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CSRwire CEO Receives 2013 Listen Learn Care Award for Outstanding Service to Mankind

Posted: May 22, 2013 – 03:30 PM EST

BOCA RATON, Fla., May 22 /CSRwire/ - In conjunction with this year's Weekend in Boca Civil Society Leadership Symposium, the Office Depot Foundation proudly hosted the Listen Learn Care Awards Celebration on Friday, May 17, 2013. The awards, which reflect the Foundations mission...

Climate Change, Carbon Bubble and New York's Green Bank

Posted: May 22, 2013 – 03:00 PM EST

AMSTERDAM, May 22 /CSRwire/ - The 1st edition of the TBLI CONFERENCE USA 2013 in New York, USA from June 17-18 at UFT, 52 Broadway, supported by UN Global Compact and in cooperation with research partner The Sasakawa Foundation, targets urgent ESG and...

Puerto Rican Firm Is Awarded Prestigious B Corp Certification

Posted: May 22, 2013 – 02:13 PM EST

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, May 22 /CSRwire/ - Impactivo Consulting, a social impact consulting firm, is the first company in Puerto Rico to become a Certified B Corporation. This prestigious certification is awarded by B Lab, a nonprofit organization sponsored by The Clinton...

Boosting the 'Fourth-sector' Economy is Goal of 200-delegate Summit at Harvard

Posted: May 22, 2013 – 12:52 PM EST

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 22 /CSRwire/ - From deep inside a bastion of the American establishment, and armed with a $50,000 200 delegates from more than 25 states are gathering with a mission to move Americas economic policy from growth for just profits toward...

Volkswagen Group of America Supports Oklahoma Tornado Relief Efforts

Posted: May 22, 2013 – 12:35 PM EST

HERNDON, Va., May 22 /CSRwire/ - (Marketwired) - The Volkswagen of America Foundation, which was created by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., announced today that it will make an immediate donation of $250,000 to the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity to...

MGM Resorts International Earns NASS Medallion Award for Philanthropy and Community Engagement

Posted: May 22, 2013 – 10:45 AM EST

LAS VEGAS, May 22 /CSRwire/ - The Advisory Committee on Participatory Democracy (ACPD) has selected MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) to receive the National Association of Secretaries of States (NASS) Medallion Award, an annual award created to recognize individuals, groups and organizations with...

Western Union Responds to Oklahoma Tornado

Posted: May 21, 2013 – 05:03 PM EST

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., May 21 /CSRwire/ - The Western Union Foundation today announced support for disaster relief efforts that will help the families and communities impacted by the tornado in Oklahoma. The Western Union Foundation is an American Red Cross disaster-response partner. The Foundations...

New Report Examines Chevron's Backroom Deals and Open Threats in Ecuador Lawsuit

Posted: May 21, 2013 – 12:32 PM EST

SAN RAMON, Calif., May 21 /CSRwire/ - A new report issued by the Amazon Defense Coalition in the landmark environmental lawsuit between residents of Ecuadors Amazon rain forest and the oil giant Chevron examines Chevrons backroom deals and open threats during a multi-year...

Investors Highlight Policies That Could Spur Multi-Billion Dollar Opportunity in Energy Efficiency Investments

Posted: May 21, 2013 – 10:12 AM EST

BOSTON, May 21 /CSRwire/ - Energy efficiency is estimated to be a multi-hundred-billion dollar investment opportunity in the United States, but better policies are required to unlock broad-based financing from institutional investors, who together manage approximately $70 trillion in assets globally. That is...

The Aspen Institute and The Atlantic Announce 2013 Aspen Ideas Festival

Posted: May 21, 2013 – 09:52 AM EST

WASHINGTON, May 21 /CSRwire/ - The Aspen Institute and The Atlantic are pleased to announce the ninth annual Aspen Ideas Festival. From June 26 through July 2, 2013, more than 300 insightful thinkers and leaders from around the country and beyond will gather...