An outdoor brand whose founder transferred ownership to fund environmental work.
Episode in production. Get notified →Yvon Chouinard founded Patagonia in 1973, growing it out of a climbing-gear business. The company built a reputation for durable products and an outspoken environmental stance.
In 2022 Chouinard and his family transferred ownership of the company to a trust and a nonprofit, structured so that profits not reinvested in the business would fund environmental causes.
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