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In his long-awaited memoir, Yvon Chouinard-legendary climber, businessman, environmentalist, and founder of Patagonia, Inc.-shares the persistence and courage that have gone into being head of one of the most respected and environmentally responsible companies on earth. From his youth as the son...

Eat more fish, the doctors say. But is the salmon you are consuming really healthy? In the early 1970s, a group of scientists researched how to make more food for the growing population of the world. They looked to the sea. They sampled genes from salmon in 41 Norwegian and Swedish rivers and...

Vincent Stanley, Patagonia's director of philosophy, with Yvon Chouinard, founder and former owner of Patagonia, draws on fifty years' experience to challenge all business owners and leaders to rethink their businesses in a time of cultural and climate chaos. The authors describe the current impact of manufacturing, commerce, and traditional capitalism on the planet's natural systems and human communities, and how that impact is forcing business to change its ways.

Renewable energy rebels across Europe are rising up to put power in the hands of the people—and we’ve got a direct line to the heart of the movement. Join journalist and activist Lucy Siegle as she exposes our addiction to fossil fuels and its relationship to war, fuel poverty, and the Arctic being 70 degrees hotter than it should be. Peppered with explanations and details that will boost your energy literacy, season two of the We the Power series features inspiring stories from the frontline of change as communities across Europe sever links with dirty power. It’s time to join them and ...

The Compass and the Nail presents an unconventional perspective of how particular organizations create rabid fan bases, in turn making them more successful and more profitable. Written by Patagonia's former lead strategist for consumer marketing, and advisor to such iconic brands as Seventh Generation and Burton Snowboards, Craig Wilson outlines game-changing insights for providers of any product or service who desire fiercely loyal behavior.

Patagonia, named by Fortune in 2007 as the coolest company on the planet, has earned a reputation as much for its ground-breaking environmental and social practices as for the quality of its clothes. In this exceptionally frank account, Chouinard and Stanley recount how the company and its culture gained the confidence, by step and misstep, to make its work progressively more responsible, and to ultimately share its discoveries with companies as large as Wal-Mart or as small as the corner bakery.

La gestión de crisis consiste en la capacidad para reconocer y actuar frente a las señales que anticipan una situación perjudicial para la empresa. La aparente normalidad puede preceder a los tres grandes tipos de crisis organizacional: ataques a la empresa de parte de agentes externos o internos, accidentes que ponen en riesgo a los stakeholders y acciones dañinas por parte del personal de la empresa.