Patagonia's Tin Shed
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- eegrek0
I think Patagonia started 1% for the planet. They do have some huge issues though. They make recycled shoes but they make a ton of different styles which is never good for their footprint. Their is huge water use issues with organic cotton, and recycled polyester breaks down faster so a virgin garment may last longer offsetting the footprint if you own it a lot longer. They also shat on Gore for the longest time and then did an about-face and just now released a gore-tex jacket. So even for the company that pioneered the eco-movement in clothing they have struggles. I will always admire where they came from and the direction they want to go. Every company has bumps and every company leaves a footprint, but as far as Yvon and the history of the company it is a cool story. His book "Let my people go surfing" is awesome.