All Patagonia articles – Page 3
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ArticlePatagonia employees and founder among winners of Swedish Fabric of Life Award
The Fabric of Life Award The Fabric of Life Award was founded in 2021 by Sweden’s leading fashion entrepreneur, Paul Frankenius, in honor of the 400th anniversary of the city of Boras, his hometown and the capital of Sweden’s textile industry. This year’s winners were announced on ...
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News briefsChina goes hardcore for mountaincore
Mountaincore – or, as Jing Daily describes it, camping-inspired utility wear with urban chic – appears to be on the rise in China. Citing the social media and e-commerce platform Xiaohongshu, Jing Daily writes that the closure of China’s borders over Covid “pushed millions of young Chinese to spend their ...
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News briefsPatagonia sues Walmart for logo infringement
Patagonia has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in California against Walmart and retailer and supplier Robin Ruth USA for using Patagonia’s “P-6” trout logo on their T-shirts. According to the lawsuit, Robin Ruth manufactured and sold the garments in stores and online with nearly identical copies of the logo, replacing ...
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News briefsNew ePE Gore-Tex membrane goes to market with major partner brands
W.L. Gore introduces its new PFC-free membrane concept together with some of its major partners in the outdoor and snowsports industries. Launching brands are Adidas, Arc’teryx, Dakine, Patagonia, Reusch, Salomon and Ziener. Several products equipped with the new type of membrane made of expanded polyethylene (ePE) have received advance praise ...
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News briefsTim Bantle appointed as Eddie Bauer CEO
Source: ABG/Sparc Group Tim Bantle New Eddie Bauer CEO, Tim Bantle, is a familiar face in the outdoor industry. He joins Sparc Group from VF Corporation, where he was GM of VF Canada. His résumé also includes positions at The North Face, Black Diamond and Patagonia. At ...
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ArticlePatagonia and Gellert’s reactions to allegations of tax evasion
We summarize what Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert and competitors have to say about Chouinard’s move to donate Patagonia to fight climate change.
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ArticleChouinard family transfers Patagonia ownership to channel dividends to environmental protection
Source: Campbell Brewer Yvon Chouinard Nearly 50 years after founding Patagonia, Yvon Chouinard and his family (together with his children Claire and Fletcher) have decided to give away their company to ensure all proceeds will be used to fight climate change. The Chouinard family has transferred all ...
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ArticleOIA and Patagonia release statements on Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante lawsuit
The U.S. Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) released a statement on the state of Utah’s decision to file a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s decision to restore the boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments under the Antiquities Act after former President Trump cut protections for those areas ...
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News briefsCirc closes $30 million financing round for new technologies, focuses on polycotton blend recycling
The U.S.-based material technologies company Circ has successfully closed a $30 million funding round in Series B funding, backed by international apparel companies and venture capital firms. The round was led by the Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) with additional investment from new partners, including one of the world’s ...
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News briefs1% for the Planet releases annual report 2021, growth in members and donations
In its 2021 annual report, 1% for the Planet looks back at the environmental projects carried out worldwide and provides insight into its financial situation. In 2021, the network saw growth in members, certified donations and supported nonprofits. Specifically, the organization reported a 25 percent increase in corporate members, resulting ...
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ArticleToyota Tsusho supports Patagonia’s Tee-Cycle™ circular T-shirt project
In a press release, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, a trading arm of the Toyota Group, announced that it is participating in Patagonia’s Tee-Cycle™ T-shirt recycling project. Toyota Tsusho is a diversified group involved in various businesses, including the manufacture of metals, chemical products and electronic components, automotive components and industrial machinery, ...
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News briefsB Lab releases new Best for the World ranking lists 2021
After pausing its ”Best for the World” lists in 2020 over the Covid-19 crisis, B Lab has now released its list for 2021. “Best for the World” recognizes B Corps worldwide whose B-impact assessment scores rank in the top five percent of their company size track in one or more ...
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News briefsNew repair center in Amsterdam opened by Makers Unite and Patagonia
The creative textile platform Makers Unite and outdoor clothing brand Patagonia have opened the United Repair Center (URC) in Amsterdam. According to the Amsterdam Economic Board, the URC is capable of annually carrying out 300,000 clothing repairs for affiliated brands and their customers. In addition to Patagonia, other clothing brands ...
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News briefsCarbios signs two-year deal with Patagonia, On, Puma and Salomon for circularity research
The French biorecycling provider Carbios has signed an agreement with On, Patagonia, Puma and Salomon to develop solutions aiming to enhance the recyclability and circularity of the brands’ products. The consortium wants to speed up the introduction of Carbios’ biorecycling technology and research how entire products can be recycled easier, ...
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News briefsPatagonia Worn Wear offers repair service on trails in Germany and Austria
For the first time this summer, the Patagonia Worn Wear team is offering free repair of zippers, tears, holes, seams and more of clothing that has suffered and deserves a new life - no matter what the brand - directly on some of the most popular MTB ...
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News briefsPatagonia to support the creation of a national park at Vjosa River in Albania
Patagonia has signed an agreement with the Albanian Ministry of Tourism and Environment to draft an “integrated and sustainable plan” for the Vjosa river and its tributaries, which Albanian officials declared a new national park on June 13, the Associated Press reported. California-based Patagonia, along with environmental groups EcoAlbania, Riverwatch ...
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News briefsPatagonia and HeiQ launch new mint oil-based odor control technology
HeiQ and Patagonia announced the launch of a jointly developed odor control technology for textiles called HeiQ Fresh MNT, a mint oil-derived textile technology to control odor in fabrics from renewable sources. Patagonia and HeiQ’s similar environmental and social philosophies were why the two brands entered into an intensive ...
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News briefsPatagonia plans to replace tags and labels with technology
In a comprehensive project that addresses all product packaging and labels, Patagonia seeks to reduce its environmental footprint by using a digital access point for product communication. According to RetailTouchPoints, a more recent Patagonia partnership with technology provider Evrythng is underway, in which the first step has been to reduce ...
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News briefsUnifi announces recipients of Repreve Sustainability Awards
Nike and Target both reached the milestone of transforming more than 2 billion recycled plastic bottles through the use of Repreve fiber this year. Polartec, Walmart and Texhong Textile Group transformed more than 1 billion bottles each. This year’s recipients of Unifi’s Repreve Champions of Sustainability awards helped turn a ...
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News briefsNRDC rolls out eliminate PFAS campaign targeting Columbia Sportswear
The U.S.-based activist group Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), together with the U.S. PIRG Education Fund, have launched a new campaign urging Columbia Sportswear to eliminate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals from their products and supply chain by 2024. The campaign will engage everyday consumers through a petition drive ...
