Nature Conservancy changes business policies after reports

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: June 15, 2003 | Copyright information

Nature Conservancy changes business policies after reports

New York Times

Sunday, June 15, 2003

Washington -- The Nature Conservancy, the world's richest environmental group, announced far-reaching changes Friday to its conservation practices and internal policies, responding to recent criticisms from Capitol Hill, the news media and some of the organization's members.

The conservancy said it would stop practices such as providing subsidized loans to its employees a...

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