Patagonia

Apparel & Fashion
Overall: A · 70.4/100

As of May 2026, TruNorth grades Patagonia an overall A (70.4/100) across nine values categories. Certified B Corporation since 2022 (B Impact score 166/200). (source: Fair Labor Association). 1% for the Planet member — pledges 1% of annual sales to environmental nonprofits. (source: 1% for the Planet).

Last updated May 2026 · TruNorth (trunorthapp.com)

Political donations

Goods Unite Us A grade — corporate giving + executive donations heavily progressive. [goods-unite-us]

Source: consumer-scorecards

Environment

1% for the Planet member — pledges 1% of annual sales to environmental nonprofits. Certified B Corporation since 2022 (B Impact score 166/200). Fair Trade Certified partner (apparel) — sources through cooperatives guaranteeing minimum prices and community premiums. Climate-commitment coalition member: We Mean Business Coalition (since 2018). We Mean Business Coalition member: committed to climate action across multiple WMBC campaigns. Ethical Consumer Best Buy — clothing guide leader on environment, supply-chain transparency, B Corp. DoneGood marketplace — featured for environmental + supply-chain commitments. [ethical-consumer · donegood · goodonyou]

Source: 1% for the Planet · B Lab · Fair Trade USA · climate-coalitions · consumer-scorecards

Labor

Certified B Corporation since 2022 (B Impact score 166/200). Fair Trade Certified partner (apparel) — sources through cooperatives guaranteeing minimum prices and community premiums.

Source: Fair Labor Association · UK Modern Slavery registry · B Lab · Fair Trade USA

DEI

HRC Corporate Equality Index: 95/100 (2025) — strong LGBTQ+ workplace policies with minor deductions. Certified B Corporation since 2022 (B Impact score 166/200). HRC Corporate Equality Index 95/100 (2025) — top-tier LGBTQ+ workplace equality rating.

Source: HRC Corporate Equality Index · B Lab

Charity

$100M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~6.67% of revenue) via Patagonia Inc. Certified B Corporation since 2022 (B Impact score 166/200).

Source: corporate giving disclosures · B Lab

Animal testing

Regenerative Organic Certified Gold — apparel cotton + food line. [Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC Gold)]

Source: farm-welfare

Firearms

No public record found.

Privacy

Patagonia's published privacy notice discloses it 'sells' customer name, mailing address, and purchase history to marketing cooperative Epsilon, and its own policy states it maintains 'reasonable physical, electronic, and administrative measures' to safeguard data. However, as of 2024, Patagonia faced two active proposed class-action lawsuits: one filed July 11, 2024 in California Superior Court (Gills v. Patagonia) alleging it used AI vendor Talkdesk to intercept, record, and analyze customer phone calls without consent in violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act, seeking $5,000 per violation per class member; and a second filed in Arizona federal court (Knight v. Patagonia, Case No. 4:24-cv-00255) alleging hidden email tracking pixels captured subscriber data without consent in violation of Arizona's Telephone, Utility and Communication Service Records Act, seeking $1,000 per violation.

Executive pay

No public record found.

Data sources

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