Patagonia’s soda bottle jackets and recycled underwear by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 Patagonia has been an eco-aware company since its foundation. They were the first to print their catalogues on recycled paper …
Patagonia: one company’s fight to do right for the planet by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 While Google’s motto is “do no evil”, the technical clothing company Patagonia takes that one step further: “use business to …
A corporate campus with free bikes & an edible landscape by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 Like their eco-friendly fabrics, clothing company Patagonia tries to push the limits of sustainability on campus. They’ve built a power …
Inside Patagonia’s fabric lab: recycling fabrics by Kirsten Dirksen on May 27, 2009 First, they turned soda bottles into jackets. Then long underwear into new garments. And now they’re making nylon that can …
Eco-friendly fibers: inside Patagonia headquarters by Kirsten Dirksen on May 26, 2009 “Things like bamboo rayon, and things like milk and soy and all of these protein fibers… these are old technologies… …
Viaje por el Oeste de EEUU hasta Bozeman by Nicolás Boullosa on July 30, 2008 La anterior entrada de este blog contenía el inicio del último periplo de faircompanies por Estados Unidos. Escribo sobre el …
Fashion guide II: greenest fabrics by Kirsten Dirksen on March 12, 2008 Put a bit of hemp in a shirt and call it eco-fashion, but is it? Beyond the hype of alternative …
The gift of a goat has arrived by Kirsten Dirksen on November 29, 2007 I received my first goat last year. With a $120 pricetag, it was the most generous of all my wedding …
Rise of the green collar worker (I) by Kirsten Dirksen on August 22, 2007 In the US, Europe and even China, labor classes can no longer be reduced to just blue collar (industrial) and …
"Let My People Go Surfing", a book by Yvon Chouinard by faircompanies on August 12, 2007 Let My People Go Surfing is a collection of memories and reflections of Yvon Chouinard, legendary climber and founder/owner of …
