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AlanRussell1 karma2015-03-31 16:34:42 UTC
Hi, I've seen recently that Story Of Stuff were campaigning on the issue of microfibres and working with Columbia rather than Patagonia.
I wondered why Columbia had been chosen, rather than Patagonia, as I view Patagonia as a leader in addressing environmental problems, certainly amongst sportswear companies and I've found great inspiration in the environmental work that Patagonia do and am a great fan of your products. After investigating further, I found that the ecologist responsible for the study had been in touch with Patagonia and that Patagonia had declined to fund him but do seem to support organisations he is associated with (http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2014/oct/27/toxic-plastic-synthetic-microscopic-oceans-microbeads-microfibers-food-chain, http://www.algalita.org/greening-laundry-day-avoid-polyester-fabrics/, http://www.algalita.org/onward-and-upward-in-tokyo/).
I don't wish to pry, but is it possible that you could clarify your position a bit on this so that I understand what the story is from your perspective?
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AlanRussell1 karma
Hi, I've seen recently that Story Of Stuff were campaigning on the issue of microfibres and working with Columbia rather than Patagonia.
I wondered why Columbia had been chosen, rather than Patagonia, as I view Patagonia as a leader in addressing environmental problems, certainly amongst sportswear companies and I've found great inspiration in the environmental work that Patagonia do and am a great fan of your products. After investigating further, I found that the ecologist responsible for the study had been in touch with Patagonia and that Patagonia had declined to fund him but do seem to support organisations he is associated with (http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2014/oct/27/toxic-plastic-synthetic-microscopic-oceans-microbeads-microfibers-food-chain, http://www.algalita.org/greening-laundry-day-avoid-polyester-fabrics/, http://www.algalita.org/onward-and-upward-in-tokyo/).
I don't wish to pry, but is it possible that you could clarify your position a bit on this so that I understand what the story is from your perspective?
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