Its
distinctive blue eco-label can now be found on more than 300 products sold in
major retail chains in more than 24 countries.com ."
Since 1985, Working Assets has generated over $47 million for progressive
nonprofits, including Greenpeace , Oxfam America, Rainforest Action Network,
Human Rights Watch, Planned Parenthood, ACLU and People for the American Way,
among many others.

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This initiative is part of
Wal-Mart's continued commitment to offering sustainable products at affordable
prices to its customers.

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com . operates Wal-Mart Stores, Supercenters, Neighborhood
Markets and SAM'S CLUB locations in the United States.OrganicBouquet. "These principles are closely aligned with the
values of Working Assets members, who vote with their dollars to help make a
difference in the world. As a leading
voice in the organic movement, it is raising public awareness of critical
environmental issues , using sustainably grown flowers as a catalyst for
change.

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In addition to its work with the MSC, Wal-Mart is partnering with
Conservation International and World Wildlife Fund to make improvements such
as reducing harmful environmental impacts and encouraging support for broader
marine eco -system management and protection activities.
Learn more about Wal-Mart's environmental initiatives is available on
http://www. Sales are expected to grow 13 percent annually through 2008,
according to the Organic Trade Association.

Sustainable living conserves an ecological balance by minimising the depletion of natural resources.

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If these suppliers commit to this initiative and succeed
within that timeframe, Wal-Mart will continue to work with them.
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All Wild-Caught and Frozen Fish Suppliers to be Marine Stewardship Council -
Certified

BENTONVILLE, Ark. It is hoped that this
commitment to the MSC program will encourage other fisheries into the
assessment process and provide a powerful new route to raise awareness of
sustainable seafood choices with the North American public .com)
helps busy people make a difference in the world through everyday activities
like talking on the phone.

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org . The company also
operates in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, El Salvador,
Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, South
Korea and the United Kingdom.

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Sustainable living provides a nourishing environment for life in a renewable cycle that supports life today and preserves natural resources for future generations of life.

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The
company currently works with a number of MSC-certified fisheries and is giving
non-certified suppliers three to five years to develop plans and programs to
become certified.

The three R's - Reduce, re-use and recycle can be used as a guide toward sustainable living.

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"We believe it's absolutely essential to take a leadership role in working
with suppliers to ensure that the world's wild fish populations can grow and
replenish themselves," said Peter Redmond, Wal-Mart vice president and
divisional merchandise manager of deli and seafood.msc. The company's securities are listed on the New
York and Pacific stock exchanges under the symbol WMT.
Through its relationship with Organic Bouquet, Working Assets is now
offering a full line of eco-friendly flowers on its Web site,
FlowersForChange. She added, "Organic flowers are just one more way that Working Assets
is helping to make the world a cleaner, greener, more sustainable place to
live.OrganicBouquet.

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Wal-Mart is encouraging fisheries to adopt policies that ensure customers
will continue to be supplied with a full range of wild-caught fish.
"This is a big and exciting development, demonstrating a leadership
position," said Rupert Howes, chief executive of the Marine Stewardship
Council. U.

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"Our flowers are grown in a manner that is gentle on the environment and
safeguards the well being of farm workers, wildlife and ecology," said Organic
Bouquet CEO Gerald Prolman.com) pioneered the organic flower market.OrganicBouquet .

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The scope and scale of
the company's business presents great potential to effect positive change . organic market alone is estimated to grow to more than $30
billion by 2007.

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This is both environmentally responsible and responsive to our customers. Online
merchandise sales are available at http://www .S.com
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com .
"FlowersForChange.com is a fresh new idea that we think our customers and
organic-loving shoppers will appreciate," said Laura Scher, CEO of Working
Assets.com
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"As part of a wider company commitment to sustainable seafood
procurement, Wal-Mart has committed to source, over a number of years, all of
its fresh and frozen wild capture supplies for the North American market from
fisheries certified against the MSC's standard.
The MSC program is one of many initiatives that reflect Wal-Mart's
commitment to leadership in business sustainability .

About the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is an independent non-profit
organization set up to promote solutions to the problem of over-fishing .S.

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The first step toward this
goal will be to have product that currently comes from MSC-certified fisheries
carry the MSC eco-label starting later this year. "The MSC label assures
our customers that they are buying from a retailer that is taking concrete
steps to keep wild-caught fish available to present and future generations.

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"We have been working on programs
for farm-raised shrimp and salmon and hope to be able to discuss our plans in
those areas in the near future.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. More information about
Wal-Mart can be found by visiting http://www.walmartfacts.walmart . SAN FRANCISCO, Working Assets, the long distance,
wireless and credit card company that donates a portion of its revenues to
progressive nonprofits, has partnered with Organic Bouquet Inc. What 's more, two percent of the purchase price of the
flower orders will go to the nonprofit organizations Working Assets is
supporting in 2005, at no additional cost.
Organic Bouquet: Established in 2001, Organic Bouquet
(http://www.

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com), the world's first online organic florist.

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As part of its mission to improve the quality
of life for people around the world, Wal-Mart has committed to taking a
leadership position in the areas of climate and renewable energy, waste
reduction and recycling, and the development of sustainable products.
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Through its business sustainability program, Wal-Mart takes advantage of and
creates opportunities both to influence its own operations and to lead change
in the business world at large.

About Wal-Mart Stores, Inc."
Organic floral is the newest category in the $230 billion LOHAS
(Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability ) market, in which there are
reportedly 50 million Americans who make environmentally based purchasing
decisions. sales of organic flowers in 2003 grew 52 percent, to $8
million. Every time members use one of Working Assets'
donation-linked services (Long Distance, Wireless and Credit Card), the
company donates a portion of their charges to nonprofit groups working to
build a world that is more just, humane, and environmentally sustainable.

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, Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT)
today announced plans to purchase all of its wild-caught fresh and frozen fish
for the North American market from Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified
fisheries within the next three to five years."
"Our MSC certification initiative is only the latest result of Wal-Mart's
efforts to promote and engage in sustainable business practices in the fish
and seafood sector," said Peter Redmond.
Working Assets: Established in 1985, Working Assets (WorkingAssets.

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