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Patagonia has been in the headlines this week for catalyzing a new climate finance model that could leave a mark far beyond high-end outdoor gear. Trellis reports that Patagonia just launched a pilot project, funding the replacement of a fossil-fuel boiler at a fabric dying facility in Taiwan. This move is part of a larger collaboration with the Advanced and Indirect Mitigation Platform, alongside the likes of H and M, Netflix, and others, to develop industry guidelines for carbon “insetting”—claiming emissions reductions inside a company’s supply chain rather than just buying credits elsewhere. The result, if the pilot works and the platform’s rules are finalized next spring, could see Patagonia net 27,500 tons of emissions savings from just this contract, with countless projects to follow if the rules become widely adopted. This has sustainability insiders buzzing because Patagonia’s supply chain accounts for 85 percent of its greenhouse gases—this marks a new approach to hitting the company’s science-based goal of cutting emissions 55 percent by 2030, and could set a precedent for other global brands.

Meanwhile, at the 2025 Nest Climate Campus event in New York City earlier this week, Patagonia executives mingled with leaders from Ikea, L’Oreal, and other heavy hitters, all discussing how practical sustainability strategies are boosting business bottom lines as much as the planet. Attendees highlighted Patagonia’s hands-on collaboration with suppliers to localize supply chains and cut energy costs. Presenters also flagged the company’s ongoing push for product circularity and eco-friendly packaging as consumer interest in sustainable goods is accelerating sharply this quarter, moving needle on real sales.

Patagonia’s founder, Yvon Chouinard, continues casting a long shadow in business and environmental media. Fast Company ran a widely circulated interview in which Chouinard doubled down on Patagonia’s commitment to regenerative agriculture, noting the brand is working with nearly 600 small farmers in India to grow cotton in ways that not only slash emissions but also double those farmers' incomes, pointing to a possible future where supply chains could heal rather than hurt the climate. Meanwhile, the recently published biography Dirtbag Billionaire is sending ripples through both business and environmental circles, holding up the Patagonia model for debate—can a company that wants to grow, also credibly ask customers to buy less? Chouinard, typically reclusive, now seems content to let Patagonia’s trust structure and its radical business pivot—declaring Earth its sole shareholder—speak for itself.

On social and earned media, Patagonia’s value-chain pilot project got enthusiastic play within climate and business Twitter, with several influencers spotlighting it as a potential corporate turning point for how carbon accounting is done. There’s also notable chatter around the company’s robust family leave policies after ESG News recirculated 2019 remarks by VP Rick Ridgeway, who boasted of a 98 percent return rate for new mothers, a stat now trending on LinkedIn as a gold standard for family-supportive business. All in all, Patagonia is finding fresh ways to make headlines for doing business—while trying to do the right thing for the planet.

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