North Star was founded in 2006 by the international post and parcel delivery company TNT, with support from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).

2006年，在联合国世界粮食计划署（WFP）的支持下，国际邮政和包裹递送公司 TNT 成立了北星空联盟。

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The boss of TNT, a Dutch logistics company, said pressure from investors for it to split its well-performing express-delivery business from its mail division was "disruptive".

荷兰物流公司TNT的老板称投资商要求将经营良好的快递业务从邮件部门拆分出来的压力是“破坏性的”。

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TNT declined 3.5 percent to 18.44 euros after the delivery company reporting an unexpected fall in profit as volumes dropped at the letter-deliver division.

荷兰快递企业TNT公司股价下跌3.5%，至18.44欧元，该公司公布利润意外下滑，邮递部门的业务量有所减少。

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But when Peter Bakker, the CEO of European logistics company TNT, decided he wanted to do something to tackle world hunger, he quickly discovered that having a social conscience had business benefits of its own.

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The studio and the publishing divisions have been overshadowed by the success of Time Warner's TV network business, including TBS and TNT, which accounted for three quarters of the company's operating profit in 2011.

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In December 2002, TNT's parent company TPG set about testing that idea when it launched a partnership with the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP), the world's largest humanitarian aid agency.

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