Canada Goose

Commons could not find a clear breakdown of Canada Goose's overall proportion of sustainable materials used. There is evidence the brand uses a mix of lower impact fibers, including recycled poly and Tencel lyocell, as well as high impact fibers, including virgin poly, virgin wool, and blends. The brand has a goal to reduce its use of high impact fibers, with a goal of using 90% preferred fibre and materials by 2025. It has reported progress against this goal within the past year.

Over 70% of Canada Goose's production takes places domestically in Canada, where facilities are powered primarily by renewables. It has adopted energy efficiency measures in and procured renewable energy credits for its offices and storefronts.

Canada Goose has made efforts to reduce the amount of virgin plastic in its packaging. Its eco-friendly materials include FSC-certified and recycled materials.

Canada Goose has a repair program, offers a lifetime warranty, and gives detailed care instructions to extend garment lifespan, though some products are dry-clean only (a high impact process).

Canada Goose has a take back partnership that accepts its own brand's items for resale. It reports on the impact of this program.

Canada Goose offers a core evergreen collection with limited new additions and releases.

Commons is still analyzing the marketing emails for this brand.

Canada Goose has a dedicated sustainability page with information about materials, emissions measurement. It is not prominently displayed on its website and provides minimal metrics. It was last updated in 2024. The brand also has a detailed annual report that includes greater detail and progress reporting, though Commons found some details to be vague. Its latest report is from 2024.

Canada Goose internally measures and publicly reports some of its company-level emissions. It reports Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, but has not yet measured or reported scope 3 emissions.

Canada Goose has newly set emissions reduction targets for the near term. It has not yet submitted these to SBTi. It has shared progress on these targets in the last year, but does not appear to be on track. It offsets scope 2 emissions.

Canada Goose does not publishes limited high-level information about its supply chain partners. It has a supplier code of conduct, which disallows subcontracting, protects the right to collective bargaining, and prohibits forced labor. It does not mention a living wage. The brand requires partner audits.