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外刊精选｜最任性富豪？创始人捐出30亿公司做环保

近日，户外品牌巴塔哥尼亚（Patagonia）的创始人乔伊纳德宣布，要把自己一手创办的

公司捐给地球。在品牌官网首页，他留下了一句宣言：现在，地球是我们唯一的股东。乔伊

纳德并不是第一个投身公益的亿万富豪，那他为何能引起这么多关注？他与其他富豪有何不

同？

BillionaireNoMore:PatagoniaFounderGivesAwaythepany

ByDavidGelles

AhalfcenturyafterfoundingtheoutdoorapparelmakerPatagonia,YvonChouinard,the

eccentricrockclimberwhobecameareluctantbillionairewithhisunconventionalspinon

capitalism,hasgiventhepanyaway.

Ratherthansellingthepanyortakingitpublic,Mr.Chouinard,hiswifeandtwoadult

childrenhavetransferredtheirownershipofPatagonia,valuedatabout$3billion,toaspecially

designedtrustandanonprofitorganization.Theywerecreatedtopreservethepany’s

independenceandensurethatallofitsprofitsareusedtobatclimatechangeandprotect

undevelopedlandaroundtheglobe.

Theunusualmoveesatamomentofgrowingscrutinyforbillionairesandcorporations,

whoserhetoricaboutmakingtheworldabetterplaceisoftenovershadowedbytheircontributions

totheveryproblemstheyclaimtowanttosolve.

Atthesametime,Mr.Chouinard’srelinquishmentofthefamilyfortuneisinkeepingwith

hislongstandingdisregardforbusinessnorms,andhislifelonglovefortheenvironment.

DanMosley,apartneratBDTCo.andwhohelpedPatagoniadesignthenewstructure,

saidthestorywasunlikeanyotherhehadseeninhiscareer.

“Inmy30plusyearsofestateplanning,whattheChouinardfamilyhasdoneisreally

remarkable,”hesaid.“It’sirrevocablymitted.Theycan’ttakeitbackoutagain,andtheydon’

twanttoevertakeitbackoutagain.”

【词汇过关】

请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

1.apparel[əˈpærl