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Nike, which generates some $800 million in waste per year, Jones said, is shifting its business model to become climate neutral by 2011. Its shoes that retail for less than $70 will be designed with environmental sustainability in mind by summer of 2009 “with absolutely no impact to margins,” Jones said. Andy Krumholz, owner of Escama Studio which makes sleek bags in Brazil out of recycled soda can pull-tabs, said that with the flood of new green products on the market, companies have to differentiate themselves other than by just being green. “By beating people over the head by saying ‘I’m green! I’m green!’ you’re trying to scream over a crowd,” he said.ugg boots PreviousNextLast week, the Magic Marketplace apparel trade show, the largest such show in the United States, held its first-ever ECOllection in Las Vegas with some 70 exhibitors showing off their eco-friendly wares. One exhibitor, Nadine Curtis, owner of the Be Sweet line of clothing and accessories, works with South African job creation programs to support local artisans using handcrafted yarn. “In the next three to five years it will be standard fare that companies will have an eco-collection … or people will have to have it in their main lines in order to compete,” said Curtis, who is a member of the Fair Trade Federation, which promotes fair local wages, environmental sustainability and community building. According to market research firm NPD Group, the number of people interested in environmentally sound apparel has risen 300 percent since 2003. Meanwhile,ghd hair the organic product market has grown from $11 billion to $30 billion in the past five years, Zaroff said. And whereas such goods sometimes cost more — clothing using organic or recycled fabrics carries a 15 percent premium in price at menswear maker Louis Raphael, for example — some say the time may be right, despite the U.S. economic downturn, for even more consumer acceptance. “In today’s economy, people are looking for a reason to buy,” said Zaroff. “It (the green movement) almost gives them a reason to buy.” EBay’s Chatwani said that for most green sellers, higher prices are due to inefficient distribution: “The industry hasn’t reached a point of scale yet. We’re hoping within the first year of this marketplace we’ll actually be able to drive a lot of supply chain efficiency.” LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - The move to more sustainable, earth-friendly puma shoes clothing, shoes and other consumer goods may be at a “tipping point” of mainstream acceptance, and major companies like Nike Inc (NKE.N) and eBay Inc (EBAY.O) are recognizing their growing importance among global shoppers. Green is now a major marketing tool, with companies from British Petroleum (BP.L) advertising alternative energy to Wal-Mart Stores Inc’s (WMT.N) offering more organic goods. Moreover, the green movement is no longer the exclusive domain of the granola-eating, Birkenstock-wearing crowd, insiders say. “I believe we’re at a tipping point in the green market,” said Marci Zaroff, president of clothing, home goods and spa line Under the Canopy, who first coined the phrase “ECOfashion.” Other companies who have recognized the shift timberland boots include Clorox Co (CLX.N), which sees its new higher-margin, eco-friendly line of cleaning products as a multi-hundred million dollar business over time, or Whole Foods Market Inc (WFMI.O), which has built its business on organic foods. On Tuesday, global auction giant eBay said it was launching WorldofGood.com by eBay that will offer “socially responsible” goods verified by third parties, whether animal-friendly cosmetics, fair trade coffee, organic apparel, or home decor made from recycled materials. “The market space right now is large but highly fragmented,” said Robert Chatwani, general manager of the new venture. air max 90 “Consumers cannot discover these products very easily through traditional channels.” But Nike’s strong brand helps when people are more cautious about spending. The owner of Cole Haan, Converse and Umbro brands has yet to see any tangible impact from a spending slowdown that has battered many peers, Parker said. “It’s going to be a difficult next six months or so, I think, for everybody,” he said. “We tend to be a little more resistant. Not immune, but more resistant.” Nike shares closed nearly 13 percent highernfl jerseys on Tuesday at $52.42 on the New York Stock Exchange. 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AMMAN (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Sunday visits the site believed to be where Jesus was baptized as he wraps up his visit to Jordan and prepares to leave for Israel to start the most delicate part of his first Middle East trip. On Sunday afternoon Benedict travels east of the Jordanian capital Amman to Bethany Beyond the Jordan, where Jordanian experts have unearthed ruins of ancient churches amid the tamarisk trees and found early pilgrims’ writings about the site. Here, according to tradition, was where John the Baptist lived and where he baptized Jesus when Jesus was about 30 years old. New archaeological evidence was found in 1996. A rival site exists on the Israel side of the Jordantimberland boots River but most scholars believe the Biblical site for the cleansing ritual was on the Jordanian side. Archaeologists have found a number of churches, caves and baptismal pools dating from the Roman and Byzantine periods since excavations began. Christian denominations have begun building new churches for modern pilgrims nearby. Benedict will lay cornerstones for two Catholic churches. He starts Sunday, his last full day in Jordan, by celebrating the first and only public Mass during his stay in the country. On Monday, Benedict moves on to Israel and the Palestinian territories for the most delicate part of his trip, whose main theme so far has been Christian-Muslim relations. MENDING FENCES WITH ISLAM On Saturday, Benedict visited a mosque in another Nike Air Maxattempt to mend fences with Islam after a speech he made in 2006 that caused offence to Muslims.