Yvon Chouinard and his family transferred all of Patagonia's nonvoting shares to a nonprofit dedicated to fighting against climate change and for nature protection and conservation. Company profits will also be donated to the non-profit
File photo: Patagonia Founder Yvon Chouinard speaks onstage during the Inaugural Tribeca X: A Day of Conversations Celebrating the Intersection of Entertainment and Advertising sponsored by PwC on April 26, 2019, at Spring Studios in New York City. Image: Ben Gabbe/Getty Images for Tribeca X/AFP