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November 21, 2009

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Kraft Foods Steps Up Investment in Russia

Published: Oct 14, 2009 – 08:58 AM EST

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...

Logistics Giants Join Forces With WFP To Respond To Asian Crises

Published: Oct 12, 2009 – 04:13 PM EST

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...

FedEx Encourages Customers and Small Businesses To Prepare for Emergencies

Published: Oct 09, 2009 – 04:56 PM EST

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....

Walmart Pharmacists Prepare and Offer Tamiflu(R) for Oral Suspension for Children and Elderly at More Than 4,000 Locations

Published: Oct 09, 2009 – 02:20 PM EST

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...

The Coca-Cola Company Chairman and CEO Muhtar Kent to Co-Chair Global Health Coalition Advancing Next Generation Action

Published: Oct 08, 2009 – 10:03 AM EST

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...

Deworm the World and Partners Reach 20 Million School Age Children in 2009 Doubling Their CGI Commitment Target for Year One

Published: Oct 08, 2009 – 09:24 AM EST

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...

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health Announces Sponsorship Supporting Milk Producers in Malawi

Published: Oct 08, 2009 – 08:00 AM EST

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...

48 Environmental Groups Receive 2009 TogetherGreen Innovation Grants

Published: Oct 07, 2009 – 12:40 PM EST

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...

Image Microsystems Wins 2009 Texas Employment Award

Published: Oct 06, 2009 – 01:55 PM EST

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...

This October Lady Foot Locker Is Fashioned for a Cause

Published: Oct 06, 2009 – 07:18 AM EST

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...

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