Philanthropy/Corporate Contributions are donations of funds, time, resources, and in-kind services by companies to charitable, non-profit, and/or community initiatives with the intention of 'giving back' from profit for the greater common good.
NORTHFIELD, Ill., Oct. 14 /CSRwire/ - Everyone needs to eat. But in Russia, 70 percent of children ages 6 to 11 don’t regularly eat breakfast. School lunches often lack protein and vitamins. And to make matters worse, schools often lack adequate sports and...
BANGKOK, Oct. 12 /CSRwire/ - Three of the biggest corporate names in global logistics - Agility, TNT and UPS - have joined international efforts to expedite food supplies to hundreds of thousands of people affected by natural disasters in Asia, the United Nations...
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 09 /CSRwire/ - FedEx Corp. (FDX: NYSE) continues its efforts to encourage customers and small business owners to prepare for emergencies as a key sponsor of a public awareness and cause marketing campaign recently launched by the American Red Cross....
BENTONVILLE, Ark, Oct. 09 /CSRwire/ - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) announced today that more than 4,000 Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies nationwide will address the national shortage of Tamiflu® oral suspension by converting the capsule to liquid form. The FDA-approved process, known...
NEW YORK, Oct. 08 /CSRwire/ - The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GBC) announced today that Muhtar Kent, Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company has been elected to serve as co-chairman of the Board of Directors. The Board’s other...
NEW YORK, Oct. 08 /CSRwire/ - Deworm the World (DtW) and their Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) education mega-commitment partners will deworm 20 million school-age children across 26 countries in 2009, doubling the original commitment target for year one of 10 million children in...
BOXMEER, the Netherlands, Oct. 08 /CSRwire/ - Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health today announced that it has initiated a multy-year sponsorship project, supporting the Shire Highlands Milk Producers Association (SHMPA) in Malawi, a developing country in southeast Africa. The primary objective of the project is...
NEW YORK, Oct. 07 /CSRwire/ - Forty eight projects in 23 states will receive a total of $1.1 million in TogetherGreen Innovation Grants to facilitate people-powered conservation action. TogetherGreen Innovation Grants annually provide essential funding that enables environmental groups and their community partners...
AUSTIN, Oct. 06 /CSRwire/ - Image Microsystems-the leading provider of technology restoration, reverse logistics, e-waste recycling, and recycled plastic products manufacturing-today announced they will be presented the Employment Award from the Texas Governor's Committee for People with Disabilities. "Image Microsystems has consistently demonstrated...
NEW YORK, Oct. 06 /CSRwire/ - In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Lady Foot Locker reaches out to women of all ages with a collection of fashionable "pink" products. Touting messages of hope and inspiration, the line supports the efforts of the...