Pangaia Materials Science Limited
Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
December 2022
Apparel
Wholesale/Retail
France,
Italy,
United Kingdom,
United States
PANGAIA is a purpose-driven collective bringing problem-solving innovations to the world through premium lifestyle products and experiences. By uniting a global network of scientists, technologists, designers and creatives, PANGAIA empowers all to reconnect with the planet we call home. Positioned at the intersection of innovation and collaboration, the brand’s signature designs are worn by cultural pioneers and tastemakers. Founded in 2019, PANGAIA was built as a platform to scale breakthrough material solutions, offering contemporary wardrobe staples crafted from responsibly sourced materials. Examples include creating plant-based, naturally non-toxic activewear; filling outerwear with flowers not feathers; utilizing recycled cashmere and regenerative merino; and harnessing renewable plant fibers to produce organic cotton essentials. With teams spanning the UK and Europe, PANGAIA champions connection and community, shaping a business model that prioritizes progress for people and planet alike. The majority of PANGAIA products are sold directly to customers through e-commerce, retail pop-ups, and permanent concessions. PANGAIA also operates as a business-to-business solution, meeting industry partners’ needs by sharing its mission.
Overall B Impact Score
Governance 18.3
Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Workers 25.0
Workers evaluates a company’s contributions to its employees’ financial security, health & safety, wellness, career development, and engagement & satisfaction. In addition, this section recognizes business models designed to benefit workers, such as companies that are at least 40% owned by non-executive employees and those that have workforce development programs to support individuals with barriers to employment.
Community 21.3
Community evaluates a company’s engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from, and sources from. Topics include diversity, equity & inclusion, economic impact, civic engagement, charitable giving, and supply chain management. In addition, this section recognizes business models that are designed to address specific community-oriented problems, such as poverty alleviation through fair trade sourcing or distribution via microenterprises, producer cooperative models, locally focused economic development, and formal charitable giving commitments.
Environment 31.6
Environment evaluates a company’s overall environmental management practices as well as its impact on the air, climate, water, land, and biodiversity. This includes the direct impact of a company’s operations and, when applicable its supply chain and distribution channels. This section also recognizes companies with environmentally innovative production processes and those that sell products or services that have a positive environmental impact. Some examples might include products and services that create renewable energy, reduce consumption or waste, conserve land or wildlife, provide less toxic alternatives to the market, or educate people about environmental problems.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Customers 3.5
Customers evaluates a company’s stewardship of its customers through the quality of its products and services, ethical marketing, data privacy and security, and feedback channels. In addition, this section recognizes products or services that are designed to address a particular social problem for or through its customers, such as health or educational products, arts & media products, serving underserved customers/clients, and services that improve the social impact of other businesses or organizations.