Patagonia's Social Responsibility

The Patagonia company has taken many steps to be a responsible company both environmentally and socially. The have many guidelines for the farms and factories they use. They provide benefits to their workers for taking environmental friendly precautions such as carpooling to work. Patagonia makes sure that their customers know how their product is made and how it affects the environment. The Patagonia company demonstrates it’s social responsibility by taking steps to make their buildings environmental friendly, by encouraging workers to save resources, and by caring about the sustainability of their resources and the welfare of the animals. Patagonia has taken steps to make better use of limited resources in terms of energy use, storm-water …show more content…
In terms of storm-water runoff, Patagonia has replaced part of their cooperate parking lots with permeable cement, which allows rainwater to percolate through and into the soil (“Living with Limited Resources”). They have also installed filtering units that filter contaminants before runoff occurs. At their Reno building, they have planted plants that are native and do not need a lot of irrigation. “To reduce water use, all but a couple of urinals are waterless, which saves one gallon per flush (“Living with Limited Resources”).” They have sensors for bathroom sinks and pop-up sprinklers for the areas that need to be irrigated. Lastly, for employee transportation, Patagonia has a program called “Drive-Less”. They pay all …show more content…
They use cotton and fibers that go in their clothing, as well as materials such as plastics for their equipment. They definitely have an impact on the environment by using these resources, but Patagonia does whatever they can to restore the resources they use. Patagonia recycles many materials and garments. They state, “Today, we recycle used soda bottles, unusable manufacturing waste and worn-out garments (including our own) into polyester fibers to produce clothing (Recycled Polyester).” They take used products that would be thrown away and further develop them into a new product. By doing this, they are not just throwing the product away and using resources to make a new one, but recycling to create a different product. This helps reduce Patagonia’s ecological footprint by reusing