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Cotopaxi

Apparel/Footwear

Headquartered in United States

Cotopaxi is an outdoor gear brand founded in 2014 that integrates poverty alleviation into its core business model by committing 1% of annual revenue to the Cotopaxi Foundation. As of 2024, the brand achieved its major sustainability goal: 100% of products now contain repurposed, recycled, or responsibly sourced materials, with detailed tracking of how materials are sourced. On the labor front, Cotopaxi partners with Fair Trade Certified factories producing about 35% of its goods and has demonstrated accountability by discovering and openly addressing coercive recruitment practices in a supplier facility in 2022, completing remediation by 2023 with third-party support.

How Cotopaxi scores

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What Cotopaxi does well

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Environment

Cotopaxi holds B Corp certification and is a member of the 1% for the Planet initiative, committing 1% of annual revenue to environmental nonprofits. According to the company's published materials, it uses repurposed and recycled fabrics in a portion of its product lines, including its Del Día collection, which is made from factory remnant materials. The company has stated commitments to reducing its environmental footprint, though comprehensive third-party verified data on absolute greenhouse gas emissions, water usage, and waste across its full supply chain has not been extensively published in standalone sustainability reports as of the most recent publicly available information.

Labor

Cotopaxi's manufacturing is conducted through a network of factories primarily located in the Philippines, Vietnam, and other parts of Southeast Asia, as disclosed in company communications. The company publishes a supplier code of conduct and has stated that its factories are subject to social compliance audits. Cotopaxi's B Corp certification requires meeting verified standards related to worker treatment, though the company has not published a comprehensive public list of all tier-one and tier-two suppliers as of publicly available information. The company has also stated commitments to fair wages and safe working conditions in its supply chain.

Cotopaxi products on Amazon

82 products from Cotopaxi, sold on Amazon (US) (showing 60 of 82). Leif earns a commission on qualifying purchases.

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