Richard Branson's Green Crusade

Sir Richard Branson, the billionaire entrepreneur famous for creating the Virgin brand, was recently made the United Nations Correspondents Association Citizen of the World Award for his support for environmental and humanitarian causes.
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Man of Mystery
At age 16, the young Branson started his first successful business, Student Magazine. A year later he founded his first charity, the Student Advisory Centre.

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