Silver Ridge Utility Cargo Pant youth girls

Use:

• Ideal for hiking and outdoor activities where sun protection and moisture management are crucial, allowing young explorers to enjoy their adventures with greater safety and comfort.
• Designed for young adventurers who need comfort and functionality on excursions, camping trips, and nature explorations, adapting to their movements and needs.
• Its cargo design with multiple pockets makes it practical for carrying small essential items during activities, such as compasses, snacks, or a small explorer's notebook.
• Manufactured with versatility in mind, it is suitable for a variety of natural environments and warm or temperate climates, thanks to its quick-drying and sun protection properties.
• The Columbia brand has created it as a durable and more environmentally friendly option for the new generation of nature lovers, encouraging conscious exploration.

Features:

• Omni-Shade™ Broad Spectrum UPF 50 sun protection that blocks a wide range of UVA and UVB rays, protecting the skin from sun damage during long outdoor exposures and allowing for safer adventures under the sun.
• Omni-Wick™ technology that wicks moisture away from the body to the fabric's surface for rapid evaporation, keeping the wearer dry, cool, and comfortable even during intense activities or in warm climates.
• Pull-on design with an elastic waistband and adjustable drawstring that facilitates a personalized and comfortable fit, allowing the pants to be easily put on and taken off and ensuring they stay in place during movement.
• Fabric with 2-way comfort stretch that offers greater freedom of movement, essential for dynamic activities such as hiking, climbing, or outdoor play.
• Multiple functional pockets: Includes a zippered cargo pocket for security, side hand pockets, and an easy-access back pocket, offering ample space to store small items in an organized manner.
• Elastic cuffs at the ankles that help keep the pant legs in place and prevent dirt, insects, or small debris from the trail from entering, providing an additional barrier.
• Regular Fit that provides a universal and relaxed cut facilitating comfortable range of motion, adapting well to different body types and allowing for base layers if needed.

Materials:

• Main composition: 100% Recycled Polyester. This material is characterized by its notable durability, lightness, and excellent quick-drying properties, in addition to its wrinkle resistance and ability to maintain its shape. The use of recycled polyester significantly contributes to the reduction of plastic waste and lower consumption of virgin resources, aligning with more sustainable manufacturing practices. Although exact figures for thickness, deniers, or waterproof levels are not specified, its combination with Omni-Shade™ and Omni-Wick™ technologies ensures effective sun protection and breathability.

Eco-Certificates and Brand Sustainability Practices:

• bluesign® System Partner: Columbia Sportswear is a bluesign® system partner, which implies a commitment to sustainable textile manufacturing, seeking responsible chemical production, resource efficiency, and consumer safety by eliminating harmful substances from the beginning of the supply chain.
• This product is made with 100% Recycled Polyester, demonstrating a direct commitment to the circular economy by reusing existing plastic materials, reducing dependence on virgin petroleum resources, and decreasing the environmental footprint associated with the production of new materials.
• The manufacturing of this product takes place in facilities participating in RISE programs (formerly HERproject), an initiative that invests in the health, financial empowerment, and gender equality of women workers in global supply chains, directly benefiting the female workers involved in making garments like this one.
• Standards of Manufacturing Practices (SMP): Columbia applies its own standards to ensure that products are manufactured under ethical and responsible conditions, covering labor, health, safety, and environmental aspects in its supply chain.
• Restricted Substances List (RSL): The brand adheres to an RSL to control and limit the use of potentially harmful chemicals in its products, seeking to protect both user health and the environment.
• Higg Index (Facility Environmental Module - FEM): Columbia uses the Higg Index FEM to assess and improve the environmental performance of its associated manufacturing facilities, promoting resource efficiency and emissions reduction.
• Social & Labor Converged Assessment Framework (SLCP): The brand participates in the SLCP, a collaborative effort to reduce the duplication of social and labor audits, promoting better working conditions in the supply chain more efficiently and effectively.
• Material Traceability Program: Columbia implements programs to trace the origin of its materials, such as the recycled polyester used in these pants, which allows for verification of sustainability claims and ensures more responsible sourcing.
• Fair Trade Certification (at the level of some supplier factories): Some of the factories Columbia works with are Fair Trade Certified, ensuring fair wages and better working conditions for the workers who make the products.
• xxAdditionally, the brand is part of various industry alliances and supports environmental conservation, labor rights, and supply chain transparency projectsxx through its participation in: AFIRM Group (for chemical management), Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Climate Action Corps, Apparel Impact Institute (Aii) - Clean by Design Program, Transparency Pledge, AAFA & FLA Apparel & Footwear Industry Commitment to Responsible Recruitment, and European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA).
• General corporate commitment to sustainability: Columbia demonstrates its dedication through adherence to SASB (Sustainability Accounting Standards Board) reporting standards, the publication of the Supply Chain Transparency Statement (complying with California SB 657 and UK Modern Slavery Act), alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), the use of Open Supply Hub (OSH) for supply chain transparency, and the ReThreads recycling program. The brand also collaborates with foundations such as Planet Water Foundation, National Park Foundation, and Conservation International, among others.