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“We simplified the mission statement from ‘Build the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis’… to ‘We're in business to save our home planet.’ I was skeptical at first. I thought, this is highly aspirational language. Yes, that's a value of the company, but how central is that to us?”    Listen to Patagonia director of philosophy Vincent Stanley’s interview with Inc. about growing a business responsibly. https://lnkd.in/gUh_RB8G

In observance of Juneteenth, all of Patagonia’s U.S.-based stores will be closed Wednesday, June 19, 2024. We extend our gratitude to retired teacher Opal Lee, whose activism helped to nationally commemorate the emancipation of the last enslaved Africans and African Americans in the United States. Opal Lee was 89 years old when she began her walk to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, proving that you’re never too old to be an activist. In 2016 she walked over 1,400 miles from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., at a pace of 2.5 miles a day to represent the 2.5 years that Black Texans remained enslaved after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Now 97, Lee is most gratified to see children’s eagerness to learn about the roots of the holiday. “It’s not a Texas thing and it’s not a Black thing. It’s freedom for all of us,” she says. “If people can be taught to hate, they can be taught to love.” Read more about Opal Lee’s activism and the significance of Juneteenth at https://lnkd.in/dvZxnhcs

“The Planet Needs Our Vote!” That’s why we are giving all European Patagonia employees the time they need to cast their vote in European Parliament elections this summer. And today, we join forces with Oatly to send this message to businesses across Europe.   Read the open letter from Nina Hajikhanian and Jean-Christophe Flatin and join the movement now.

“We have this enormous problem that is threatening the entire world.” Welcome to the age of cheap crap. Our new film The Shitthropocene is a mock anthropological view of humanity’s consumption habits, turning a satirical (yet brutally honest) eye on how everything is turning to shit and why the impulse toward “more” might destroy us all. Watch it now at https://lnkd.in/degP8z2m Directed by Black Mountain Film Company

We are honored to be featured in the latest Civics Inc. report by NationSwell. The report provides a comprehensive analysis of the ways in which businesses can support a healthy democratic society. It offers practical tools and strategies that business leaders can use to promote democracy in their communities. You can access the full report below. https://lnkd.in/dQSc2TBY

When Patagonia’s Tin Shed Ventures first invested in Bureo Inc in 2014, we had a hunch it was going to be big. Ten years later, the California startup has kept over 10 million pounds of discarded plastic fishing nets out of the ocean to be turned into recycled materials for clothing and gear. That’s the equivalent poundage of roughly 283 shipping containers or 2.5 million Chicago deep dish pizzas. Bureo got its start transforming fishing nets into material for skateboards and sunglasses. When we linked arms to help them scale, our product innovation team spent years of R&D with Bureo to develop NetPlus material, a recycled nylon worthy of high-quality products such as our Baggies and Down Sweaters, and recycled HDPE for hat brims. Our goal has always been to develop and strengthen waste-based supply chains so other brands can use them, too. As of 2024, more than 20 brands are using NetPlus. It’s powerful proof that product innovation paired with investment can move mountains (of fishing nets). To see how it all started, check out our short film below. https://lnkd.in/gNgVXmD9

“We have this enormous problem that is threatening the entire world.” Welcome to the age of cheap crap. Our new film The Shitthropocene is a mock anthropological view of humanity’s consumption habits, turning a satirical (yet brutally honest) eye on how everything is turning to shit and why the impulse toward “more” might destroy us all. Watch it now at https://lnkd.in/degP8z2m Directed by Black Mountain Film Company

Hello, Earth, meet Home Planet Fund. It’s a new nonprofit that will spend every dollar it receives from donors supporting Indigenous communities that know how to prevent climate chaos. An initial $20 million in seed funding from Patagonia covers overhead, so all public donations go directly to those who know their land, and its resilience, best. For 50 years, we've done "business unusual." Now we're trying "philanthropy unusual." Home Planet Fund invests in regions, particularly remote ones, proven by science to keep Earth cool. https://lnkd.in/gj-V2S4R Photo: Colin Arisman

Fashion is none of our business. We make gear that is multifunctional, repairable and timeless—because the longer it stays in play, the better it is for the earth. Learn more at https://pat.ag/LI/Quality

"Banks are at the center of every global transaction, including in the fossil fuel industry. As a client to some of the world's largest financial institutions, Patagonia sees an opportunity to leverage its unique position and hold our financial partners accountable to a path toward net-zero financed emissions." — Charlie Bischoff, Director of Treasury at Patagonia   Your company may be indirectly financing the climate crisis. Read The Carbon Bankroll 2.0 report from Topo Finance to learn more. https://lnkd.in/gHWut8AU