One Percent for the Planet
{{Short description|International environmental organization}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = One Percent for the Planet
| formation = {{start date and age|2002}}
| logo = One Percent for the Planet logo.png
| founder = {{plainlist|
- Yvon Chouinard{{cref|a}}
- Craig Mathews{{cref|b}}
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| purpose = {{plainlist|
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| region = Worldwide
| website = {{Official URL}}
| footnotes = {{cnote|a|Patagonia}}
{{cnote|b| Blue Ribbon Flies}}
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One Percent for the Planet is an international organization whose members contribute at least one percent of their annual revenue to environmental causes to protect the environment.{{Cite news |last=Aratani |first=Lauren |date=2023-03-12 |title='We've lost the right to be pessimistic': Patagonia treads fine line tackling climate crisis as for-profit company |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/12/patagonia-climate-crisis-for-profit-company |access-date=2023-08-19 |issn=0261-3077}}{{cite web|title=About|website=1% for the Planet|url=http://onepercentfortheplanet.org/about/}} Founded by Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia, and Craig Mathews, owner of Blue Ribbon Flies in 2002,{{Cite web |date=2023-06-22 |title='We don't demand moral purity' – Kate Williams, 1% for the Planet |url=https://www.pioneerspost.com/news-views/20230622/we-don-t-demand-moral-purity-kate-williams-1-the-planet |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=www.pioneerspost.com |language=en}} the organization encourages "more businesses to donate 1% of sales to environmental groups".{{cite web |title=History |url=http://onepercentfortheplanet.org/about/history/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116041938/http://onepercentfortheplanet.org/about/history |archive-date=2015-11-16 |website=1% for the Planet}}
Since its creation, the organization has been joined by countries around the world, with a great number of partners in France, Great Britain, Australia, and Japan.{{cite web |title=World partner Map |url=http://onepercentfortheplanet.org/about/history/ |website=1% for the Planet}} France is the only country to have an independent entity.
Members
Surfclass.com became the first member in Jan 2002 BIC joined as a member in 2022 with an eco-friendly product line; Honest Tea joined with a glass product line.{{Cite web |last=Holbrook |first=Emily |date=2022-09-26 |title=BIC Joins 1% for the Planet |url=https://www.environmentalleader.com/2022/09/bic-joins-1-for-the-planet/ |access-date=2022-09-26 |website=Environment + Energy Leader |language=en-US}} Other notable members include OXO, New Belgium Brewing Company, Klean Kanteen, Verdical Group, and Nature's Path's EnviroKidz brand.{{Cite web |last=Nudelman |first=Geoff |date=September 13, 2021 |title=20 Minutes With: 1% for the Planet CEO Kate Williams |url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/20-minutes-with-1-for-the-planet-ceo-kate-williams-01631555599 |website=Barron's}}{{Cite web |last=Marquis |first=Christopher |title=Employee Ownership Results In A Pay Out Of More Than $200 Million To Workers |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/christophermarquis/2020/05/01/employee-ownership-results-in-a-pay-out-of-more-than-200-million-to-workers/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Forbes |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Klean Supports 1% Percent for the Planet |url=https://www.kleankanteen.com/pages/one-percent |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Klean Kanteen |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2017-07-21 |title=What Our 1% Donations Contributed to Last Year |url=https://naturespath.com/en-ca/blogs/posts/1-donations-contributed-last-year |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Nature's Path |language=en}} Since 1985, Patagonia pledged 1% of sales to the preservation of restoration of the natural environment.{{Cite web |title=1% for the Planet - Patagonia |url=https://www.patagonia.com/one-percent-for-the-planet.html |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=www.patagonia.com |language=en}}
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