Patagonia drops work to vote for our planet

On July 21, Japan will have municipal elections throughout the country in order to select assembly members and heads of local governments. Through Patagonia’s Vote Our Planet Campaign, the company will be shutting their stores to not only bring awareness to the importance of voting, but also to also allow their customers and employees a chance to cast their vote. This is only one of the many ways Patagonia is trying to help save our environment and our world.

Patagonia, which considers itself an activist company, has long been active in the protection and preservation efforts for our environment. For more than 40 years, the company has tirelessly worked to support grassroots campaigns that are searching for solutions to help prevent further escalation to the already present environmental crisis. One percent of Patagonia’s sells go toward funding environmental organizations around the globe, as well as grassroots-level support in various countries and communities. Patagonia also hopes to work with NPOs, customers, and other companies in Japan to help realize and implement effective measures against climate change.

As part of the Vote for Our Planet campaign, participants will be able to engage in interactive talks about the environment, politics, and voting at Patagonia retail stores throughout Japan between July 6 and July 19. These “local voting cafes” are a perfect opportunity for citizens and residents living in the country to freely discuss the planet’s future and pose questions they might have regarding how the environment, voting, and politics are intertwined. Patagonia’s voting cafe will lead up to the elections, which are held across Japan on July 21; therefore, the company is providing education and knowledge related to our realistic climate crisis and the steps we can take to prevent further damage in order to keep our Earth habitable.

Patagonia’s Vote our Planet campaign aims to encourage people to cast their vote in order to take action to protect the globe. It believes that shutting its stores throughout the country will give its customers, employees, friends, and families the opportunity to talk about the subject of climate change and how it is affecting the present world we live in. The environmental impact isn’t years away, but right on our doorstep.