We believe strongly that what you measure is what you care about.
To ensure we are having the most positive impact we can,
we are committed to measuring our effect across social, environmental,
and economic spectrums.
Our metrics are based on a number of accredited and globally accepted
standards and procedures. We recognize that standards and evaluation
are constantly evolving fields and anticipate shifting our methodology as
necessary to best serve our employees, customers, partners, and the
communities we work in.
Thread’s 2013 goals were influenced by the following guidelines:
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The Fair Labor Association Code of Conduct and
Compliance Benchmarks
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Patagonia Social and Environmental Compliance
Benchmark’s for Suppliers 2013
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The United Nations Post-2015 Development Agenda
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The Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s Higg Index
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Thread's Materiality Matrix - a scorecard we customdeveloped to evaluate the 38 criteria most relevant to
our business and the countries in which we work
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