Well friends and followers ... The greatest gift I could get being connection to people and a sense of belonging; which may be materializing for me finally during this holiday season. For me this might arrive in the form of a mentor to our common cause environmentalism and find exercised integrity by both of us. Him with the Means ... Me with the Method ... bringing together our parallel Motivation to save the planet, and with his business savvy ... succeed. Because and although Yvon Chuinards group of companies do over $600 million in sales annually I sense it all runs on his rules and by his standards which reflect his integrity ... so, to my delight; this could become man to man ... with eye to eye insight for both committing to a trustworthy engagement. Sealed through a firm and solid handshake ... and held strong ... in my view restoring the day of honorable men in a most respectful way. Mr. Chuinard, a fellow Canadian originally from Quebec owns Patagonia Works. re; What are the shared attributes of each company under Patagonia Works? Each company within Patagonia Works will share the core values of Patagonia Inc.: - quality, - environmentalism, - corporate transparency and not being bound by convention. Additionally, all companies will have direct sales as a component. Each will be organized as a B Corp (benefit corporation), be a member of 1% for the Planet® and utilize the Higg Index or other appropriate footprint-based measurement of social and environmental performance. Each company may leverage the following shared corporate services: - environmental, - legal, - finance, - technology, - distribution, - and human resources. Start-up or “angel” investments may be made in companies outside Patagonia Works that are not B Corps, members of 1% for the Planet or subscribers to a social and environmental performance index. >... But these companies must share our core values and their work must help provide solutions to the environmental crisis. ...< Could Patagonia Works be considered an incubator for environmentally and socially responsible companies? Absolutely. Some Patagonia Works investments could be smaller seed investments to fledgling, responsible companies in need of capital. Investments of any size will be limited to like-minded, responsible businesses. Will Patagonia Works wholly own any of the companies it invests in? Not necessarily. Patagonia Works could be an investor, or joint-venture partner. patagoniaworks/faq
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