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Brand History: Canada Goose

Posted by Alex R. on Oct 12th 2015

Written by Alex R., Men’s FashionFounded: 1957Country of Origin: CanadaFamous for: Ultra heavy-duty cold weather gear, down parkas, supplying gear to the United States Antarctic Program (USAP)Social and Environmental Responsibility initiatives: insistence on keeping supply and manufacturing processes in Canada (resulting in ethical wages and provision of a reasonable standard of living for hundreds of Canadian artisans), ethical harvesting of coyote fur and duck down in accordance with internati … read more

Brand History: Arc’teryx

Posted by Alex R. on Oct 7th 2015

Written by Alex R., Men’s FashionFounded: 1991Country of Origin: CanadaFamous for: Innovative climbing gear, Bora daypacks, Theta AR hardshell, materials science advances with GORE-TEX fabrics, Veillance techwear lineSocial and Environmental Responsibility initiatives: International Down and Feather Laboratory-audited down suppliers, internal and external ethics audit processes for all Arc’teryx manufacturing facilities, First-World manufacturing in Vancouver Factory, “Bird’s Nest” all-weather g … read more