The honorees at this year’s gala included Fridays for Future, an organization started by youth activist Greta Thunberg of Sweden; Costa Rica for policy leadership; Ant Forest for inspiration and action; climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe for science and innovation, and Patagonia for entrepreneurial vision.
The laureates of the U.N. Champions of Earth gala.
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Rose Marcario, chief executive officer of Patagonia, attended the ceremony. And just last week, Patagonia employees, including Marcario, closed shop and took to the streets alongside youth protestors during the global youth climate strike.
“If we lead by example then that will hopefully motivate the rest of our industry,” Marcario told WWD. Certain regenerative organic solutions are being piloted right now, and Patagonia is working toward carbon neutrality in its entire supply chain by 2025. But it’s hard work and it takes time, as Marcario indicated.
“We’re not going to solve these problems one company at a time, we need collaboration,” she said. As for her advice for companies looking to overhaul