Courtesy Innovex Downhole Solutions & Alex Epstein (Dec. 9, 2020) – A letter written by Innovex Downhole Solutions CEO Adam Anderson to the CEO of The North Face perfectly summarizes how corporate sanctimony fails to consider the moral case for the oil & gas industry. Anderson called out The North Face’s refusal to sell its winter apparel to Innovex for employee Christmas presents.
Anderson uses his letter to point out that oil and gas production promotes human flourishing, as cited in author Alex Epstein’s bestselling book, “The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels.” Anderson specifically mentions that oil & gas production can be linked to increases in average human lifespan over the past century, and the production of lifesaving technologies, including the upcoming critical dissemination of COVID vaccines.
Anderson concludes his letter by calling out The North Face’s own hypocrisy. “The irony…is your jackets are made from the oil & gas products the hardworking men and women of our industry produce,” Anderson writes. “I think the stance by your company is counterproductive virtue signaling, and I would appreciate you re-considering this stance.
Read Anderson’s Letter to The North Face
Read Anderson’s LinkedIn Post
