Environmental and Social Responsibility

Patagonia wants to be in business for a good long time, and a healthy planet is necessary for a healthy business. We want to act responsibly, live within our means and leave behind not only a habitable planet, but an Earth whose beauty and biodiversity is protected for those who come after us.
We think that business can inspire solutions to the environmental crisis, and that we owe those that work in the textile industry fair labor practices and safe working conditions.

Patagonia is working with Ovis XXI and The Nature Conservancy in a groundbreaking partnership to reverse over 100 years of overgrazing in 15 million acres of South America’s iconic Patagonian grasslands. Read more about it on The Cleanest Line. TIM DAVIS



Becoming a Responsible Company We can’t pose Patagonia as the model of a responsible company. We don’t do everything a responsible company can do. Here, we tell you how we came to realize our environmental and social responsibilities, and then began to act on them.	Responsibility in the Supply Chain Here’s what we’re doing to make sure Patagonia products are produced under safe, fair, legal and humane working conditions throughout the supply chain – and some background on how we got to where we are today.	Common Threads Partnership Our Common Threads program has grown. Now more than just a recycling program, it’s our next step in reducing consumption, getting the most life out of existing gear, and sharing what we discover in the process.	The Footprint Chronicles®: Our Supply Chain Check out our newly revamped Footprint Chronicles®. Its goal is to use transparency about our supply chain to help reduce the adverse social and environmental impacts of our products.



Environmental Grants and Support We give 1% of our sales to support environmental organizations around the world, funding at the grassroots level in countries and communities where we have people on the ground.	Our Common Waters The planet Earth faces a freshwater crisis. By the year 2025, human demand for water will account for 70% of all available freshwater. To learn more about the threats and our two-year campaign, click here.	Patagonia Environmental Initiatives 2012 Read about our environmental efforts over the past year, including a list of all Patagonia grant recipients.	e-Fibers We work hard to source materials and use processes that are less harmful to the Earth without compromising quality. We currently use e-fibers – environmentally-conscious fibers – in a number of our products.