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...products by 2002. Kimberly-Clark scaled back its use of rain forest-wood fiber after the organization published ads depicting ancient forests over the headline OLDEST LIVING THINGS ON EARTH OR TOMORROW'S TOILET PAPER? 3M signed on after RAN set up an 800 number for consumers to complain. Nike, Levi Strauss and Andersen Corp. (the largest U.S. window manufacturer) agreed without hesitation, and Kinko's is even marketing its eco-friendliness with a line of tree-free paper made from bananas...
...highlights of the conference followed the response of Brad Figel, a representative of Nike, to the question of why Nike and other companies would not publicly disclose their factory locations. After Figel explained that this is competitively-sensitive information, John Wiley, the Provost of the University of Wisconsin and moderator of that panel, complained that this company line just isn't credible, a comment which received enthusiastic applause from students...
...SWOOSH Nike partly shelves its famous insignia. Image problems? Falling sales? Of course: blame the logo...
...years," says TIME Moscow bureau chief Paul Quinn-Judge. "The meltdown in Moscow is simply bringing it into line with the rest of Russia." By comparison, consider China's transition to capitalism: The Communists never relinquished tight political control but transformed its manufacturing sector into a producer of goods -- Nike, the Gap and much more --- that Western consumers want to buy. (Name one big-brand-name product that's made in Russia...
Clinton's visit allowed 1.2 billion Chinese to see the No. 1 person of the country that makes Coca-Cola, Nike sportswear and Boeing aircraft, all of which are quite familiar to Chinese eyes. Clinton's open exchange of views with Chinese President Jiang Zemin, Peking University students and callers in Shanghai is unparalleled. The Chinese have now seen a democratically elected leader talk with the people in an open way. And they may think twice about why their own party leaders are seldom seen in public, let alone speaking in an impromptu fashion with them. XIAO-MING YU Charlottesville...