Yvon ChouinardEnvironmentalist and CEO
Date of Birth: November 9, 1938
Place of Birth: Lewiston, Maine
Since 1985, Yvon Chouinard’s Patagonia has donated 1 percent of its annual sales to grass-roots environmental groups, and it has gotten more than 1,200 companies to follow its lead as part of its “1% for the Planet” group.
See photos of Chouinard in Jackson Hole, Wyo.
We are pleased to share that 1% for the Planet co-founder Yvon Chouinard and the 1% for the Planet community have received a leadership nod by U.S. News & World Report for their commitment to revolutionizing the way business is done on this planet.
To join the movement with your business’s membership please contact us at memberships@onepercentfortheplanet.org.
For the full article please click here. Please click here to learn of the 20 fellow honorees of America’s Best Leaders for 2009.
