They called themselves Fun Hogs. In 1968, whilst San Francisco raved through the summer of love, five friends took an 8,000-mile road trip from the surf and sun…
Posts Tagged: Yvon Chouinard
Save the Blue Heart of Europe delivers 120.000 signatures to Ebrd
Representatives from the Save the Blue Heart of Europe campaign hand-delivered over 120,000 petition signatures to high level executives…
Patagonia Environmental
+ Social Initiatives 2016
We are guided by a pledge Patagonia Founder Yvon Chouinard made in our mission statement: “to use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis”.
It Runs, It Rides, It Climbs
Patagonia’s Houdini Jacket
“I’ve always thought of myself as an 80 percenter. I like to throw myself passionately into a sport or activity until I reach about an 80 percent proficiency level…
The North Face Founder and Environmental Activist Douglas Tompkins Dies in Kayak Accident
Douglas Tompkins, a noted conservationist and the founder of the clothing brands The North Face and Esprit, died on Tuesday during a kayaking trip in Chile.
Patagonia’s Idea of Revolution: Repair
Here’s why repairing a jacket instead of discarding it to buy a new one is a radical revolutionary act: an invitation by Rose Marcario, Patagonia’s CEO.