Patagonia

apparel

patagonia.com

  • Holds at least one recognized sustainability certification
  • Detailed carbon disclosure including Scope 3 supply chain emissions
  • Supplier transparency above industry average with public Tier 1 disclosure
YKO score
76 /100

CONFIDENCE NOT RECORDED · SCORED MARCH 2026

Across the 8 apparel records we have read, scores run 9.8 to 85.5, and the middle is 57.8. This one sits 1st of 8.

There is no pass mark. A score is a position among the records we can check, not a verdict on a company.

What the number is made of

Six areas, each carrying a fixed weight toward the total. The figure on the right of each row is what this company's own public record supports. An area we could not read says so rather than scoring zero.

Certifications 5.5 / 10

What the certifications this brand holds actually cover. Weighted 20 of 100.

Supply chain 8 / 10

How far down the supplier list the disclosure reaches. Weighted 20 of 100.

Carbon 8 / 10

Measured emissions, targets, and the scopes covered. Weighted 20 of 100.

Packaging 7 / 10

Material choice, recycled content, and end-of-life. Weighted 15 of 100.

Narrative 9 / 10

Whether the public claims match the underlying evidence. Weighted 15 of 100.

Circularity 9 / 10

Reuse, repair, take-back, and recovery in practice. Weighted 10 of 100.

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Where the points are

Ranked by how much score is still on the table, not by how low the number looks. These three are worth 17.5 points between them — more than any other combination of work available to Patagonia.

1. Certifications +9 available

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2. Packaging +4.5 available

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3. Supply chain +4 available

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POINTS AVAILABLE = DIMENSION WEIGHT MINUS SCORE EARNED

The sources behind this record

Every page we read to build this record. They are the company's own published record, not our summary of it — open any of them and read what we read.

2 SOURCES ON FILE · SCORED MARCH 2026

The apparel category

Same six dimensions, same method, applied to the brands nearest this one. The top of the range is the highest score in the category, not a target we set.

Picture Organic Collective 75

-1 against this record · Read the report

Cotopaxi 66.25

-9.7 against this record · Read the report

prAna 57.5

-18.5 against this record · Read the report

Scope 3 readiness

Readiness is how much of the value-chain emissions picture is already documented. The gap below is what's left to close.

Full Scope 3 coverage 100%
18 points to close
Patagonia today 82%

Patagonia is among the best in class for Scope 3 disclosure. Gaps: Cat 11 use-phase emissions (washing polyester microplastic) and full Cat 2 capital goods not yet quantified. Worn Wear program partially addresses Cat 12.

This brand reports directly under SB 253 — revenue over one billion dollars, operating in California. Costco's Scope 3 filing deadline is August 10, 2027, and buyers ask their suppliers well before their own deadline. We prepare the numbers with you.

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Scope 3 collection

Every supplier response feeds the Scope 3 estimate directly. Each one that completes the form replaces an industry average with a measured number, which lowers the estimate and raises the confidence.

Suppliers responded 0 / 0

Coverage 0%

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Competitor benchmark

Where this brand sits in its category today. The full benchmark adds every dimension side by side and the single change that would move the score most.

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What a full report adds

The public score is what we can see from the outside. A full report adds competitor tracking, a claim-by-claim gap map, and the Scope 3 documentation buyers ask for. We assemble it with you — you don't start from a blank page.

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