With climate change and global warming becoming increasingly more alarming, large companies are finally making the changes to reduce their impact on the world. One of these companies well known for its positive effect on the environment is ‘Patagonia’.
Patagonia’s aim is to: “Build the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis.” The company has multiple policies and steps they take towards making the company as environmentally friendly as possible and to monitor their impact on the world. These involve Measuring their Carbon Footprint, using renewable energy, giving employees a drive less program, using bluesign® Approved Materials and donating 1% of their sales to the ‘preservation and restoration of the natural environment’ since 1985. Wherever they can, the company tries to advocate wider change to reduce climate change and set an amazing example to other businesses of a largely successful but still a largely eco friendly company. (Patagonia.com)
If Patagonia can implement these changes, then there’s no excuse as to why other companies aren’t doing the same.
Recent news show Patagonia’s pledge to donate its $10 million profit from the 2018 Trump tax cuts to grassroots groups combatting climate change, which included organisations working in organic agriculture. (Au-Yeung, 2018) This gives the company positive media attention and a very good reputation, which consumers appreciate. We as consumers lessen our contribution to climate change by buying their products since our money is spent on an environmentally aware and active company as opposed to one that worsens climate change.
References:
Our Business and Climate Change. Patagonia. (accessed 28th March) https://eu.patagonia.com/pl/en/climate-change.html
Au-Yeung, A. (2018) ‘Patagonia’s Billionaire Founder To Give Away The Millions His Company Saved From Trump’s Tax Cuts To Save The Planet’ (accessed 28th March) https://www.forbes.com/sites/angelauyeung/2018/11/29/patagonias-billionaire-founder-to-give-away-the-millions-his-company-saved-thanks-to-tax-cuts/
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