Patagonia Inc. is the first brand company to join bluesign's membership. The bluesign membership allows leading retailers and brand companies, who are strongly committed to sustainability and “Corporate Social Responsibility” (CSR) to actively participate in the bluesign® standard. As a bluesign® member, Patagonia can benefit from practical solutions regarding EHS issues including assistance in the implementation of manageable EHS guidelines as well as general supply chain management.
According to Mrs. Jill Dumain, environmental analysis director of Patagonia Inc.,
Patagonia believes that “bluesign technologies ag is a very interesting partner to
help us reach our goal of reducing the overall environmental footprint of our
business. The people at bluesign technologies ag are very knowledgeable about
the textile supply chain and have made a progressive step forward by looking at
the beginning of the supply chain. This approach allows Patagonia to be
environmentally sensitive in our decision making on the front-end of
manufacturing.”
Mr. Peter Waeber, CEO of bluesign technologies ag, is looking forward to work
with Patagonia because “Patagonia is more than a trendsetter regarding high
performance products meeting high environmental criteria. For years Patagonia
has been leading the way with innovative projects including organic cotton,
recycled polyester, organic wool and garment recycling. Their decision to become
a bluesign® member shows the relevance and the progressiveness of the
bluesign® standard. As a bluesign® member, we can provide Patagonia with
practical solutions in their endeavour to reduce their environmental footprint
while producing high performance products with the best available technology.”
