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Re:‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ Say Some Comp... by thoughtexplorer on Thursday November 15, 2018 @10:14PM (#18466048)
Mostly, but not always. Patagonia seems to genuinely follow their mission statement:

"Build the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis."

https://www.patagonia.com/company-info.html

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Re:‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ Say Some Comp... by cmrdporcupine on Friday November 16, 2018 @06:25AM (#18468016)
By making clothes out of plastic?
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Re:‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ Say Some Comp... by MrTonyD on Friday November 16, 2018 @07:13AM (#18468207)
They make clothes out of plastic in order to recycle. It is a conscious choice they make. (I read the book by the founder.) Patagonia may be the only company I trust.
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Re:‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ Say Some Comp... by mooreds on Friday November 16, 2018 @08:08AM (#18468444)
This was the book, I suspect:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22155.Let_My_People_Go_S...

Powerful read that also happens to be interesting.

Recommended.

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Re:‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ Say Some Comp... by jondubois on Friday November 16, 2018 @08:21AM (#18468515)
They probably also contribute to microplastics pollution when the clothes slowly break down during washing. Intentions don't matter anywhere near as much as results. In the real world, you get rewarded only for achieving results, not for trying.
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Re:‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ Say Some Comp... by rusk on Friday November 16, 2018 @08:29AM (#18468559)
I'll take intentions over wilful ignorance any day
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Re:‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ Say Some Comp... by dbdjfjrjvebd on Friday November 16, 2018 @10:55AM (#18469504)
Ignorant/mistaken good intentions can do great harm. The difference comes when someone is told that they are doing harm. Do they stop or carry on?
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Re:‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ Say Some Comp... by rusk on Friday November 16, 2018 @12:09PM (#18470025)
Well when they’ve been told then it ceases to be good intentions no?
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Re:‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ Say Some Comp... by EForEndeavour on Friday November 16, 2018 @09:12AM (#18468810)
You must be fun in the real world.
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Re:‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ Say Some Comp... by thoughtexplorer on Friday November 16, 2018 @11:48AM (#18469873)
Don't let perfect be the enemy of good. They acknowledge there are always trade offs and costs. Their goal is to find the option that does the least harm.

Plus they're actively working on the microplastics problem: https://www.patagonia.com/blog/2017/02/an-update-on-microfib...

In regards to their product, they make high quality clothing that lasts longer (reducing consumption) and sheds less.

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