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Conserve HRP caters to the &amp;quot;fashion with a conscience&amp;quot; crowd by marketing chic hand-made accessories crafted from recycled materials.  Conserve employs 300 under-served laborers, mostly women, who acquire the disposed materials and create bags and belts that are sold in stores internationally.  Read the full profile to learn more about how this remarkable Indian enterprise is making sust&lt;br class=&quot;clear&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 15:22:00 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Derek Newberry</dc:creator>
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