia pledged to contribute 100% of sales from Black Friday to environmental organizations, totaling $10 million. In 2015, the firm launched Common Threads Partnership, an online auction-style platform that facilitated direct sales of used Patagonia clothing. It has also used advertising campaigns to draw attention to the environmental impact of fashion, offers repairs on old products, and offers recycling or swapping. Patagonia commits 1% of its total sales to environmental groups, since 1985 through One Percent for the Planet, an organization of which Yvon Chouinard was a founding member. Activism Ī Patagonia garment with a label saying "Vote the Assholes Out", which it featured in the lead-up to the 2020 United States elections. According to Patagonia, they have no control over the wages and conditions in the factories, as they do not own them. ![]() In these factories in Sri Lanka, the workers get paid less than half of this wage. Patagonia uses a method developed by the Anker Research Institute to determine the height of a livable wage. In the MAS Holdings factories in Sri Lanka, it is not uncommon for them to work shifts of 14 hours. Workers in these factories work in far worse conditions than the standard that Patagonia publicly set. On 10 June 2023, a Dutch investigative journalism platform, Follow the Money, published an article about Patagonia's use of the same factories that fast-fashion brands use. In 2021, Patagonia announced that it would no longer produce its clothing with added corporate logos to improve garment life-spans. It also uses a circular economy strategy in their product design. Patagonia provides lifetime product guarantees and offers repairs. Īs of 2019, the firm aims to become carbon neutral by 2025. In 2019, it launched a program named ReCrafted that creates and sells clothing made from scraps of fabric coming from used Patagonia gear. The used merchandise is cleaned, repaired and sold on its "Worn Wear" website. ![]() In April 2017, Patagonia announced that merchandise in good condition can be returned for new merchandise credits. In June 2016, Patagonia released a set of principles for the treatment of animals used to manufacture wool garments, as well as land-use practices and sustainability. In December 2021, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights filed a criminal complaint in a Dutch court against Patagonia and other brands, alleging that they benefited from the use of forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang. In 20, internal audits revealed that factories in Patagonia's production supply chain in Taiwan were involved in human trafficking, leading to company efforts to address the labor abuses. The move allows Chouinard to avoid taxes by gifting his shares to a nonprofit holding company, while effectively maintaining control of the company. Chouinard's stated goal was for profits to be used to address climate change and protect land. In September 2022, Chouinard transferred ownership of Patagonia to the Patagonia Purpose Trust, a trust overseen by the Chouinard family and advisors. In September 2020, Patagonia announced that Rose Marcario would step down as its chief executive officer and be succeeded by Ryan Gellert. By the late 2010s, branded Patagonia fleece vests became known for their use by financial executives, and in 2019, Patagonia announced that its distribution of branded products would focus on firms committed to environmental, social, and corporate governance initiatives. In addition to clothing, they offer other related products, including camping food. Patagonia has expanded its product line to include apparel targeted towards other sports, such as surfing. A Patagonia store in Portland, Oregon, was located in a renovated 1895-built former warehouse until moving to a new location in 2017. ![]()
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