Sustainability Summary

This is an unclaimed profile. Patagonia has not joined Sustainability Tracker to verify their sustainability credentials. We gathered what we could from public sources.

Patagonia Sustainability Profile

Sustainability Summary

This is an unclaimed profile. Patagonia has not joined Sustainability Tracker to verify their sustainability credentials. We gathered what we could from public sources.

What do our labels mean?

Patagonia is presented as a sustainability-focused outdoor brand with a long-running emphasis on lower-impact materials, chemical safety, product durability, repair, resale and recycling. The available content indicates work with recycled polyester and nylon, secondary waste streams, Bluesign-approved materials, and a phase-out of PFAS. It also references public reporting on emissions and impact, and the use of programs such as Worn Wear. Patagonia’s sustainability approach is described as spanning materials, supply chain transparency, and product life extension.

About Patagonia

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Employees
500+

Country
United States

Patagonia Sustainability Actions

Published an annual impact report

In 2025, the brand published its first comprehensive annual impact report, which provided data and stories about its challenges and successes in reducing its environmental impact. In the report, Patagonia disclosed its baseline emissions and data from the previous two years, showing that it has yet to make progress toward its absolute emissions reduction goals.

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Reduced virgin synthetic materials

By fall 2025, Patagonia had nearly eliminated virgin polyester and nylon, using 98% recycled polyester and 94% recycled nylon across its products. The brand reported that polyester accounted for just over 55% of total material use, while nylon accounted for just under 15%.

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Used secondary waste materials

In 2025, Patagonia reported that 6% of its materials came from secondary waste streams. It cited difficulties with converting contaminated waste into high-quality materials as the reason for its shortcomings, and said it was working to incorporate secondary waste into its fabrics.

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Used NetPlus nylon

Patagonia incorporates Bureo’s NetPlus nylon, made of discarded fishing nets, into hat brims, its Down Sweater, its Baggies Shorts, and other styles. By 2025, Patagonia incorporated more than 2,000 metric tons of fishing nets into its gear.

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Completed PFAS phase-out

In early 2025, Patagonia completed its phase-out of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. The brand began research and development for PFAS-free DWR treatments in 2015, started using PFAS-free DWR for some products in 2019, and introduced PFAS-free waterproof membranes in 2021.

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Patagonia Sustainability Commitments

2026

Reach 100% recycled polyester and nylon

Patagonia fell just short of its goal to use 100% recycled polyester and nylon by the end of 2025, and the source states that it hopes to see it achieve its goal in 2026.

2025

Use only certified mills

Patagonia aimed to use only certified mills by 2025, sourcing recycled fibers from mills certified to the Textile Exchange’s Recycled Claim or Global Recycled standards.

2025

Use 50% secondary waste

Patagonia reported that it had a goal to use 50% secondary waste by 2025, but in 2025 it said that 6% of its materials came from secondary waste streams.