Category Archives: Supply Chain

A lighter brighter supply chain From energy-efficient offices and factories to learning more about the suppliers of its raw materials, PMI entered 2017 with a smaller carbon footprint. 2014–2015 Greening PMI’s operations From 2014 to 2015, greenhouse gas emissions from PMI’s operations dropped by 15%, mainly due to remodeling one of its offices. 2015 Taking carbon out ofContinue reading “A lighter brighter supply chain”

PMI Honored to Receive Outdoor Industry Award It’s been ten years since PMI joined the Outdoor Industry Association’s Sustainability Working Group. That day, together with outdoor brand leaders such as Patagonia, North Face and Columbia, PMI committed to build environmental and social responsibility into its products and supply chain. Since then, PMI has met twice a year with thisContinue reading “PMI Honored to Receive Outdoor Industry Award”

Solar Panels Light Up PMI Joinease Since 2009, PMI has been uncovering ways to shrink the carbon footprint of its factories. In 2014, they reached a turning point: finding fewer and fewer reductions to be made, PMI looked up, to rooftop solar energy systems. In 2016, work began on installing photovoltaic solar panels atop four factory roofs at PMI Joinease. Spanning 10,000 square meters, theContinue reading “Solar Panels Light Up PMI Joinease”

Responsibly Made in China: Update PMI is committed to responsible and ethical manufacturing practices. Since implementing their Code of Conduct in 1998, they have worked with their suppliers to make continuous improvements. PMI has factories in several countries—Brazil, China, Spain, Thailand and the US—but manufacturing is concentrated in China, where PMI has found some of the highest quality factoriesContinue reading “Responsibly Made in China: Update”

PMI South America Continues on Path to Sustainability Since 2015, PMI South America has been working to apply PMI’s Code of Conduct standards and factory improvement system to its factories in Rio and Manaus. Both facilities have been making continuous improvements in social responsibility and environmental stewardship, and there will be more to report later inContinue reading “PMI South America Continues on Path to Sustainability”