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 clothing brand uses 100% organic and Regenerative Organic Certified® cotton across their collections.
Feature 2
Patagonia clothing brand maintains rigorous audits, certifications and a fully traceable supply chain.
Feature 3
Patagonia has nearly eliminated virgin fossil fuel based synthetics from its range, reporting that by its Fall 2025 line around 98 per cent of its polyester and roughly 94 per cent of its nylon were recycled rather than virgin, part of a wider push to use predominantly preferred, lower impact materials across its clothing and gear.
Materials and composition
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H3 Q8: Materials (adapts to brand: 100% cotton? / where is the linen from? / hemp?)
What is Patagonia denim made of?
Plant fibre %
31.3
Fibre Breakdown
14 (29.2%) 100% plant (organic/regenerative cotton, linen, hemp) | 13 (27.1%) plant + synthetic blend | 3 (6.2%) plant + semi-synthetic blend | 14 (29.2%) 100% synthetic | 4 (8.3%) animal blend
Fibre Breakdown (table)
FibreStyles%Measure100% plant (organic/regenerative cotton, linen, hemp)1429.2%Naturalplant + synthetic blend1327.1%Syntheticplant + semi-synthetic blend36.2%Semi-synthetic100% synthetic1429.2%Syntheticanimal blend48.3%Animal
Incomplete composition explanation
No incomplete percentage compositions were recorded.
Plant fibre percent
31.3
Key facts plant materials
Cotton, Hemp, Cotton Denim
Key facts animal materials
Wool, Down
Key facts chemical materials
Lyocell, Tencel
Key facts organic materials
Organic Cotton, Organic Hemp
Key facts synthetic materials
Spandex, Polyester, Nylon
Materials used
Cotton, Hemp, Denim, Wool
Scan result
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Scan note (above product table)
NOT ASSESSED from saved CSV: 42 of 48 in-scope rows classified (87.5% coverage); possible fully plant-SKU range 31.2-43.8% can change the score band. No score is published.
Score (1-5)
1
Score label
Low verified plant evidence
Total styles scanned
48
Last scanned
2026-08-04
Score CSS class
htt-score-1
Supply-chain summary
Patagonia publishes the Footprint Chronicles, an interactive map of every Patagonia factory and mill showing how long each has worked with Patagonia, worker numbers and gender ratio, languages spoken and what it makes. Patagonia prioritises Fair Trade Certified factories and publishes blog-level detail on its down and cotton supply chains, making Patagonia one of the most transparent large apparel brands on factories and mills.
Sourcing transparency score (1-5)
5
Full catalogue scan?
no
Method version
Throne Standard direct CSV recalculation 2026.09
Worst-case complete result (%)
31.2
Best-case complete result (%)
43.8
Sustainability score
1
Key findings
Materials: Cotton, Hemp, Denim, Wool
Made in: Patagonia garments are manufactured by a network of contracted third-party factories, not owned facilities, spread across roughly 16 countries
Certifications: Patagonia is a Certified B Corporation (it was the first California company to become a B Corp, in January 2012) and is also legally a California benefit corporation
Score status
verified
SKU scan date
2026-07-11
Health and safety
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H3 Q6: Is [Brand] non-toxic / PFAS-free?
Is Patagonia non-toxic and safe for skin?
Certification
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H3 Q7: Is [Brand] GOTS / certified?
Is Patagonia certified?
OEKO-TEX® Standard 100
Patagonia clothing brand does not maintain OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 certification.
Other Certifications
Patagonia clothing brand does not have any other sustainability certifications.
Factory certifications
Fair Trade Certified factories
Key facts certifications
Patagonia is a Certified B Corporation (it was the first California company to become a B Corp, in January 2012) and is also legally a California benefit corporation. It has partnered with Fair Trade USA since 2014 and states that over 90% of its line is sewn in Fair Trade Certified factories, paying a premium into a worker-controlled Community Development Fund.
Sourcing and supply chain
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Resale source
Overall: where this info comes from
Traceability level
Cut-and-sew / assembly factory: NAME
Publishes a factory list
Ownership and legal entity
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Owner
Ryan Gellert is the owner of Patagonia.
Identity
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Brand name
Patagonia
H3 Q1: Is [Brand] sustainable / ethical?
Is Patagonia sustainable and ethical?
Answer 1
These are verifiable structural and certification facts. Counter-evidence and criticism (also docum
H3 Q2: Where is [Brand] made?
Where is Patagonia made?
