Skien Valley Long Sleeve Shirt women's

Use:

• Hiking and trekking in warm climates or exposed to the sun, where sun protection and moisture management are essential for comfort.
• Outdoor activities such as trail running, exploring, or camping, requiring a lightweight, breathable, and quick-drying garment.
• As a base layer or standalone during intense physical exertion, thanks to its sweat-activated cooling technologies and moisture-wicking capabilities.
• Travel to sunny and humid destinations, offering reliable UV protection and lasting coolness without adding excessive weight to luggage.
• Daily use in hot conditions to stay cool, dry, and protected from solar rays, also benefiting from its odor-neutralizing fabric.
• Ideal for long days outdoors where sun exposure is prolonged and odor buildup can be a concern.

Features:

• Omni-Shade™ Sun Deflector: Offers superior sun protection by deflecting harmful UV rays using reflective dots integrated into the fabric, keeping the skin cooler and safer under the sun.
• Omni-Freeze™ ZERO Ice: Provides advanced and long-lasting cooling activated by touch and sweat, using small blue rings that react with moisture to lower fabric temperature and ensure comfort and dryness even during prolonged heat exposure.
• Omni-Wick™: Advanced moisture-wicking technology that pulls moisture away from the skin to the fabric's surface for rapid evaporation, ensuring dryness and next-to-skin comfort.
• Odor-neutralizing fabric: Helps maintain freshness during prolonged use, capturing and neutralizing body odors for a lasting clean feeling.
• Thumbholes: Strategically located in the cuffs, they keep sleeves in place and offer additional coverage for hands against sun and chafing.
• Half-zip collar: Allows for customizable ventilation according to the moment's needs and greater neck protection from the sun when fully closed.
• Hanger loop: A small functional detail that facilitates drying or storing the garment when not in use.
• Part of the Titanium line: Designed for high-performance outdoor activities in the most demanding conditions, offering the best fit, most advanced features, and Columbia's most innovative technologies.
• Active Fit: A body-skimming fit without restricting movement, designed for the mobility needed in dynamic activities.
• Center back length: 66.0 cm (26.0 inches), providing adequate coverage and protection in the lumbar area.
• Recommended by The Skin Cancer Foundation: The fabric of this garment offers effective UV protection, an important endorsement for skin safety during sun exposure.

Materials:

• Shell: Composed of a blend of 92% Polyester and 8% Elastane. Polyester provides the fabric with durability, wrinkle resistance, quick-drying, and excellent moisture management. Elastane, on the other hand, gives the garment elasticity and flexibility, allowing for total freedom of movement and a comfortable fit that adapts to the body during physical activity.

Eco-Certificates and Brand Sustainability Practices:

• Manufactured in collaboration with a manufacturing partner participating in Columbia's RISE program (formerly HERproject), focused on the empowerment and well-being of female workers in the supply chain, including Financial Health, Respect, Foundations, and Digital programs. This contributes to improving working conditions and personal development for employees.
• Columbia is a bluesign® System Partner, meaning it collaborates with a comprehensive system that seeks to eliminate harmful substances from the beginning of the manufacturing process and establishes controls for environmentally friendly and safe production for people.
• The brand complies with a Restricted Substances List (RSL) to ensure its products are safe and minimize chemical impact, and is a member of the AFIRM Group, collaborating with other brands to reduce harmful substances in the textile and footwear supply chain.
• Implements Manufacturing Practices Standards (SMP) to ensure fair, safe, and respectful working conditions throughout its supply chain. Additionally, it uses assessment tools like the Higg Index (Facility Environmental Module - FEM) and the Social & Labor Converged Assessment Framework (SLCP) to measure and promote continuous improvement of the environmental and social performance of the factories it works with.
• Additionally, the brand is part of various industry alliances and supports environmental conservation, labor rights, and supply chain transparency projects through its participation in: ReThreads Program for garment recycling, use of Green-e® Renewable Energy Certificates, a material traceability program, and support for Fair Trade certified factories and Carbon Leadership Project participants. Columbia is also a member of the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Climate Action Corps and the Apparel Impact Institute (Aii) - Clean by Design Program. The brand adheres to principles such as the Transparency Pledge, publishes its Supply Chain Transparency Statement (complying with California SB 657 and UK Modern Slavery Act), aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and uses Open Supply Hub for greater transparency. It also collaborates with organizations such as the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA), Planet Water Foundation, National Park Foundation, Conservation International, Captains For Clean Water, Ocean Conservancy, and UK National Parks, and supports initiatives like Transition Projects and the Collegiate Outdoor Recreation Program.