POLYESTER RECYCLÉ / POLYESTER VIERGE

POLYESTER RECYCLÉ

En 1993, nous étions le premier fabricant de vêtements outdoor à proposer une polaire fabriquée à partir de bouteilles de soda en plastique recyclées post-consommation. En réduisant la quantité de polyester vierge dans de nombreux produits et en le remplaçant parfois entièrement par du polyester recyclé, nous réduisons notre dépendance au pétrole pour fabriquer de nouvelles matières, limitons les déchets, leur mise en décharge et les émissions générées par les incinérateurs. 

LA POLITIQUE DE L’AUTRUCHE

D'ici à 2050, notre planète aura atteint entre 300 et 500 % de sa capacité à renouveler ses ressources. Inutile d’être économiste pour comprendre que nous courons à la faillite.

la population mondiale aura atteint les 9 milliards. Si tout le monde consommait autant qu'un Américain, l'humanité aurait besoin de quatre planètes. Pas vraiment « viable ».

100 % TRAÇABLE

Le duvet 100 % traçable « Traceable Down » constitue la meilleure garantie du secteur de l'habillement en matière de respect du bien-être animal. Depuis l'automne 2014, nous n'utilisons rien d'autre. Nous assurons la traçabilité du duvet de la ferme d'élevage à l'usine de confection pour garantir l'absence de gavage et de plumaison à vif, et pour nous assurer que notre duvet n'est jamais mélangé à du duvet non traçable.

THE HIGHEST ANIMAL WELFARE STANDARD IN THE APPAREL INDUSTRY
After introducing our first 100% Traceable Down products in our ultralight down collection in 2013, this year we became the first apparel manufacturer of our size to move our entire down sup- ply chain to 100% Traceable Down. Beginning in fall 2014, all of the down in all of our down products can be traced back to birds that were never force-fed and never live-plucked.
We started to address the challenge of animal welfare in our down supply chain in 2007, but really dug in to develop our 100% Traceable Down standard in 2011, after our friends at Four Paws (an animal welfare group) alerted us to our shortcomings. Today, our standard provides the most robust assurance of sound ani- mal welfare in the apparel industry. The measures we’ve taken to verify that our down is all traceable go far beyond written guar- antees and supplier self-certification. We conducted a holistic traceability audit consisting of a physical inspection of the entire supply chain, from farm to factory, performed by our indepen- dent, third-party traceability expert partners at Arche Advisors.
“We begin our audit at the parent farm, where the eggs are laid and where there is the highest risk for live plucking,” said Wendy Savage, social and environmental responsibility manag- er at Patagonia. “Then, to ensure full traceability, we follow the down all the way to the garment factory, where we make sure it’s segregated from the down of other brands, and is used only in our garments. We need to understand every single part of the supply chain—otherwise we can’t truly feel comfortable claiming the down is 100% traceable.”
Down provides the lightest-weight and most efficient insulation commercially available. As a result, down-insulated jackets re- main an important staple in our product offering. As with every product we sell, the company feels a deep sense of responsibili- ty to try to understand the entire supply chain.
We will continue to partner and share what we know with indus- try stakeholders, as well as animal welfare organizations, looking to implement the best down traceability practices. As in the past with organically grown cotton and recycled polyester, we hope to inspire other companies to also look closely at their own down supply chains and follow a down traceability model as good or better than the one we’ve established.
patagonia.com/traceabledown