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According to a survey solicited by the company, 86% of consumers care about whether their clothing is made by workers who are paid fairly and treated with respect. But what exactly is fair? There's no universal measuring stick, but it's generally accepted that it's a wage enabling workers to live relatively comfortably in their home region?i.e., enough money for housing, a generous amount of food, health care, education for their children and some disposable income...
...Things per se have lost some cachet," explains consumer-trend tracker J. Walker Smith of Yankelovich, which surveys consumer buying behavior. "There is such an overabundance of stuff in the marketplace that owning does not carry as much perceived value as it used to. People are now more interested in experiences than in owning things." It's all about the benefits of the good life without all the headaches and commitment. In 1991, for example, 57% of people in a Yankelovich Monitor survey cited "being in control of their life" as the most important sign of accomplishment and success, while...
...vast majority of students would agree. Unless we’re willing to fork over the cash at some point, the system will never be fixed. It is simply unacceptable that no dining hall is open past 7:30 p.m. at a college where, according to Undergraduate Council (UC) survey data, over 50 percent of undergraduates stay up past 2 a.m. Sure, there’s always brain break, but even the most parsimonious undergrad wouldn’t call some cookies and an apple a healthy or filling meal—and that’s assuming the brain...
...Yale ranked third in fundraising with just over $433 million, while fellow Ivy Leaguers including the University of Pennsylvania ($409 million) and Cornell ($406 million) filled out the top five, according to the results of the Voluntary Support of Education survey, issued annually by the Council for Aid to Education...
...China issued a report outlining the discovery of large mineral deposits that could significantly reduce its economy's growing dependence on imports. The finds "will fundamentally alleviate the serious bottleneck and big restrictions our country faces with regard to mineral resources," said Meng Xianlai, director of the China Geological Survey...