All Patagonia articles – Page 6
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News briefsPatagonia hires Beth Thoren as environmental action & initiative director
Source: Patagonia Beth Thoren, new Environmental Action Initiatives Director, EMEA Patagonia is strengthening its mission “We’re in business to save our home planet” with the hire of Beth Thoren as environmental action and initiative director, EMEA. With her extensive previous ...
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News briefsPatagonia’s statement on the U.S. abandoning the Paris Climate Accord
After the Trump administration announced that the USA had quit the Paris Climate Agreement , Patagonia published a statement on its website, which we do not feel the need to comment upon: ”The climate crisis is harming families, communities, and businesses globally. At a time when ...
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ArticleEOG and Suston organize digital industry event
The European Outdoor Group ( EOG ) and Suston , a publication for sustainable outdoor news based in Stockholm, have finalized the program for a digital event that will take place Nov. 18-19 called “ Sustain the Momentum .” The online event will ask whether the industry can ...
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ArticlePatagonia’s European chief will run the whole group
Ryan Gellert , an American who has been running Patagonia EMEA since the end of 2014, has been promoted to serve as chief executive of Patagonia Works , the parent company of Patagonia Inc. In addition, Jenna Johnson has been promoted from vice president ...
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Patagonia is working to get out the vote in the U.S.
On Election Day in the U.S., which this year falls on Tuesday, Nov. 3, Patagonia will be shutting its headquarters, distribution hub and stores to give its employees time to vote. Similar action is being taken by Foot Locker , which is shutting down its U.S. stores on that ...
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News briefsUSA: Outdoor companies support Time to Vote
Patagonia reported that more than 700 companies have joined “ Time to Vote ” this year, a business-led and nonpartisan, US-American coalition founded by Levi Strauss Co., Patagonia and PayPal ahead of the 2018 midterm elections that aims to increase voter participation. Several ...
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News briefsPatagonia: live panel discussion on Regenerative Organic Farming
At the end of last month, Patagonia launched a campaign on Regenerative Organic Farming and wants to trigger nothing less than a revolution in agriculture in the coming years. In the second part of the online event series, the pioneers of this agricultural model will now introduce themselves ...
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News briefsPatagonia is among Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) standard pioneers
The Regenerative Organic Alliance has announced that the Regenerative Organic Certified ( ROC ) standard has completed its pilot phase and is now open for certification. The Alliance has also announced that the first ROC products are now available in the marketplace. ROC products from Patagonia are ...
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ArticlePatagonia starts campaign for regenerative organic farming
Believing that it is one of the most effective ways to combat climate change and feed a growing population while maintaining a healthy planet, Patagonia will be drawing attention to regenerative organic farming this fall. Switching from industrial agriculture to regenerative organic farming creates healthy soils that bind significantly ...
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ArticleForced labor in China: brands to stop sourcing in Xinjiang
A coalition of more than 180 civil society organizations last Thursday urged the global apparel industry to stop sourcing in the Xinjiang region of China because of the “serious risk of forced labor.” Human rights activists estimate that at least one million Uighurs and other Muslims are held in prison ...
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News briefsPatagonia and Bureo release video on fishing net recycling program in Chile
Anyone who has a few minutes to spare and wants to learn more about the recycling of fishing nets can now watch the film “Giving discarded fishing nets a new start,” released on Patagonia ’s YouTube channel on July 1. It is about NetPlus ®, a fully traceable, 100-percent ...
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ArticleOutdoor brands stop ad campaigns on Facebook and Instagram
On June 19, The North Face ( TNF ) became the first major sporting goods company to stop advertising on Facebook after civil rights organizations put increasing pressure on Facebook for moderation content and hate speech following the death of George Floyd. In a tweet that said “We’re ...
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ArticlePatagonia CEO Marcario is stepping down
Rose Marcario is stepping down as chief executive of Patagonia on June 12, after 12 years with the company, the last six as CEO. She joined Patagonia as chief financial officer in 2008 after spending 15 years in private equity. Patagonia’s chief operating officer, Doug Freeman , will ...
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ArticleThe outdoor community supports Black Lives Matter
It started last Tuesday, when large parts of Social Media turned dark: Companies, celebrities and private individuals darkened their posts and media feeds, placed solid black images or meaningful solidarity texts on black backgrounds, all connected by the hashtag #blacklivesmatter. And not only in the USA, the country where, after ...
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ArticleThe North Face, Patagonia amongst brands to support U.S. Public Lands Defense Fund
In the U.S., outdoor brands Velocio , Patagonia , and The North Face are supporting The Conservation Alliance ’s effort to preserve and defend the integrity of the American public lands system in 2020. Thanks to the support of these companies, The Conservation Alliance, founded in 1989 to ...
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News briefsSIA, OIA and NSAA join call for climate action in the U.S.
The U.S. Outdoor Business Climate Partnership (OBCP) – an alliance between Snowsports Industries America (SIA), the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) and the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) – joined “ Lead On Climate 2020 ,” the largest ever call-to-action in the U.S. from the business community ...
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Patagonia delays store re-openings
Patagonia might not re-open its brick-and-mortar stores until June at the earliest, according to reports in the New York Times . Rose Macario , the company’s chief executive, said in an interview that the decision to re-open will not necessarily be based on the state decrees only, suggesting that ...
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Patagonia reopens U.S. online store
Patagonia has started selling online products again in the USA. The brand was among the first stores to close its brand stores in mid-March, and the Californians also took their U.S. webshop offline. As new security procedures are being implemented to handle the orders without any danger to the ...
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Patagonia grant recipient Stay Grounded opposes rescue of airlines
Together with more than 250 organizations from all over the world, the Patagonia Action Works grant recipient Stay Grounded Network is calling on governments not to bailout polluting airlines unconditionally. Stay Grounded is a global network of more than 140 local airport opposition groups, climate justice activists, NGOs, ...
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Surfdome fights the poly bag problem
(SGI+) Surfdome , a surf, snow and skate online retailer from the U.K., has teamed up with Patagonia to develop a solution for the poly bag problem. 80 billion items of clothing are sold every year, and most of these items are, at some stage, wrapped in a poly ...