Answer 2
Patagonia garments are manufactured by a network of contracted third-party factories, not owned facilities, spread across roughly 16 countries. The large majority of production is in Asia, primarily Vietnam and Sri Lanka, with additional sourcing in China, India, Bangladesh, and elsewhere, plus some production in the United States (for example certain merino socks and organic-cotton items) and Portugal. Patagonia does not own its factories and shares many suppliers with other apparel brands.
H3 Q3: Who owns [Brand]?
Who owns Patagonia?
Answer 3
Patagonia was founded by rock climber Yvon Chouinard in 1973 in Ventura, California, where the company (Patagonia, Inc. / Patagonia Works) is still headquartered; it grew out of his earlier Chouinard Equipment climbing-gear business. Patagonia is not owned by a conventional parent conglomerate. In September 2022 Chouinard and his family transferred all ownership: 100% of the voting stock (about 2% of total shares) went to the Patagonia Purpose Trust, controlled by the Chouinard family to protect the company's values, and 100% of the nonvoting stock (about 98% of total shares) went to the Holdfast Collective, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit that uses the company's profits to fight the environmental crisis. Patagonia itself remains a privately held, for-profit business; its profits (a projected roughly $100 million annual dividend) now flow to the nonprofit rather than to private shareholders.
H3 Q4: Is [Brand] legit / worth it?
Is Patagonia legit and worth it?
Answer 4
Patagonia is a real, currently-trading, legitimate business, not defunct. It reported roughly $1.47 billion in sales for fiscal year 2025 (ended April 2025), operates more than 50 retail stores globally plus a large e-commerce operation, and employed about 3,000 people as of 2024. It is the well-known outdoor apparel and gear brand (verified as the clothing company, distinct from the Patagonia geographic region or same-name businesses in other industries).
H3 Q5: Is [Brand] fast fashion?
Is Patagonia fast fashion?
Answer 5
Patagonia is positioned as a slow-fashion, durability-focused brand rather than a fast-fashion label: it emphasizes long-lasting products, repair (its Worn Wear program), and reuse, and it does not run the rapid, high-volume, disposable-trend cycle characteristic of fast fashion. However, it is a large-scale mainstream manufacturer, not a small-batch or artisanal maker, and a 2023 investigation noted it shares factories with fast-fashion brands.
Answer 6
Certifications: Patagonia is a Certified B Corporation (it was the first California company to become a B Corp, in January 2012) and is also legally a California benefit corporation. All of Patagonia's virgin cotton is certified organic to the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), though GOTS does not cover the whole product range. Not publicly documented as holding OEKO-TEX or European Flax certifications..
Answer 7
Patagonia holds the following certifications: Patagonia is a Certified B Corporation (it was the first California company to become a B Corp, in January 2012) and is also legally a California benefit corporation. Beyond any paper certification, our scan of 48 Patagonia styles found 29.2% is 100% plant fibre, which is the measurable material fact behind Patagonia's claims.
Methodology note (page footer)
How we scan. Every figure on this page comes from the Throne Standard scan: we read the fibre composition off each live product on the brand's own site, style by style, and count only single-fibre plant cloth (cotton, linen, hemp) as natural. Animal fibres such as wool, silk and cashmere and plastic-based synthetics such as polyester, nylon and elastane sit outside the plant-fibre figure, and regenerated fibres such as viscose, bamboo, modal and Tencel are counted as semi-synthetic. Percentages are calculated over the styles that state a composition; anything unlabelled is shown separately.
Answer 8
The most common fibres in the Patagonia styles we read were cotton and polyester. That composition is the measurable fact behind what Patagonia is made of, so check the specific Patagonia label for any individual piece.
Contact Email
customer.service@patagonia.com
Brand site readable
yes
Recycled and circular
1 of 2
Energy, water and land
1 of 2
PFAS / durable water repellent
PFAS-free (brand claim)
Claims and evidence
4 of 17
Verified by
HTT research (brand policy pages)
Verification status
What this means
Why excluded
Place and access
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Location
Patagonia are located in Ventura, California in United States.
Delivery and shipping
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Shipping
Patagonia clothing brand offers free standard shipping on eligible orders with delivery up to 10 business days.
Shipping Notes
Patagonia clothing brand processes and ships orders within 2 business days; expedited options are available at checkout.
Price and commerce
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Price tier
$$
SKU count
48
Further detail
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Excerpt
Is Patagonia a sustainable clothing brand? See the real fibre breakdown, plant, animal or synthetic, before you buy.
Country
United States
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 is not GOTS certified as a company, but uses GOTS certified organic cotton.
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.
Report Post
61245
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'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.
