{"id":14847,"date":"2022-09-20T16:13:04","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T14:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/yvon-chouinard-patagonia-founder-and-disgruntled-billionaire-hands-over-his-company-to-the-planet\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:55:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:55:02","slug":"yvon-chouinard-patagonia-founder-and-disgruntled-billionaire-hands-over-his-company-to-the-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/yvon-chouinard-patagonia-founder-and-disgruntled-billionaire-hands-over-his-company-to-the-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia founder and disgruntled billionaire, hands over his company to the planet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-Bkz2XSDZs tatsu-section    tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"0px 0px 0px 0px \"}' data-padding-top='0px'><div 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end up with a few rich people and a bunch of poor people,&#8221; he said in an interview with the NY Times. &#8220;We&#8217;re going to give as much money as we can to people who are actively working to save this planet&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This family is quite exceptional when you consider that most billionaires give away only a tiny fraction of their net worth each year,&#8221; said David Callahan, founder of the Inside Philanthropy website.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap   tatsu-BkXzhmBD-o   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/09\/14\/climate\/patagonia-climate-philanthropy-chouinard.html?smid=url-share\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"NY Times (EN)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NY Times (EN)<\/a><style>.tatsu-BkXzhmBD-o .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(255,255,255,1);color: rgba(127,128,133,1) ;border-width: 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