02 / Company & ownership
Behind the brand.
Davis Smith founded Cotopaxi in Salt Lake City as an outdoor brand with a social-purpose charter. Its Del Día bags made leftover fabric and factory-led colour combinations a visible part of the product rather than hidden waste.
Sources · previous brand research
- 2014
Cotopaxi launches in Utah.
- 2015
Del Día bags establish the remnant-fabric model.
- 2021
The company reaches certified B Corporation status with expanded impact work.



