# Patagonia founder gives away company: ‘Earth is now our only shareholder’

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/patagonia-founder-gives-away-company-earth-is-now-our-only-shareholder/
- Published: 2022-09-16T09:30:53-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: Mount Fitz Roy, Patagonia. Photo credit: Stefanos Nikologianis via Flickr. CC BY 2.0. Article by Allyson Chiu. The Washington Post – updated September 14, 2022. Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard announced Wednesday that he is giving away the outdoor-apparel company — an unorthodox move intended to help combat climate change and the environmental crisis. In a letter shared to the company’s website, Chouinard wrote that ownership of the company, which was founded in 1973 and […] Click here to view original web page at www.washingtonpost.com Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio