Does Mammut produce in countries such as China where human rights violations and environmental pollution take place?
Around half of Mammut’s products are produced in Europe and the other half in the Far East. The major share of the value chain is located in Switzerland, at Mammut’s headquarters (Seon) and the Footwear Design and Development Centre (Frauenfeld). As well as its own rope production, still located 100% in Switzerland, Mammut has a large design and development department, innovation and technology management, and product management operations in Seon. Logistics and purchasing are also managed from Switzerland. In recent years, Mammut has created more than 100 jobs and now employs more than 220 permanent employees in Switzerland. The equivalent of 1.6 full-time positions deal exclusively with aspects relating to sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
In the Far East, Mammut purchases mainly from China and Vietnam. Mammut deliberately chooses not to produce in so called high-risk countries. Two permanent employees in the local area oversee the entire production and development process. The reasons for this outsourcing are, on the one hand, price and, on the other hand, the almost complete absence of innovative processing technologies and machines in Europe and the significantly higher quality levels in the Far East.
In the future, Mammut plans to maintain this balanced relationship between production in the Far East and in Europe. In both locations Mammut has equitable business relationships established over many years, representing strong foundations on which to base further