Everything the scan holds on this record, grouped by subject. Blue bars show how much information is held; they are not positive or negative scores. Fields with nothing behind them are counted, not listed.
Features
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Feature 1
Patagonia Wetsuits are made with 85% Yulex natural rubber and 15% synthetic rubber by polymer content, the natural rubber being a plant-based material tapped from hevea trees that replaces conventional neoprene. The linings on these Patagonia wetsuits are solution-dyed to reduce water use, with interiors of 100% recycled nylon and exteriors of 83% recycled nylon and 17% recycled spandex. Patagonia laminates the wetsuit materials with a water-based, solvent-free AquaA glue made without harmful VOCs.
Feature 2
The natural hevea rubber in Patagonia Wetsuits is sourced from Guatemala, where hevea trees are grown on reclaimed farmland. Patagonia makes its wetsuits in a Fair Trade Certified factory in Thailand, using reclaimed carbon black pigment and ingredients from old, retired Yulex suits. In 2016 Patagonia introduced what it called the world's first and only neoprene-free wetsuits made with natural rubber.
Feature 3
Using Yulex natural rubber reduces the CO2 emitted in manufacturing these Patagonia wetsuits by up to around 80 percent versus neoprene. The Yulex process removes over 99% of impurities, resulting in a nonsensitizing material that Patagonia blends with a small amount of chlorine-free synthetic rubber. Solution-dyed linings reduce water use across the Patagonia wetsuit range, and the AquaA glue is water-based and made without harmful VOCs.
Materials and composition
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Plant fibre %
29.2
Fibre Breakdown
85% Yulex natural rubber, 15% synthetic rubber by polymer content
Other materials: origin
Yulex natural rubber from FSC-certified Hevea (hevea) rubber-tree plantations, sourced from Guatemala (FSC Forest Stewardship Council certified)
Incomplete composition explanation
No incomplete percentage compositions were recorded.
Plant fibre percent
29.2
Scan result
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Supply-chain summary
Patagonia makes its neoprene-free wetsuits with Yulex natural rubber (about 85% natural / 15% synthetic rubber) derived from FSC-certified Hevea rubber trees, with hevea rubber sourced from Guatemala to avoid deforestation. The wetsuits are assembled by partner factory SHEICO, for which Patagonia invested in Fair Trade Certification (the world's largest wetsuit factory to become Fair Trade Certified). Patagonia publishes a full factory/supplier list through its Footprint Chronicles, giving strong material-to-factory traceability.
Sourcing transparency score (1-5)
5
Why no score
Not assessed: no catalogue products were identified. No brand-wide textile score is published because no catalogue products were identified. Technical scan coverage is not available because no eligible textile products were identified. Composition/material disclosure could not be calculated because no eligible textile products were readable.
Certification
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OEKO-TEX® Standard 100
Patagonia clothing brand does not maintain OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 certification.
Other Certifications
The raw natural rubber in Patagonia Wetsuits is Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified, with the certifying body cited as Preferred by Nature, and the wetsuits are made in a Fair Trade Certified factory under Fair Trade USA.
Factory certifications
Fair Trade Certified (Fair Trade USA) wetsuit factory; FSC certification for the natural rubber
Sourcing and supply chain
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Resale source
Overall: where this info comes from
Traceability level
Cotton: country of origin
Polyester: virgin or recycled + source
Ownership and legal entity
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Owner
Patagonia Purpose Trust (voting stock) and Holdfast Collective (non-voting stock); Chouinard family transferred ownership Sept 2022
Identity
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Brand name
Patagonia
Cotton: named farm / region / co-op
Not applicable
Brand site readable
yes
Recycled and circular
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Energy, water and land
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PFAS / durable water repellent
PFAS-free (brand claim)
Claims and evidence
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Verified by
HTT research (brand policy pages)
Verification status
What this means
Why excluded
Delivery and shipping
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Shipping
Free Ground Shipping is offered on US orders of Patagonia wetsuits and gear over $99.00 before tax.
Shipping International
Patagonia ships its wetsuits internationally.
Shipping Notes
Free ground shipping on Patagonia wetsuits can take up to around 10 business days, with up to 2 business days of processing before an order ships.
Price and commerce
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Price tier
$$$$
Further detail
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Excerpt
Is Patagonia Wetsuits a sustainable clothing brand? See the real fibre breakdown, plant, animal or synthetic, before you buy.
POC
Patagonia clothing brand ownership is not identified as people of colour.
LGBT
Patagonia clothing brand ownership is not identified as LGBTQ+.
Woman Owned
Patagonia clothing brand is not a woman owned clothing brand.
GOTS
Patagonia does not claim GOTS certification for its wetsuits.
1% for the planet
Patagonia clothing brand is not a member of 1% for the Planet.
Vegan
Patagonia clothing brand is not a vegan clothing brand.
Dye process
Low-impact / GOTS-certified dyes
Clean & Safe: last checked
2026-07-29
Supplier disclosure
Full public list
Last checked
2026-09-26
How it was read
Throne identifies the eligible textile products in Patagonia Wetsuits's catalogue, inspects each product for published material evidence and requires at least 20 scoreable textile SKUs before publishing a brand score. The score uses only products with enough published material information to classify. Brand non-disclosure and technical read failures are reported separately. Non-textile products are excluded rather than counted as a pass or a fail.
Coverage method pre dash fix
Every product listed in the brand's live catalogue is retrieved and its stated fibre composition read individually - from the product page, the store's own product data and its material labels. A fibre percentage is published only when 100% of the catalogue has been read. Items with no clothing textile (gift cards, packaging, jewellery, homeware) are excluded from the percentage rather than counted as a pass or a fail.
