Esprit Holdings

Disappearing destinations

source: mnn.com

 GA Expat activists Doug Tompkins, the American founder of the North Face and Esprit brands, refuses to allow Endesa surveyors on the reserve he owns near the town of Cochrane. He and his wife, former Patagonia CEO Kristine mcdivitt Tompkins, ...

Published Wed, May 27

The new eco barons

source: WA today

 Australia Tompkins has bought or organised the purchase of about 25 properties, covering 891000 hectares of Chile and Argentina. He earned his fortune with clothing labels North Face and Esprit. He was cruising in the top levels of the jetset, with a huge estate ...

Published Sun, May 17

Meet the eco-barons

source: mnn.com

 GA Which is why as well as examining at length the story of millionaire Doug Tompkins (who founded clothing labels The North Face and Esprit and has, along with his wife, spent the past two decades creating 11 parks and preserves in more than two million ...

Published Tue, Apr 28

Kimble: Eco Barons

source: Tucson Citizen

 AZ In the book, Humes tells of Doug Tompkins, the founder of North Face and Esprit who surrendered his companies and wealth to buy land in Chile. He and wife Kris Tompkins, the former CEO of Patagonia, have saved more rain forest than anyone. ...

Published Thu, Apr 2

How to become an Eco Baron

source: mnn.com

 GA That’s the path taken by both Doug Tompkins, the founder of North Face and Esprit who cashed out to buy up huge chunks of Chile for preservation, and Roxanne Quimby, who sold Burt’s Bees to Clorox to purchase big parts of Maine for a gigantic park. ...

Published Tue, Mar 31

Life on the ranch in Argentina

source: Times Online

 UK Rincon del Socorro belongs to Douglas Tompkins, an American entrepreneur who made his money with clothing brands such as The North Face and Esprit. Like so much of the land Tompkins has bought in South America, he wants to give it away. ...

Published Sat, Mar 7

Ed Humes finds "eco barons" working to save Earth

source: MSNBC

Take Douglas Tompkins, who founded The North Face and Esprit clothing lines, and his wife, Kristine McDivitt, former CEO of Patagonia outdoor clothing firm. The couple has acquired more than 2.2 million acres for conservation in Chile and Argentina. ...

Published Thu, Mar 5

Book Talk: Ed Humes finds "eco barons" working to save earth

source: Reuters

Take Douglas Tompkins, who founded The North Face and Esprit clothing lines, and his wife Kristine McDivitt, former CEO of Patagonia outdoor clothing firm. The couple has acquired more than 2.2 million acres for conservation in Chile and Argentina. ...

Published Tue, Mar 3