April 29, 2011
About one million partly used bars of soap are tossed out daily by U.S. hotels, according to Clean the World Foundation, a non-profit organization that recycles used soap for distribution to developing nations and homeless shelters.
But recycling organizations such as Clean the World, based in Orlando, and Global Soap Project, based in Atlanta, are starting to get more attention from large hotel companies.
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January 26, 2011
It’s been called the 800 pound gorilla that you don’t want to mess with. It’s been accused of taking customers from small, neighborhood stores and hurting communities. It’s been accused of predatory pricing, anti-union fervor and paying its employees less than a living wage.
But in the past several years, Wal-Mart also has been going through a major transformation and committing itself to progressive policies in the realm of corporate social responsibility, particularly when it comes to the products it sells and major efforts to promote energy conservation.
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