About the data
Disclosing information on how the environment, oceans, marine animals and our health.
Methodology
In this question you are being asked to identify whether the company publicly discloses what they are doing to minimise the impact of microfibers.
Where to look for this information:
- Corporate Social Responsibility report
- Company documents
- Company policies
- Company websites
- Company code of conduct
- Parent company documents (only if the parent company is linked to from the brands website)
- Parent company policies (only if the parent company is linked to from the brands website)
- Parent company websites (only if the parent company is linked to from the brands website)
- Parent company code of conduct (only if the parent company is linked to from the brands website)
Good keywords for your searches include:
- Microfibre/Microfiber
- Polyester
- Plastic
- Synthetic
- Materials
Things to keep in mind:
- This could through testing of materials to understand microfibre impacts or partnering with research bodies to understand microfiber impacts or by supporting an industry body such as Ocean Clean Wash or the Outdoor Industry Association’s Microfibre Taskforce.