A little more than $3 million to block a proposed mine in Alaska.
Another $3 million to conserve land in Chile and Argentina.
And $1 million to help elect Democrats around the country, including $200,000 to a super PAC this month.
Patagonia, the outdoor apparel brand, is funneling its profits to an array of groups working on everything from dam removal to voter registration.
The gusher of philanthropic money is the product of an unconventional corporate restructuring in 2022, when Patagonia’s founder, Yvon Chouinard, and his family relinquished ownership of the company and declared that all its future profits would be used to protect the environment and combat climate change.
Persons:
Yvon Chouinard
Organizations:
The Times
Locations:
Alaska, Chile, Argentina, Patagonia