Patagonia Works

Patagonia Works succeeds Lost Arrow Corporation as the holding company for Patagonia, Inc.(apparel), Patagonia Provisions (food), Patagonia Media (books, films and multimedia projects), and future investments and joint ventures. Patagonia Works will also serve as an umbrella for new businesses the company would develop or invest in, in the future. Like Lost Arrow Corporation, Patagonia Works will offer its member companies value through “collective services” such as accounting, legal, human resources, etc. But Patagonia Works has been organized primarily to incubate new companies or investments that will, through an infusion of common values, “… use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis.” Unlike a traditional holding company, whose primary purpose is to reduce risk through diversification of assets, Patagonia Works aims to invest in companies working to bring about positive change in five critical areas: clothing, food, water, energy and waste.