spidermonkey
May 16th, 2004, 09:49 PM
From the Responisible Shopper site:
Patagonia has been praised for:
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Environmentally-friendly Initiatives Since 1985, Patagonia has operated "1% For The Planet" in which it donates one percent of annual sales or 10 percent of net profits whichever is larger, to grassroots environmental organizations. By 2003 the company had donated $17 million through the program. Source: Patagonia
Discrimination Patagonia has a non-discrimination policy that includes sexual orientation. Source: Human Rights Campaign
Diversity Patagonia was named one of the "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" in 2003 by Working Mother magazine. Source: Working Mother
Environmentally-friendly Initiatives Patagonia is one of several companies that sponsored the Sustainable Cotton Project, a series of one day tours which took place in fall 2000 and focused on California's cotton harvest. The tours provided information and education on both conventional and organic cotton production. As part of the project the sponsoring companies said they will integrate organically-grown cotton in to their products. Patagonia has used 100% organic cotton in all of their cotton containing products since 1996. Source: Ascribe Newswire, October 3, 2000/Patagonia
Forest-friendly Initiatives Patagonia is among 500 U.S. companies which have pledged to avoid the use of products made from clear-cut old-growth temperate rainforests and implement a comprehensive program to source responsibly-produced wood products. Source: Forest Ethics
Worker Benefits The Patagonia Environmental Internship Program allows employees to leave their jobs for up to two months to work full or part-time for the non-profit environmental group of their choice. Source: Patagonia
Worker Benefits Since 1996, Patagonia has offered domestic partner health benefits to employees' domestic partners of the same and opposite sex. Source: Human Rights Campaign
I'm a big fan of Patagonia...love their clothes, philosophy, etc. I was very happy to read this review on the Responsible Shopper site (very informative, by the way). Check it out: www.responsibleshopper.org/ (http://)
Patagonia has been praised for:
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Environmentally-friendly Initiatives Since 1985, Patagonia has operated "1% For The Planet" in which it donates one percent of annual sales or 10 percent of net profits whichever is larger, to grassroots environmental organizations. By 2003 the company had donated $17 million through the program. Source: Patagonia
Discrimination Patagonia has a non-discrimination policy that includes sexual orientation. Source: Human Rights Campaign
Diversity Patagonia was named one of the "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" in 2003 by Working Mother magazine. Source: Working Mother
Environmentally-friendly Initiatives Patagonia is one of several companies that sponsored the Sustainable Cotton Project, a series of one day tours which took place in fall 2000 and focused on California's cotton harvest. The tours provided information and education on both conventional and organic cotton production. As part of the project the sponsoring companies said they will integrate organically-grown cotton in to their products. Patagonia has used 100% organic cotton in all of their cotton containing products since 1996. Source: Ascribe Newswire, October 3, 2000/Patagonia
Forest-friendly Initiatives Patagonia is among 500 U.S. companies which have pledged to avoid the use of products made from clear-cut old-growth temperate rainforests and implement a comprehensive program to source responsibly-produced wood products. Source: Forest Ethics
Worker Benefits The Patagonia Environmental Internship Program allows employees to leave their jobs for up to two months to work full or part-time for the non-profit environmental group of their choice. Source: Patagonia
Worker Benefits Since 1996, Patagonia has offered domestic partner health benefits to employees' domestic partners of the same and opposite sex. Source: Human Rights Campaign
I'm a big fan of Patagonia...love their clothes, philosophy, etc. I was very happy to read this review on the Responsible Shopper site (very informative, by the way). Check it out: www.responsibleshopper.org/ (http://)