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Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, who has recently communicated his hesitance at hoarding abundance, is offering his organization.

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The outdoor apparel company, Patagonia, will now be in the hands of a trust and a nonprofit organization.

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According to the founder, all the future profits will be donated to help fight climate change, as the company announced Wednesday

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"It's been a half-century since we began our experiment in responsible business," the founder, Yvon Chouinard, 84, said.

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The founder of Patagonia added "If we have any hope of a thriving planet 50 years from now, it demands all of us doing all we can with the resources we have.

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According to Patagonia's founder, Yvon Chouinard, "As the business leader I never wanted to be, I am doing my part."

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He said. "Even public companies with good intentions are under too much pressure to create short-term gain at the expense of long-term vitality and responsibility."

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The company will continue to give 1% of its earnings to grassroots environmental groups, and the leadership will not change.

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"Instead of extracting value from nature and transforming it into wealth, we are using the wealth Patagonia creates to protect the source. We're making Earth our only shareholder. I am dead serious about saving this planet."

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