Patagonia sold itself as a workplace nirvana. But as sales slow, the brand is hunkering down and cutting jobs.

Exclusive: “Patagonia is in business to save our home planet.” In an exclusive interview, founder Yvon Chouinard talks about how the new mission will reshape how the company does business.

Just over two years ago, founder Yvon Chouinard and his family announced that they were giving away their ownership of the outdoor clothing brand to climate-focused groups that would use the ...

Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. VENTURA, CA. Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia founder/owner, photographed in the tin shed, the original ... [+] Chouinard Equipment blacksmith shop ...

Yvon Chouinard said any profit not reinvested in running the business would go to fighting climate change. The label has amassed a cult following due to sustainability moves like guaranteeing its ...

In his book "Let My People Go Surfing," Patagonia's founder Yvon Chouinard called a round of job cuts in 1991 "the single ...

Explainer: Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard gives away company to fight climate crisis By donating his entire company away, Yvon Chouinard, founder of apparel maker Patagonia and a reluctant ...

Yvon Chouinard, his wife and their two adult children have given the company he founded away. From now on, its profits will fund climate and conservation work. Yvon Chouinard’s gift is unusual ...