Patagonia is a clothing brand founded by Yvon Chouinard in 1973 and is based in Ventura, California. Patagonia was started to try and prevent damage to the environment.

Patagonia uses materials that cause less harm to the environment, they use things such as primarily recycled materials or organically grown cotton. They do this in an environmentally friendly way.

• Patagonia's self-imposed earth tax, 1% for the planet, provides support to environmental non profits working to defend earths air, water and land around the globe.

• Patagonia also uses materials that cause less harm to the environment.

• They use primarily recycled materials.

• Patagonia use organically farmed cotton, they use less water, no harmful chemicals and less c02 emissions to do this.

• They are Fair Trade Certified

Fair Trade Certified™​ is an award-winning, rigorous, and globally recognized sustainable sourcing model that improves livelihoods, protects the environment, and builds resilient, transparent supply chains.