Patagonia scores 8 out of 16 at Rank a Brand: Empowering you to support socially responsible business

Patagonia Info

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

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Last Updated: 6 April 2010
Last Verified: 6 April 2010

Patagonia Score Report

Questions about Carbon Emissions

2 out of 4


1. Is there a policy for the brand to minimize, reduce or compensate carbon emissions?	See link for general environmental policy including carbon emissions. Patagonia is one of the few companies to measure the carbon footprint of products, taking the supply chain into account. See link at question 4.	SOURCE
2. Has the brand (company) published the carbon-footprint of its 'own operations' and has the brand already reduced 10% of these emissions in the last 5 years?	No footprint found for own operations, though Patagonia built their own solar power plant at the head office in California, see link.	SOURCE
3. Has the brand (company) set a target to reduce its ‘own operations’ carbon footprint by at least 20% before the year 2012?	Targets on cutting down their 'own operations' carbon footprint are not found.	SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) also have a policy to reduce/compensate carbon emissions generated from the supply/production chain?	Click source for information about CO2 emissions in the supply chain. A great effort and first step, though targets on actually reducing CO2 should be made more clear.	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 provides great information about various 'preferred raw materials' and reports that 100% of their cotton is certified organic. Though, not sure about the relation 'preferred' to conventional use on the total.	SOURCE
2. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 10% of its volume?	Patagonia gives no clue about the 'preferred' volume as a percentage on the total (probably high).	SOURCE
3. Does the brand (company) use environmentally 'preferred' raw materials for more than 25% of its volume?	Patagonia gives no clue about the 'preferred' volume as a percentage on the total (probably high).	SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) report on its environmental policy related to the 'wet processes' within the production cycle, like bleaching and dying of fabrics?	Information about wet processes in production cycle is given (even footage from factory), but no clear policy or targets found.	SOURCE

Questions about Labour Conditions/Human Rights

5 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 found in CoC 2) CoC states that the maximum is 60 hours (incl paid overtime) but there are exceptions for special cases 3) The CoC states that minimal wages should be paid. This can be below a '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?	Workers are free to join organizations of their own choice. No such thing as 'parallel means' mentioned for the case of restrictions by national laws.	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?	Yes the list is available for the factories which manufacture Patagonia products.	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?	Yes, 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?	Independent NGO's have an informing role in the Fair Labor Association, and a select civil society organizations are participating in the board.	SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy?	An overview of audits is shown on the FLA website, but not clear which part of the workplaces is audited.	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%?	According to the Fair Labor Organisation Patagonia is in compliance with the FLA code.	SOURCE