Cotopaxi

Home Country: USA
“Colorful outdoor apparel”
Well known for their packs, Cotopaxi makes timeless, essential, and funky outdoor active wear. They are B Corp certified and allocate 1% of annual revenues to the Cotopaxi Foundation advancing their mission of supporting global poverty alleviation.

Cotopaxi

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Eco-Stylist Gold
Home Country: USA
“Colorful outdoor apparel”
Well known for their packs, Cotopaxi makes timeless, essential, and funky outdoor active wear. They are B Corp certified and allocate 1% of annual revenues to the Cotopaxi Foundation advancing their mission of supporting global poverty alleviation.

Transparency

Three Leaves Earned
Rated: Excellent

  • Cotopaxi publicly discloses its supplier list including the number of makers and factory addresses.
  • Cotopaxi requires all of its suppliers to map, track, and monitor all locations and provide transparency information.
  • Cotopaxi’s Code of Conduct explicitly prohibits unauthorized subcontracting.

Fair Labor

Three Leaves Earned
Rated: Excellent

  • Cotopaxi partners abide by a strict Code of Conduct based on the International Labor Organization core conventions and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
  • If a partner’s wage does not meet worker needs, Cotopaxi will negotiate a wage that does.
  • Cotopaxi assesses all of its suppliers annually and discusses their more significant risks in their impact report available on the Cotopaxi website.
  • Some of Cotopaxi’s products are produced in factories that have worker well-being programs as well as well-being programs at the community level.

Sustainably Made

Three Leaves Earned
Rated: Excellent

  • Cotopaxi measures and offsets its carbon emissions. The brand’s latest impact report shared their 2022 GHG emissions figures and the offset progress as well.
  • Cotopaxi has committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2040.
  • Cotopaxi discloses its water usage, itemized by each supplier, and requires its suppliers to reduce water consumption in manufacturing.
  • Cotopaxi has an MRSL list and strives to avoid and eliminate, wherever possible, the use of hazardous chemicals.
  • 98% of Cotopaxi products are made using environmentally sustainable raw materials.
  • The brand has a repair and recycle program, and has implemented a resale program as well.
  • The brand has eliminated single use plastics from its packaging.

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Last Updated: 10/12/24.
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