Sustainability
Balancing impacts through responsible business practices, supply chains and energy use.
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08-12-02
"Avon Walk for Breast Cancer" to Launch in 2003; New Event Series to Raise Funds and Awareness in Eight Cities Marks 10th Year of Avon Breast Cancer Crusade in the U.S.
NEW YORK, New York - The Avon Foundation today announced the launch of "Avon Walk for Breast Cancer," a new series of fundraising events to be held in eight cities in 2003 between April and September.
The unique weekend events offer participants the choice of wal...
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08-06-02
Working With Multilaterals: BSR Releases Report On Cross-Sector Collaboration
SAN FRANCISCO, California - On the eve of the World Summit for Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) releases a new report about partnerships between business and multilateral organizations such as the United Nations and World Bank...
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08-05-02
Sun Power Electric and Shaw's Supermarkets to Host "Green Power Challenge" To Kick Off Renewable Energy Campaign
WEST BRIDGEWATER, Massachusetts - The first New England food retailer to purchase renewable energy is hosting the Shaw's Supermarkets and Sun Power Electric "Green Power Challenge" on Aug. 8. The event, designed to promote the benefits of clean, natural energy and educate co...
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08-01-02
SustainableBusiness.com Launches The Progressive Investor By Naming The Top 20 All-Star Green Stock Picks
NEW YORK, New York - To serve the rapidly expanding worldwide sustainable investment community, SustainableBusiness.com announces this year s Top 20 All-Star Sustainable Stock Picks, known as the SB 20. The list is presented in The Progressive Investor, a new monthly newsl...
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07-31-02
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Sponsoring The 2002 Edinburgh International Book Festival
WATERBURY, Vermont - Green Mountain Coffee, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) is a sponsor of the 2002 Edinburgh International Book Festival, which will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland, August 10th through 26th. The event, which is expected to draw over 120,000 attendees, is the biggest ce...
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07-30-02
LIPPER: Market Slump Providing Unexpected Boost To Socially Responsible Mutual Funds
Washington, D.C. - Is the scandal-fueled stock market slump turning more Americans into socially responsible investors? According to Lipper data released today by the nonprofit Social Investment Forum, socially and environmentally responsible mutual funds experienced positiv...
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07-30-02
ODWALLA® Introduces Super-Premium Organic Juices
HALF MOON BAY, California - Odwalla® (pronounced "Oh-dwa-la") grows its vision of ‘Soil to Soul’ by adding a line of certified organic juices to its family of nourishment. Made only from carefully sourced, 100% organically grown fruits and vegetables, Odwalla’s line of organ...
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07-30-02
Alcoa Publishes 2001 Online Environment, Health and Safety Report
PITTSBURGH, Pennsyvania - Alcoa has published its online 2001 Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) report on the company's website, alcoa.com. In its ninth consecutive year, the report reviews Alcoa's global environment, health, and safety strategies and performance.
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07-29-02
Starbucks, Ford Foundation, Oxfam America and CEPCO Announce Innovative Collaboration to Increase the Supply of High Quality Fair Trade Coffee
SEATTLE,Washington, WASHINGTON, D.C., NEW YORK, New York, and BOSTON, Massachusetts - Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX), the Ford Foundation, Oxfam America and CEPCO (Oaxacan State Coffee Producers Network), announced today their collaboration in a unique pilot project...
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07-28-02
Luscious Organic Goes on Sale
LONDON, England - Luscious Organic, the UK and London’s first chain of hip not hippy organic corner store chain is for sale as part of a move by key shareholders to develop other aspects of the organic industry market.
