Charitable Buys

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TOMS, maker of the ubiquitous shoe and buy one-give one model, has launched an online marketplace with several other brands doing good. Local start-up Sword & Plough is one of the featured companies, making accessories from surplus military materials and employing veterans. [Boston Common]