Quinn Lauden – Ecosystemic Magazine

By Quinn Lauden Yvon Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia, recently made a monumental contribution to the fight against climate change. Chouinard, the rock climber turned environmental entrepreneur, gave away 100 percent of Patagonia’s equity to the earth this past September. With 98% of the stock going to the Holdfast Collection, a non-profit, and the other 2% of stock and decision-making transferred to a trust, Chouinard has made the earth the only shareholder of the $3 billion company (McCormick, The Guardian). This act does not come as a surprise to many. Patagonia, a clothing company specializing in outdoor apparel, has been recognized for supporting numerous causes, especially their support of the fight against climate change. Patagonia announced the transfer of ownership throu...

By Quinn Lauden a beam of light sets slowly over a sharp rigidly beautiful mountain but it has yet to rise again we are stuck in the dark in the smoke we are searching for air but are guided by suits with dollars for eyes whose goal just is not the same the seas, the fields, the skies, the tides, are being taken over by ignorance by shortsighted vision for the green of a paper, for the benefit of an account, of a status and this beauty of the world that surrounds us is lessening. the trees are not as colorful the grass is not as green the oceans, not as clear. And all the while Creatures disappear people starve and suffer we fear of losing life nevertheless, the world responds. light strikes stronger the world blows at us harder and the tears of the earth pound aiming to kil...

Author: Quinn Lauden

Patagonia Takes Control of the Fight Against Climate Change

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