Patagonia Is A Company Prided On Social Ethic And Global Responsibility
Elizabeth Kornobis Patagonia 2
Global Retail Markets October 20, 2015
Patagonia is a company prided on social ethic and global responsibility. When they develop a new product, they search worldwide to find factories that have the skills and equipment to do a quality job and deliver on time. There are four factors considered when choosing a factory; quality, business factors and environmental and social performance standards. Some examples of business factors might be technologies, skills, price, location, ability to deliver on time and customer service.
When sourcing, the most important factor considered is quality followed by reduced environmental harm as a strong second. Patagonia is a business and must stay afloat …show more content…
Even in our heyday, the United States garment industry couldn’t manufacture most of Patagonia’s technical products. The countries currently doing most of Patagonia’s manufacturing are India and China.
Patagonia is committed to “use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis.” Over the past twenty years they have given nearly forty-million in cash and in-kind donations to environmental causes. They helped launch two North American business philanthropies, the Conservation Alliance and 1% For The Planet as well as the European Outdoor Group’s Association for Conservation. They don’t give money to schools, hospitals or the arts. All the philanthropic effort goes to environmental …show more content…
This company strives for greatness in every aspect. They have an unwavering passion to change the world we live, to make it a better place not only for our generation but for all the generations to come after. Patagonia is a privately owned company, and for most privately owned companies it is nearly impossible to find information on them, but this company has such a pride in itself they have no problem showing whomever might be interested just what they are doing, why they are doing it, and most importantly how they are doing it. The reason for this companies success is the people, it all started with Yvon Chouinard and his vision and he has done an impeccable job of hiring the right people to carry of the legacy. “The goal of climbing big, dangerous mountains should be to attain some sort of spiritual and personal growth, but this won’t happen if you compromise away the entire process” (Chouinard,
Global Retail Markets October 20, 2015
Patagonia is a company prided on social ethic and global responsibility. When they develop a new product, they search worldwide to find factories that have the skills and equipment to do a quality job and deliver on time. There are four factors considered when choosing a factory; quality, business factors and environmental and social performance standards. Some examples of business factors might be technologies, skills, price, location, ability to deliver on time and customer service.
When sourcing, the most important factor considered is quality followed by reduced environmental harm as a strong second. Patagonia is a business and must stay afloat …show more content…
Even in our heyday, the United States garment industry couldn’t manufacture most of Patagonia’s technical products. The countries currently doing most of Patagonia’s manufacturing are India and China.
Patagonia is committed to “use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis.” Over the past twenty years they have given nearly forty-million in cash and in-kind donations to environmental causes. They helped launch two North American business philanthropies, the Conservation Alliance and 1% For The Planet as well as the European Outdoor Group’s Association for Conservation. They don’t give money to schools, hospitals or the arts. All the philanthropic effort goes to environmental …show more content…
This company strives for greatness in every aspect. They have an unwavering passion to change the world we live, to make it a better place not only for our generation but for all the generations to come after. Patagonia is a privately owned company, and for most privately owned companies it is nearly impossible to find information on them, but this company has such a pride in itself they have no problem showing whomever might be interested just what they are doing, why they are doing it, and most importantly how they are doing it. The reason for this companies success is the people, it all started with Yvon Chouinard and his vision and he has done an impeccable job of hiring the right people to carry of the legacy. “The goal of climbing big, dangerous mountains should be to attain some sort of spiritual and personal growth, but this won’t happen if you compromise away the entire process” (Chouinard,