Mountain Hardwear, owned by Columbia Sportswear Company, is a performance-focused outdoor brand specializing in technical gear for climbing, camping, and alpine sports. Positioned as premium outdoor equipment, it is sold internationally to athletes and enthusiasts. As part of Columbia Sportswear, Mountain Hardwear is tied into supply chains linked to Delta Galil Industries, embedding it in the occupation economy and the exploitation of Palestinian land and labour.
Columbia is rated High Impact because of its sourcing ties to Delta Galil Industries. Delta Galil operates directly in occupied Palestinian territory, profiting from land theft, coercive labour conditions, and apartheid infrastructure. By maintaining these contracts, Columbia sustains one of the commercial engines of settlement expansion and normalizes economic activity on stolen land.
Boycotting Columbia and other Delta-linked brands applies pressure where corporations are most vulnerable: their reputation with consumers. Cutting ties with Delta Galil would not only disrupt a key node in Israel’s occupation economy but also signal that global brands cannot profit from apartheid without consequences.
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