Environmental policy

The head of the Patagonia outdoor brand criticizes the sports textile industry for its environmentally harmful behavior. The "Better Cotton Initiative" in particular is "absolute bullshit. His company opposes this offensive growth trend.

The Leather Working Group, together with industry, retail, NGOs and the scientific community, wants to make leather processing transparent.

Using Organic Content Standard 100, companies can further track the proportion of theirs materials that are environmentally friendly, even along the production chain. 

There have long been calls for certification standards for down. The Global Traceable Down Standard is the strictest of its kind.

This is also part of a sustainable economy: The Ethical Trading Initiative stands up for humane working conditions.