patagonia - a very different picture on detox/greenpeace

I did not do any in-depth research/systematic review myself here but came across this greenpeace initiative that rates outdoor company in terms of role model vs polluter.

for example I always had bought into patagonia and their sustainability programs, however, greenpeace is painting a very different picture here:

detox-outdoor.org

so, I was surprised. what do you think?

Why dont they wait until 2020 to see how the companies are doing? They can always claim a vendor isnt doing enough or they can do more. Most of the companies listed on the site are claiming to be pfc free by 2020.

don't care

That OP website is very informative and easy to understand. Thanks for sharing.

I think as long as these companies are only causing cancer in humans keep pumping out the better waterproofing. Wanna save the Earth? Kill yourself!

Interesting website. They are missing Rab in the comparison. Rab has created their own DWR with NikWax to eliminate the Teflon PFC process. I will eventually be replacing all my gear with Rab products. We eliminated Teflon cookware years ago, then found it in all our outdoor products.

here is a wired article related to this thread. while I can not take this gear too seriously I thought I'd share this writeup.

wired.com/2016/09/pfc-free-…