The document discusses how conservation and commerce can be combined in a mutually beneficial way. It provides an example of how creating a market for sustainable products from areas where conservation is a concern can both incentivize local economic opportunities and support conservation efforts. It then summarizes the economic impact of the Saint Louis Zoo, reporting that in 2014 it supported over 2,000 jobs and had a total economic impact of $230.9 million. It lists many matching gift companies that support the zoo, noting that many have a corporate presence in Hawaii.

1. MISSOURI IS THE SHOW ME STATE
Hawaii is in the vanguard for Environmental Sustainability, Protection of
The Public Trust and Transparency In Government.
These areas of accountability and responsibility have clashed in the course of
recent events.
The Voices of Hawaii insist on full and open disclosure.
The following is presented to address these concerns.
CONSERVATION AND COMMERCE
ARE NOT ALWAYS MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE
We have learned that creating a market for products is critical to saving wild
things and wild places. Given economic incentives, those who live in areas of
conservation concern will seek out opportunities to express their creativity and
sustainably create products. Without the right economic incentives, everything
from poaching for elephant ivory or rhino horns to depletion of arable land and
available water will happen.
Source: Combining Conservation and Commerce. By Tommy Brown, Saint
Louis Zoo Gift Shop Manager, Winner of a 2016 Hermann Foundation
Outstanding Employee Award,Vice President of the Association of Zoos and
Aquariums Buyers Group. January 5, 2017
https://www.stlzoo.org/about/blog/2017/01/05/combining-conservation-and-commerce
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The Saint Louis Zoo strives to be a good steward of its financial resources
and to build a sustainable institution into the 21st century.
https://www.stlzoo.org/about/financials/
ECONOMIC IMPACT
The economic impact of the Saint Louis Zoo is a measure of the amount of and the way that
dollars associated with the Zoo circulate through the region. There are three levels of
impact the St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association considers when they develop
these figures: the direct impact, the indirect business impact, and tourism and visitor
spending impact. All three of these an be expressed in terms of annual flow of dollars or
annual full-time jobs.

2. 2014 Economic Impact
Full-time Employees 330
Part-time Employees 170
Seasonal Employees 950
Capital Improvement Jobs Created 274
Tourism Spending Jobs Created 495
Total Employment 2,139
Operating Expenses/Payroll $141,200,000
Capital Improvements $42,700,000
Tourism Spending $47,000,000
Total Economic Impact $230,900,000
2012 Total Economic Impact $202,700,000
The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined
effort of each individual ~ Vince Lombardi
The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of
each member is the team ~ Phil Jackson
Saint Louis Zoo Matching Gift Companies
https://www.stlzoo.org/membership/benefits/saint-louis-zoo-matching-gift-companies/
Please note, many of the Saint Louis Zoo Matching Gift Companies listed below have
Corporate presence in Hawaii
Aetna
AIG
Albemarle Foundation
Allianz Global
The Amgen Foundation
Aon Foundation Matching Gift Program
The Auto Club of America (AAA)
Automatic Data Processing (ADP)
AXA Foundation
Bank of America
Belden Inc.
Bitco Insurance
BlackRock
The Boeing Company
Bunge North American
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Caleres (formerly Brown Shoe)
Cardinal Health
Cee Kay Supply, Inc.
Chubb & Son

3. CNA
Coca-Cola
Community Health Systems
Covidien
Eaton
Eli Lilly and Company
Elsevier
Emerson
Energizer
Exxon Corporation
FM Global Foundation
Forest Laboratories, Inc.
Arthur J. Gallagher Foundation
Gallus Biopharmaceuticals
Gannett Foundation
The GE Foundation
Genentech
GlaxoSmithKline
Grainger
Henry Crown & Company
Hillshire Brands
The Home Depot
IBM Corp.
Illinois Tool Works
Ironshore
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson Controls
Koch Development Co
Kraft Foods
Lincoln Financial Group
Macy's
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Merck
Meredith Corporation
Microsoft
The Millipore Foundation
Monsanto
Morgan Stanley
Newfield Exploration Company
Nordson
Northern Trust Corp.
Novus International Inc.
Olin Corporation
Open Source Architect
Oracle Corporation
Pacific Life Foundation
PepsiCo Foundation
The Pfizer Foundation
Piper Jaffray
PNC Foundation
PPG Industries Foundation
Prudential Foundation
Qualcomm Incorporated
Red Hat Matching
Regions Financial Corporation
Rockwell Automation
SAP
Schneider Electric
Scottrade, Inc.

4. Shell Oil Company
Spire Matching
Stauder Technologies
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America
TeraData
Thomson Reuters
The Travelers Foundation
U.S. Bank Foundation
UBS Foundation USA
Union Pacific
Verizon
Walt Disney Company Foundation
Western Union Foundation