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Brand Owner: Patagonia
Head Office: Ventura, California, USA
Sector: Fashion, Clothing & Shoes
Categories: Sportswear
Free Tags: Outdoors, Snow

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Last Updated: 23 April 2012
Last Verified: 23 April 2012

Patagonia Score Report

Questions about Climate Change/ Carbon Emissions

2 out of 4


1. Is there a policy for the brand (company) to minimize, reduce or compensate carbon emissions?	Patagonia has taken several policy measures to reduce its carbon emissions, such as building green building and ensuring energy efficiency.	SOURCE
2. Has the brand (company) disclosed the annual carbon footprint of its 'own operations' and has the brand already reduced or compensated 10% of these emissions in the last 5 years?	Although Patagonia shows the carbon emissions of single products in its Footprint Chronicles, Patagonia does not communicate a total carbon footprint on its website. Neither does it report whether it has achieved a reduction in its carbon emissions.	SOURCE
3. Has the brand (company) set a target to reduce the carbon footprint of its 'own operations' by at least 20% within the next 5 years?	In the Footprint Chronicles Methodology Patagonia states it is planning to reduce its CO2 footprint. However, Patagonia does not mention any concrete reduction targets on its website.	SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) also have a policy to reduce/compensate carbon emissions generated from the product supply chain that is beyond own operations?	Patagonia's Footprint Chronicles include information on manufacturing energy consumption for every single product (see p.1).	SOURCE

Questions about Environmental Policy

1 out of 4


1. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 5% of its volume?	Patagonia states that in 2008 45% of its fall and 28% of its spring product line was recyclable, in 2009 these numbers were 65 and 38% (see link). Since 1996 the sportswear collection comes from 100% organic cotton. However, Patagonia does not give recent numbers on the use of recyclable materials, nor does it give a total % of the use of preferred materials.	SOURCE
2. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 10% of its volume?	See remark for environmental policy question 1.	SOURCE
3. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 25% of its volume?	See remark for environmental policy question 1.	SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) have an environmental policy related to the ‘wet processes’ within the production cycle, like bleaching and dying of fabrics?	Patagonia states that "By the fall of 2011, bluesign approved fabrics will comprise 30 percent of the total fabric used in Patagonia products."	SOURCE

Questions about Labour Conditions/ Fair Trade

6 out of 8


1. Does the brand (company) have a supplier Code of Conduct (CoC) which includes the following standards: No forced or slave labour, no child labour, no discrimination of any kind and a safe and hygienic workplace?	Patagonia is an accredited Fair Labor Association company and follows that code of conduct, where these standards are included.	SOURCE
2. Does this CoC include at least two of the following workers rights: 1. to have a formally registered employment relationship 2. to have a maximum working week of 48 hours with voluntary paid overtime of 12 hours maximum 3. to have a sufficient living wage?	1. Not mentioned; 2. No, maximum working week is 60 hours, 'except under extraordinary business circumstances', which can mean anything; 3. No, mentioning of minimum and industry wage, not living wage.	SOURCE
3. Does this Code of Conduct include the right for workers to form and join trade unions and bargain collectively; and in those situations where these rights are restricted under law, the right to facilitate parallel means of independent and free association and bargaining?	Freedom of association is mentioned, but nothing found about situations in which this right is restricted by law.	SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) have a published list of direct suppliers, that have collectively contributed to more than 90% of the purchase volume?	Patagonia communicates the list of its direct suppliers.	SOURCE
5. Is the brand (company) a member of a collective initiative that aims to improve labour conditions, or does the brand (company) purchase its supplies from accredited factories with improved labour conditions?	Patagonia is a member of the Fair Labor Association (FLA) and the Fair Factory Clearinghouse.	SOURCE
6. Do independent civil society organizations like NGO's and labour unions have a decisive voice in this collective initiative or in these certification schemes?	FLA is acknowledged as a ‘Multi Stakeholder Initiative’ (MSI).	SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy?	According to the Fair Labor Organisation Patagonia is in compliance with the FLA code.	SOURCE
8. Has the brand's labour conditions policy resulted in a 'compliance level' of at least 30% of the purchase volume, or a 'monitored level' of at least 80%?	See remark for labor conditions question 7.	SOURCE