Patagonia Will Increase The Proportion Of Factories And Commodities Through Fair Trade Certification.

American outdoor equipment famous for its environmental protection concept brand Patagonia (Patagonia) recently announced that it would further increase the proportion of its factories and commodities through fair trade certification.

According to the world clothing and shoe net, Patagonia joined the fair trade certification (Fair Trade Certified) project launched by the United States Fair Trade Organization in 2014. Most of the companies involved in fair trade certification projects are located in Asia, and Patagonia is the first to bring the project to Mexico, Central America and the United States.

According to the relevant provisions of the project, enterprises need to pay a certain additional fee for each commodity produced by a fair trade certification factory, which is used to raise the living standard of workers and narrow the gap between statutory minimum wage and maintenance wage. These funds will be used to establish a foundation jointly owned by workers, and the committees elected by the workers will determine their specific purposes, including salary increase, training or establishment of child welfare institutions.

The United States Fair Trade Organization said that this project is particularly important for developing countries such as Bangladesh and Kampuchea. A large number of foreign enterprises build their production facilities in these countries, and the salaries of local workers are likely to be the sole source of livelihood for the family. There are more than 1000 companies that sell fair trade certification products worldwide, covering more than 30 product categories. Since the founding of the project in 1998, farmers and factory workers have received more than 350 million dollars in funds.

So far, the number of factories that have passed fair trade certification by Patagonia has reached 14, which are located in 8 different countries. The proportion of the total number of goods produced is 38%, which has achieved the goal of increasing the proportion of fair trade certification factories to 1/3 in 2016 by Patagonia.

Patagonia the three series of Better Sweat, Re-Tool and Synchilla in autumn and winter, as well as summer swimsuit and beach pants series. clothing All came from certified factories. Cara Chacon Chacon, vice president of social and environmental responsibility at Patagonia, said: "we plan to increase the share of goods produced by fair trade certification in the coming year to 50%, and eventually increase this proportion to 100% in the future. If our factories and suppliers are unable to meet the criteria for fair trade certification, then we will suspend cooperation and look for new factories. "

On the company's website, Patagonia lists all the suppliers' information, including location, details of cooperation, the number of employees, and the ratio of male to female. Patagonia said it will further provide spanparency in the supply chain from next summer.

Patagonia, founded in 1973, mainly sells all kinds of outdoor clothing, and has always been noted for its attention to social issues such as environmental protection. Patagonia promised to spend 1% of its annual sales volume on social and environmental issues, and its investment in the 2016 fiscal year was $7 million 100 thousand, an increase compared to $6 million 300 thousand in 2015. According to Patagonia, 10% of the company's sales now come from Europe, which has averaged two digits in the past two years.

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