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    John Mackey (Whole Foods CEO)
    John Mackey (Whole Foods CEO)
    In 2006, the CEO of Whole Foods reduced his salary to $1 a year, donated his entire portfolio to charity, and set up a $100,000 fund for staff facing personal problems.
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    Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, is dyslexic.
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    Newman’s Own foods donates 100% of its post tax profits to charity. As of June 2012 these donations have exceeded 330 million dollars.
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    Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste.
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    Google's Mower Goats
    Google's Mower Goats
    Rather than using mechanical mowers, Google regularly employs a flock of 200 goats to naturally mow and fertilise the lawns.
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    Yahoo! was originally called 'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web'.
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    7-11 sells 10,000 pots of coffee an hour, every hour, every day.
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    Nokia was once famous as a manufacturer of toilet paper.
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