Sorel, owned by Columbia Sportswear Company, is best known for its winter boots and footwear, often marketed as stylish yet rugged. Sold globally, the brand combines performance with fashion appeal. Sorel’s presence in Columbia Sportswear’s portfolio links it indirectly to the same harmful supply chains, including sourcing through Delta Galil, whose operations in illegal Israeli settlements profit from land theft and exploitative 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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