2013 was an important year for us, as the metrics we
shared with you mark the baseline on which we will
continue to chart our impact. We believe the fabric we
began creating this year is the culmination of the most
sustainable, responsible supply chain in the world. We
are excited to support that belief with hard data and we
are grateful for the partner and vendor network that
has come together to achieve this.
In 2014, we're working to audit and authenticate
multiple supply chains around the world, offering the
transparency and opportunity achieved in 2013 to
even more supply chains working with recyclables
and creating jobs and impact where it is most needed.
We want to connect and build relationships between
the people collecting and processing plastic in
developing countries with the people around the
world who will buy products 'Powered by Thread.'
We plan to get more accurate measures of our
environmental impact and chart not only the volumes
of waste we're keeping off the ground, but how much
energy and water is required for recycling and how
we can make our operations even more sustainable.
We will focus on the economic impact of those
supply chains. Not only in the number of dollars
funneled into the communities where they operate,
but what the ripple effect of those dollars is in those
neighborhoods.
We look forward to constantly improving our products
and the supply chains that create them, while sharing
our impact as we continue to grow.
Here's to 2014.
Kelsey Halling
Director of Community Development