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Columbia Sportswear

Columbia Sportswear is an apparel company mostly engaged in designing, developing, marketing, and distributing outdoor clothing, sportswear, and footwear. Founded in 1938 and based in the United States, the company operates in 90 countries with most products manufactured in Asia, including Vietnam, China, Bangladesh, and Indonesia. In 2022, its revenue was USD 3,126 billion and it employed 8325 people.

Summary

Columbia Sportswear performs moderately overall and ranks 33rd in the apparel sector with a score of 22.3 out of 100. However, it achieves average performance in nearly all other areas and specifically has room for improvement in compensation and benefits, where its performance is poor.

While Columbia Sportswear discloses information about its channels and grievance mechanisms for both its own employees and external individuals it has the opportunity to make a public commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment. Moreover, the company can enhance its policies by disclosing both its global primary and secondary caregiver leave policies, aligning them with ILO standards of at least 14 weeks and 2 weeks, respectively. Additionally, Columbia Sportswear has the opportunity to share its remediation process for addressing workplace violence and harassment grievances. The company can also provide more information on whether it requires its suppliers to establish an effective remediation process for addressing violence and harassment grievances among their workers. This would contribute to creating a safer and more inclusive workplace environment.

Ranking position: #50 /112
Total score: 22.3 /100

Measurement area	Score	Rank (0-112)
Governance and strategy	#1 3.6 /20	#63
Representation	#1 2.9 /17.5	#66
Compensation and benefits	#1 0.0 /17.5	#90
Health and well-being	#1 8.8 /17.5	#13
Violence and harassment	#1 3.3 /17.5	#51
Marketplace and community	#1 3.8 /10	#20
Total score	22.3 /100	#50

Value chain element	Score
Workplace	5.1 /35
Supply chain	9.8 /35

Segment
Apparel	#33

More about the company

Headquarters: Portland, OR, USA
Number of employees: 8325
Percentage of female employees: 55%
Group revenue: USD 3,126 billion
Ownership structure: Publicly listed
Website: https://www.columbia.com/