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November 22, 2009

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The Home Depot Foundation Announces Winners of Awards of Excellence for Affordable Housing Built Responsibly

Published: Nov 13, 2009 – 09:06 AM EST

ATLANTA, Nov. 13 /CSRwire/ - Today, The Home Depot(R) Foundation (THDF) announced the winners of its fifth annual Awards of Excellence for Affordable Housing Built Responsibly. The winners receive a total of $175,000 to further their goal of producing affordable, efficient and healthy...

Caterpillar-Sponsored EMBARQ Wins Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government Environmental Partnership Award

Published: Nov 12, 2009 – 09:30 AM EST

PEORIA, Ill, Nov. 12 /CSRwire/ - The World Resources Institute (WRI) Center for Sustainable Transport, EMBARQ, has been awarded the 2009 Roy Family Award for Environmental Partnership from Harvard University. The honor is recognizing EMBARQ's Mexico City Metrobus transit project that is designed...

Bayer and United Nations Environment Programme Launch 19th Annual International Children’s Painting Competition in Elementary and Middle Schools

Published: Nov 12, 2009 – 09:00 AM EST

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 12 /CSRwire/ - Bayer Corporation and the United Nations Environment Programme's Regional Office for North America (UNEP RONA) today called for entries in the 19th annual International Children's Painting Competition (ICPC). The ICPC is open to 6- to 14-year-olds. Their art...

New 'On Paper' Series Podcast Features Project POTICO

Published: Nov 12, 2009 – 08:11 AM EST

MIAMISBURG, Ohio, Nov. 12 /CSRwire/ - NewPage Corporation, North America's largest coated paper producer, announced today the release of a new On Paper podcast featuring Project POTICO. In this episode of On Paper, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and NewPage discuss the benefits...

Bacta-Pur(R) Affordably Eliminates Sewer Arteriosclerosis and Overflows

Published: Nov 12, 2009 – 07:59 AM EST

NORTH HATLEY, Quebec, Nov. 12 /CSRwire/ - IET-Aquaresearch Ltd releases new BACTIVATOR(R) v.4 (http://bactapur.com/en/bactivator-ls-series-4.htm), using a purely biological process to digest grease in drains and sewers. The operating cost, for restaurants and food service establishments, is less than one half penny per...

SC Johnson Makes Commitment to Clinton Global Initiative

Published: Nov 11, 2009 – 06:10 PM EST

RACINE, Wis., Nov. 11 /CSRwire/ - In its continuing initiatives around Doing What's Right, SC Johnson, A Family Company, recently announced its first commitment as part of its involvement in the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). Founded by former President Bill Clinton in 2005,...

Help SC Johnson Help Team Earth

Published: Nov 11, 2009 – 06:02 PM EST

RACINE, Wis., Nov. 11 /CSRwire/ - Looking to do some good? One good deed might be as close as your computer keyboard. SC Johnson, maker of well-known brands including Glade®, OFF!®, Scrubbing Bubbles®, Ziploc® and Windex®, has launched a blog to collect environmental...

Hydrologix(R) Gets US Patent for First Successful In-Situ Wastewater Bioremediator

Published: Nov 11, 2009 – 02:49 PM EST

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii, Nov. 11 /CSRwire/ - Hydrologix® Systems LLC Is Awarded US Patent No. 7,615,156, Device For In-Situ Bioremediation Of Liquid Waste. Sold As The Hydrologix® Grease Reduction System, It Reduces Hazardous Wastewater At The Source To The Harmless By-Products Of Water And...

Call for Applications: Five Open Seats on the National Sustainable Agriculture Standards Committee

Published: Nov 11, 2009 – 10:01 AM EST

MADISON, Wis, Nov. 11 /CSRwire/ - Leonardo Academy announces a call for applications for five vacant seats on the National Sustainable Agriculture Standards Committee, in the following stakeholder categories: Producer (1), User (2), Environmentalist (1) and General Interest (1). Individuals or representatives of...

Kanal Consulting Launches Sustainability Practice; Best Practices Study Identifies Value Creation Opportunities

Published: Nov 10, 2009 – 12:40 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10 /CSRwire/ - Kanal Consulting (www.kanalconsulting.com), a boutique management consulting firm, announced the formation of an expanded practice focused on sustainability, which builds on the firm's business strategy and marketing services. Managing Principal Vijay Kanal, said, "There is a...

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