PACT Apparel

About PACT Apparel

PACT designs, manufactures and distributes premium organic cotton underwear for men and women. Their values-based philosophy focuses on philanthropy, transparency in business, the journey toward sustainability and quality of product. Their unique approach to philanthropy pairs products and marketing programs with donations to environmental and social justice nonprofits. Their prints are the core communicator of this unique proposition. PACT is manufactured according to the apparel industry’s highest environmental and social standards, and their emphasis on environmental and social responsibility is supported across their entire supply chain. Cause and product design are integrated as never before in a way that makes organic apparel modern, novel and beautiful.

We became a B Corp because we believe that we need to create and support a new generation of businesses that consider people and the planet alongside their profits. 

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The Change We Seek®

The overwhelming majority of underwear sold around the world is made with conventional cotton. Worldwide, conventional cotton farming uses only about 3% of the farmland but consumes approximately 25% of chemical pesticides and fertilizers used each year, which are damaging to workers and to the planet. PACT wants their customers to replace a pair of conventionally grown cotton underwear with a great-fitting, beautiful pair of organic cotton underwear from PACT.

PACT Apparel

  • Industry: Apparel & Footwear
  • Product/Services: Under Garments
  • Location: Berkeley, CA
  • Ownership: Private
  • http://www.wearpact.com

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Summary:

Certified: June 2010
  Points Earned % Points Available
Accountability » 6.7 67%
Employees » 17.7 44%
Consumers » 17.5 50%
Community » 63.8 71%
Environment » 13.3 44%
Composite B Score 119
  • >80 out of 200 is eligible for certification
  • >60% points available = Area of excellence

Highlights:

From B Impact Assessment

Employees: Living wage paid to all employees; >70% of employee health costs covered

Community: 100% of suppliers have a third-party social/environemntal certification; >75% of overseas vendors visited by company; Banks with a local B Corp bank; >50% of profits donated to charity

Environment: 100% of recycled/sustainable office supplies; Top 10% in industry in use of sustainable input materials; 80% of Significant Suppliers annually screened for specific environmental metrics

News

• Featured in Treehugger Go»
• 2010 IDEA Award Go»
• Featured in The Wall Street Journal Go»
• Featured in Fast Company Go»
• Featured in Good Magazine Go»
• Company Press Page Go»

Videos

• Office of Eden (2009) Go»
• Fireflies (2010) Go»
• Expose Coal (2011) Go»
• Beyond Coal: Pants Off Dance Off (2011) Go»
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• PACT + Architecture for Humanity (2010) Go»