Helvetia Ii Half Snap Fleece youth unisex

Usage:

• Ideal as a warm and cozy layer for young people's daily comfort, ensuring they stay warm and comfortable during their activities.
• Perfect for casual outdoor activities, such as light camping or trips, thanks to its lightweight and versatile design that does not restrict movement.
• Designed by Columbia to offer an extra layer of warmth during cooler days, making it an essential mid-season garment or a mid-layer in colder climates.
• Its classic, unisex design with a half-placket closure makes it a functional and stylish garment, easy to mix and match and suitable for boys and girls.
• Manufactured with the aim of providing a soft and comfortable warm solution, keeping young people protected from the cold without sacrificing comfort during their daily adventures and games.

Features:

• Made with an extraordinarily soft Sherpa fleece fabric that provides exceptional warmth and a cozy feel to the touch, ideal for direct contact with the skin.
• Lightweight design that ensures comfort without adding excessive weight, perfect for young people's activity and play without causing fatigue.
• Half-placket closure with front snaps that makes it easy to put on and take off, as well as allowing for customizable ventilation as needed.
• Elastic binding at the cuffs and hem not only provides a neat and durable finish, but also helps retain body heat and offers a secure and comfortable fit.
• Binding at the collar offers a clean finish and contributes to the overall comfort of the garment, preventing chafing.
• Classic and unisex cut that ensures a timeless and versatile style, easy to integrate into any youth wardrobe and suitable for multiple occasions.
• Center back length of 47.6 cm (18.8 inches), providing adequate coverage and a proportional fit for children and young people.
• This product has been consciously designed without PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), as part of the brand's commitment to reducing environmental impact.

Materials:

• Main fabric: 100% Polyester Sherpa Pile. This synthetic material is known for its plush and voluminous texture, similar to sheep's wool, which provides excellent thermal insulation by trapping warm air close to the body. It is inherently durable, resistant to shrinking and stretching, and quick-drying, making it easy to care for and maintain. Polyester Sherpa is also lightweight in relation to its warmth capacity and offers great softness against the skin, ensuring comfort.

Eco-Certifications and Brand Sustainability Practices:

• Columbia is a bluesign® system partner, which indicates a commitment to sustainable textile manufacturing, seeking to minimize environmental impact throughout the supply chain, from the chemicals used to water and energy consumption, and worker and consumer safety.
• The brand adheres to its own Standards of Manufacturing Practices (SMP), which seek to ensure fair and safe working conditions, as well as responsible environmental management in its supplier factories.
• Columbia uses the Higg Index (Facility Environmental Module - FEM) to assess and improve the environmental performance of its manufacturing facilities, addressing areas such as energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, water use, and waste management.
• Participation in SLCP (Social & Labor Converged Assessment Framework) allows the brand to use a converged assessment tool for social and labor conditions in its supply chain, promoting audit efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Columbia maintains a Restricted Substances List (RSL) to control and limit the use of harmful chemicals in its products, protecting consumer health and the environment; this product's PFAS-free design is an example of this commitment.
• The brand has a Materials Traceability Program, which can help ensure more responsible and transparent sourcing practices for products like this polyester fleece.
• To reduce environmental impact, Columbia implements solution dyeing techniques (Dope Dye / "Colored with Less Water") in some of its products, which significantly decreases water and energy consumption during the fabric dyeing process.
• Additionally, the brand is part of various industry alliances and supports environmental conservation projects, labor rights, and supply chain transparency through its participation in: AFIRM Group, Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Climate Action Corps, Apparel Impact Institute (Aii) - Clean by Design Program, Transparency Pledge, Turkmen Cotton Pledge, AAFA & FLA Apparel & Footwear Industry Commitment to Responsible Recruitment, European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA), and has some supplier factories with Fair Trade certification and participation in the Carbon Leadership Project. Furthermore, it aligns its reports and operations with SASB standards, the Supply Chain Transparency Statement (complying with California SB 657 and UK Modern Slavery Act), the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), uses platforms like Open Supply Hub (OSH), and Green-e® certificates for renewable energy. It also collaborates with foundations such as Planet Water Foundation and National Park Foundation and supports programs like ReThreads (for garment circularity) and RISE (formerly HERproject).