Arc'teryx Equipment sustainability score: 40/100
Arc'teryx is a Canadian manufacturer of technical apparel and outdoor equipment founded in 1989 and headquartered in North Vancouver. Known for premium jackets and climbing gear, the brand competes in the durable outdoor segment against Patagonia and The North Face.
More about Arc'teryx Equipment
Parent company Amer Sports acquired it in 2017. Arc'teryx operates direct retail, supply chain partnerships across Asia, and reverse logistics via its ReBird program.
Founded 1989Head office North Vancouver, CanadaStaff ~6,000Revenue ~$2.2BWebsite ↗
Arc'teryx has built credible climate infrastructure—SBTi targets, annual reporting, supplier tracking—but absolute emissions are rising, not falling. Critical gaps persist: no water data despite textile industry intensity, no nature footprint, missed packaging targets. A September 2025 Himalayan fireworks controversy caused documented environmental damage, exposing the gap between messaging and practice.
Arc'teryx Equipment scores 40/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Companies can never pay for anything about their own score. Last verified May 2026.
That places Arc'teryx Equipment joint 409th of 934 companies scored, and 28th of 43 in Apparel (Durable / Outdoor).
What is Arc'teryx Equipment doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Targets & Commitments and Carbon Footprint: Operations (7/10, 6/10). Weakest on Nature & Biodiversity Impact and Water Impact (2/10, 2/10).
Where Arc'teryx Equipment lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations6/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain6/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling3/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is5/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature2/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste5/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water2/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets7/10Its targets aren't validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies5/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Arc'teryx Equipment's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Arc'teryx Equipment's score based on?
10 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
40% of them were published by Arc'teryx Equipment itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 4 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
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How does Arc'teryx Equipment compare with other apparel (durable / outdoor) companies?
Where Arc'teryx Equipment sits among apparel (durable / outdoor) peers.
Among the 43 major apparel (durable / outdoor) brands we've scored, Arc'teryx Equipment sits 28th of 43.
Who scores higher in Apparel (Durable / Outdoor)?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Arc'teryx Equipment.
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