Yvon Chouinard - Patagonia: Growing the Sustainable Company

Yvon Chouinard, creator and owner of the sportswear giant Patagonia, which devotes much of its profit and energy to environmental causes, and sees the greening of capitalism as a core element of its mission.
Yvon Chouinard is remarkable blend of passionate environmentalist and reluctant businessman whose passion for rock climbing led him to create a number of products and techniques that are today standard practice in the sport. Chouinard, 74, is the founder of Patagonia-a sporting gear and clothing company committed to environmentally responsible business practices. Despite his success, Chouinard is a trenchant critic of capitalism who has at times rejected profits and “business sense” in favour of environmentally sound choices.
Chouinard was born in 1938 in Maine, and grew up in Southern California.
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This interview is part of The Green Interview, an archive of resources pertinent to an understanding of the future of life on earth and humanity’s roles and responsibilities in sustaining it. The archive was produced by the late Silver Donald Cameron and Chris Beckett during the 10 years before Cameron’s death in 2020. Through the efforts of family and friends and the generosity of private donors, The Green Interview has been made freely available to all who would find it of benefit. Its permanent home is with the Science, Environment and Economy Archives of Library and Archives Canada.
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[@binzgovind2988]

I’ve never been more inspired by some big business mogul until Yvon Chouinard. His values and principles really speaks to his actions😊

[@0funnyguy0]

Yvon is the Yoda of my generation. EVERYONE needs to watch this!

[@muelleici]

Yvon Chouinard is very inspiring, i love his views and thinking

[@power_of_many]

YC - thank you for inspiring us and leading the way,

[@giovannigaleotti2623]

Chouinard is right, it's in culture (specifically the the consumers' culture) that power lies to drive positive change. So ask yourself, is our culture healthy and sufficiently dynamic to move us forward? Is our culture created by bottom up awareness (expanding consciousness) or mandated top down by an out of touch clique that after gazing at itself in the mirror far too long seems to have lost faith in humanity?

[@JoshBraunz]

Well done Yvon, live and die in the saddle I totally respect that as somebody who is starting their own company that is how I feel about it as well and I am looking at your ideals to help mold the type of company I want to create, thank you for your philosophies and leadership paving the way for the future new earth.

[@samueljlarson]

So much practical knowledge in this interview that could improve out society in a major way.

[@DanielVivarelli]

Fascinating man and company. So much to be learned here.

[@JonnyLOFI]

A wonderfully inspiring interview, with such well thought out and articulated wisdom.

[@julianmusicable]

one should always be careful to declare people heroes, but yvon really is one

[@luukdeweert4462]

Wonderful wise interview, THX

[@artinmayur]

Thank you for the interview!!!

[@ConservativeVoicesUniversity]

Excellent interview and very insightful and inspiring 😎🥰🌅

[@ConanXin]

伊万·乔伊纳德（Yvon Chouinard ） - 巴塔哥尼亚（Patagonia）: 可持续发展的公司

[@aatt3209]

During and post -COVID pandemic, the uncertainty people sensed gave away to more excuses to accept lower quality in the products they made. This I experienced in the supply chains which supported the computer industry. The company I currently work for is losing money daily because of the management forgoing product quality standards. Sad but true. A few of us are trying to turn the quality issues around, encouraging ourselves to not give up.

[@nellieyb5194]

great initiative

[@riafzahra6631]

so modest☝️☝️☝️

[@t.e.1189]

This was a very interesting interview.

[@nellieyb5194]

wow

[@steveeb9567]

Yvon is the Zen master.