Patagonia announced a strategic investment in Beyond Surface Technologies, a Swiss company founded in 2008 to produce sustainable technologies for treating textiles that do not compromise when it comes to performance. The investment comes through Patagonia’s $20 Million & Change fund, which launched in 2013 to help innovative, like-minded companies bring solutions to the environmental crisis and other positive change through business
“This is the tension we feel every day, making the best technical products for our core sports and working to fulfill our environmental commitments,” said Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario. “Beyond Surface Technologies has the potential to help Patagonia and our entire industry get to the next level of chemical safety without compromising performance, and we¹re very excited to invest in their success.”
The investment by Patagonia allows Beyond Surface Technologies to accelerate testing and reduce time to market for its pipeline of g new treatments for the entire apparel industry, says Matthias Foessel, CEO of said BST. “Patagonia is enabling us to grow even faster, benefiting the environment and enhancing product performance while remaining completely independent and in control of the original founders. This is truly unique.”
Consistent with prior environmental innovations, Patagonia plans to share any breakthroughs Beyond Surface Technologies may produce with the entire outdoor industry in order to amplify the environmental impact to the greatest extent possible.
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