Sloan Ridge Graphic Ss Tee women's

Use:

• Designed to accompany you on your hiking adventures and outdoor activities, offering comfort and performance.
• Ideal for keeping you cool and dry during hikes in warm climates or moderate-intensity activities, thanks to its moisture-wicking capability.
• Its stretch fabric provides freedom of movement, making it perfect for exploring nature or for active casual wear.
• The printed design adds a touch of style, allowing you to wear it both on the mountain and in your daily life, combining functionality and modern aesthetics.
• Manufactured by Columbia to meet the need for a versatile garment that manages moisture and offers comfort during your getaways and explorations.

Features:

• Omni-Wick™ Technology: Incorporates an advanced moisture-wicking system that wicks moisture away from the body to keep your skin dry and comfortable during physical activity.
• Stretch Fabric: Offers a comfortable fit that adapts to your movements, providing greater freedom and comfort in any activity.
• Printed Design: Features an attractive graphic that adds a distinctive and modern touch to the garment, ideal for those seeking style and functionality.
• Neckline Ribbing: Finishing detail that enhances durability and comfort in the neck area, preventing chafing.

Materials:

• Main Composition: Made with 94% recycled polyester, a lightweight and durable material that contributes to sustainability by reusing resources. This fabric is known for its excellent moisture-wicking and quick-drying capabilities, maintaining breathability.
• Elastic Component: Contains 6% elastane, which gives the fabric two-way stretch properties, allowing for greater range of motion and a fit that adapts to the body without restrictions. This amount of elastane ensures the garment retains its shape after use.

Eco-Certifications and Brand Sustainability Practices:

• Columbia is a bluesign® System Partner, meaning it collaborates with a system that seeks solutions for sustainable textile production, eliminating harmful substances from the beginning of the manufacturing process and establishing controls for efficient resource use, which benefits the environment, workers, and consumers alike.
• The brand implements Standards of Manufacturing Practices (SMP), a code of conduct that its suppliers are expected to meet, addressing labor, health, safety, and environmental aspects in production, contributing to a more ethical supply chain.
• Use of the Higg Index (Facility Environmental Module - FEM) in its factories, a standardized self-assessment tool that measures the environmental performance of facilities, promoting improvements in water use, energy, emissions, and waste management, benefiting the health of local ecosystems.
• Adoption of the Social & Labor Converged Assessment Framework (SLCP), which seeks to reduce the duplication of social and labor audits in factories, promoting transparency and improving labor conditions in the supply chain, which positively impacts worker well-being.
• Compliance with a Restricted Substances List (RSL), ensuring that products are free from chemical substances harmful to human health and the environment, in line with international regulations, guaranteeing safer products for users and the planet.
• Development of a Material Traceability Program that allows tracing the origin of components, such as recycled polyester, supporting transparency and verification of sustainability claims, which gives consumers confidence about the responsible origin of materials.
• Through the ReThreads Program, Columbia promotes the circularity of its products, encouraging the reuse and recycling of garments at the end of their life cycle to reduce textile waste and the demand for virgin resources.
• Membership in the AFIRM Group, an initiative of apparel and footwear industry brands to reduce the use and impact of harmful chemical substances in the supply chain, collaborating to establish safer standards for products.
• Participation in the Apparel Impact Institute (Aii) - Clean by Design Program, which focuses on implementing resource efficiency improvements and environmental impact reduction in textile supply chain factories, optimizing processes for a lower ecological impact.
• Additionally, the brand is part of various industry alliances and supports sustainability and conservation projects, such as its adherence to the Supply Chain Transparency Pledge, commitment to responsible recruitment (AAFA & FLA), its participation in the OIA Climate Action Corps, alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), use of Open Supply Hub (OSH), and publication of its Supply Chain Transparency Statement. It also collaborates with foundations such as Planet Water Foundation, National Park Foundation, Conservation International, Captains For Clean Water, Ocean Conservancy, and UK National Parks, reflecting a broad commitment to social and environmental responsibility.