Books by Vincent Stanley
Vincent Stanley was one of the original employees of Patagonia and has been at the outdoor clothing and equipment company on and off since its beginning in 1973. For many of those years, he was in key executive roles as head of sales or marketing. More informally, he is Patagonia’s long-time chief storyteller. Vincent helped develop the Footprint Chronicles, the company’s interactive website that outlines the social and environmental impact of its products; the Common Threads Partnership; and Patagonia Books. He currently serves as the company’s Director, Patagonia Philosophy, and is a visiting fellow at the Yale School of Management. He is also a poet whose work has appeared in Best American Poetry.
Interviews with Vincent Stanley
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The Six New Rules of Business: Creating Real Value in a Changing World
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The Sustainability Scorecard: How to Implement and Profit from Unexpected Solutions
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Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist
by Kate Raworth -
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Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
by Bill McKibben -
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The Value of Everything: Making & Taking in the Global Economy
by Mariana Mazzucato
The best books on Responsible Business, recommended by Vincent Stanley
The best books on Responsible Business, recommended by Vincent Stanley
The long-term interests of business often coincide with the long-term interests of nature and society but the short-term interests are a different story, says Vincent Stanley of Patagonia, a multi-billion dollar apparel company owned by a non-profit trust. He recommends five books on sustainable, ethical business, showing that a stock price needn’t be a company’s primary product.
