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Carleton Experts Available: Patagonia’s Green Corporate Restructuring

September 15, 2022

Carleton University experts are available to discuss Patagonia’s radical green corporate restructuring plan.

The billionaire founder of the outdoor clothing company Patagonia announced on Wednesday that he is giving away his company to fight the climate crisis and protect undeveloped land around the world. Yvon Chouinard says he is transferring his family’s ownership to a specially designed trust and non-profit organization.

If you are interested in speaking with the experts below, please feel free to reach out directly. If you require other assistance, please email Steven Reid, Media Relations Officer, at steven.reid3@carleton.ca.

Graeme Auld

Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, with a cross appointment in the Institute of Political Economy at Carleton University

Email: graeme.auld@carleton.ca

Auld’s expertise includes, comparative and global environmental politics and policy, international political economy, transnational private governance and private regulation, corporate social responsibility, climate change, and natural resource governance.

For more information on Auld visit: https://carleton.ca/sppa/graeme-auld/.

Leanne Keddie

Professor, Sprott School of Business at Carleton University

Email: Leanne.Keddie@carleton.ca

Keddie is available to discuss sustainability and companies, including how firms measure and report their impact on society and the environment.

Keddie’s research examines corporate sustainability reporting, sustainable bonuses being paid by companies to executives as part of corporate compensation plans and sustainability performance. Her current research project looks at how companies pay bonuses based on greenhouse gas emission goals.

For more information on Keddie visit: https://sprott.carleton.ca/profile/leanne-keddie/.

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