News Patagonia data shows high levels of recycled content
Patagonia, the US pioneer in sustainable outdoor clothing, has published its Work in Progress Report, the most detailed it has ever released. As a privately held company, Patagonia pointed out it has never been obligated to make annual stakeholder reports, but it has shared its efforts, both the successes and the short- comings, via Our Footprint on
Patagonia.com, B Corp assessments and other reporting tools. “With this first Work in
Progress Report, we’re bringing it all together,” said Corley Kenna, Chief Impact and Communications Officer at Patagonia. “Our goal is for our community to read this report and engage in constructive dialogue that can lead to better outcomes for people and the planet.” The report spans fiscal year
items like buckles and zippers. Kenna said: “We are not
perfect, as this report will show, but we remain steadfastly committed to improving all parts of our business, from making the highest-quality products to supporting our employees and community of activists and ambassadors. This report is a transparency tool, not a victory lap.” The report provides a
The Work in Progress Report is the most detailed report ever released by Patagonia. Image: Patagonia
2025, from May 1, 2024, to April 30, 2025, with data from previous fiscal years added for context. In fiscal 2025, 84.1% of all Patagonia’s fabrics and trims were made with preferred materials (fibres or raw materials with reduced
impacts), compared with 46.6% in 2018. Patagonia had set itself a goal of achieving 100% in this measure by 2025 and said it was now “focused on finding better alternatives for the final stretch”, mostly coatings, trims, hard plastics and metals used in
materials content breakdown, showing 93.6% of polyester in Patagonia products is recycled. Polyester accounts for more than half of total material by manufactured weight, while nylon accounts for 14.3% and cotton 13.5%. Recycled nylon has reached 89.5% of all nylon used. All of Patagonia’s cotton usage comes from preferred materials (including organic and recycled). •
www.patagoniaworks.com
Indorama teams up with Jiaren in recycled PET spinning capacity
Indorama Ventures’ Fibers business has formed a joint venture (JV) with Jiaren Chemical Recycling. The new partners now plan to leverage the project to unlock up to 100,000 tonnes/yr of textile-recycled PET spinning capacity, thereby enhancing the resilience and transparency of the global textile supply chain, and optimising the value the partners deliver to the industry. “Mismanaged textile waste as well as the next generation’s expectations
regarding climate protection cannot be solved by one company alone,” said Diego Boeri, Executive President of Indorama Ventures’ Fibers business. “It requires significant investment in infrastructure, technology, and operations. Regulators need to help nurture the appetite for required investments, in particular in Europe, and consumers need to understand a lot better what happens in today’s global material flows to make educated buying choices.” Indorama Ventures’ manufacturing footprint across APAC, EMEA, and the
Americas, along with the company’s proven ability to build efficient regional supply chains, enable brand owners to establish local sourcing hubs, while Jiaren’s ability to source, sort, de-colour, de- and re-polymerise materials, increases the feasibility of chemically recycling textile waste. This would help brand owners to realise their climate targets and reduce waste, while maintaining material performance for consumers, said the partners. •
https://beta.indoramaventures.com •
www.jiarenrecycle.com
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