Roots is committed to social and corporate responsibility. This commitment to the communities where we do business is based on the principles that the company was founded on in 1973: Quality and Integrity.

Roots is an international company doing business around the world and is proud of its record in the workplace and in the community. Roots owns and operates its own leather goods factory in Toronto and sources goods from Canada and around the world. Roots suppliers, whether in Canada or abroad manufacture items that adhere to the ROOTS CODE OF CONDUCT.

The ROOTS CODE OF CONDUCT sets minimum standards that Roots will accept in regards to compliance with industry standards and environmental regulatory requirements.

Roots has partnered with Cal Safety Compliance Corporation (CSCC), an independent internationally recognized organization dedicated to monitoring labor and safety conditions worldwide. Working with CSCC Roots is determined to have its products manufactured in factories that are the most aligned with the ROOTS CODE OF CONDUCT and company principles.

Roots has taken a leading role in the environmental and social issues within Canada, with a global scope, supporting numerous environmental issues and children’s charities.

Roots is a sponsor of Waterkeepers Alliance (www.waterkeeper.org), an organization headed by Robert Kennedy Jr. dedicated to preserving waterways in North America and around the world. Roots is also a sponsor of Right to Play (www.righttoplay.com), an international humanitarian organization committed to improving the lives of the most disadvantaged children and their communities through sport.

Currently, Roots is working with Markets Initiative (www.oldgrowthfree.com), an organization who works directly with Canadian companies to develop a practical and economic way to shift their wood and paper use away from ancient and endangered forest products to ecologically sound alternatives. With Markets Initiative, Roots is supporting the vision of transforming paper production and consumption toward environmental and social sustainability. Roots Annual Golf Tournament has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for a variety of charities.

Roots is a proud outfitter of the Canadian, United States, Great Britain and the Barbados Olympic Teams. Companies that adhere to the Roots Code of Conduct manufacture all Roots Olympic wear. All Canadian Olympic team clothing is made in Canada at facilities that comply with the ROOTS CODE OF CONDUCT. Roots takes pride in designing and manufacturing items that athletes representing their country, and the public at large can be proud to wear.

Download a PDF of the Roots Code of Conduct.

For further information please contact Roots Customer Care at customer_service@roots.com