Patagonia Will Promote Fair Trade Attestation In Fall 2014.

Recently, the famous environmental protection. Outdoor company Patagonia announced that it will launch 9 Fair Trade Organization attire garments in the autumn of 2014, and pledged that one of them will be imported directly to a special worker fund account to import a certain amount of money to improve the working and living conditions of the workers in these garments.

Patagonia the fair trade organization accredited workers of clothing origin can decide the purpose of this fund jointly according to their needs: it can be used as a bonus, a disaster relief fund, or for medical treatment or to improve traffic conditions. Workers can also vote on whether to make a cash dividend on the fair trade fund, so that each person can get the equivalent amount of one month's salary or even more.

"Fair trade certification" clothing "We are a new move to ensure fair treatment and safe working conditions for workers in the Patagonia apparel production chain," said Cara Chacon, director of social environment responsibility at Patagonia. "We empower consumers to buy our products, hoping to improve consumers' awareness of environmental protection through these measures and let them know how their purchase decisions affect our world."

　　 Patagonia The fair trade garments will be produced in factories under the guidance and certification of the fair trade association of the United States, in line with strict social and environmental standards. The production process of these garments is transparent, and the working environment of workers is safe.

Fair trade is a partnership based on dialogue, transparency and mutual respect. It aims to pursue greater fairness in international transactions, to provide fairer terms of trade and to ensure the rights and interests of those marginalized workers and producers (especially the southern hemisphere), and is committed to sustainable development. The fair trade association of the United States took three years to establish a complete set of garment standard certification procedures, which could greatly change the development of the whole manufacturing industry.

Patagonia, firmly committed to social responsibility and environmental responsibility, is one of the founding members of the Fair Labor Association. In 2007, Patagonia released the environmental protection tracking project of its product supply chain on its website (The Footprint Chronicles) to redefine the concept of corporate transparency. Its global supply chain is truly transparent and traceable.