A couple of months ago, Patagonia—the outdoor clothing company—released its “Work in Progress” Report, an attempt at transparency in a world where supply chains are murky, the true scale of greenhouse gas emissions is unknown, and human rights violations abound.
I skimmed the report a while back, thanks for the reminder to check it out!
Even with admirable changes to ownership, the underlying logic as a for-profit company is still "growth," even if profits are redirected to climate action. As you say, most of their factories don't pay a living wage, which is what directly enables profit to be later used "for good" in the first place
I skimmed the report a while back, thanks for the reminder to check it out!
Even with admirable changes to ownership, the underlying logic as a for-profit company is still "growth," even if profits are redirected to climate action. As you say, most of their factories don't pay a living wage, which is what directly enables profit to be later used "for good" in the first place