CNN's John Sutter talks to the Schonard family, who own a clothing company. He asks: How do you end up producing essentially trash and more carbon when you're an activist? "This is the central dilemma that he and his closest advisors have wrestled with," says Sutter. 'I've had several times in my life when I realized I was part of the problem'
The billionaire founder of Patagonia is giving away his company to fight climate change. He’s also getting a giant tax break.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and edited by Sean Rameswaram, who also hosted.
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