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11-03-14
CVS Health Announces $10 Million Commitment to Stand Up To Cancer to Fund Innovative Cancer Research
CVS/pharmacy, the retail division of
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11-03-14
Top 10 GRI Sustainability Aspects for the Forest & Paper Products Sector
Recent research conducted by the Governance & Accountability Institute attempts to answer important questions for company managements in the Forest & Paper Products Sector, by examining the disclosure practices of 18 global peer organizations publishing GRI reports in the...
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11-03-14
CSRwire Focuses on "Sustainable Finance"
In November, CSRwire will begin to feature a special focus on sustainable finance in its many forms. Topics to be addressed will include socially responsible investing (SRI), sustainable stock exchanges, environmental, social and governance (ESG) indices, ratings and rankings, impact investing, i...
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10-31-14
Sanergy Brings Sanitation to the Forefront
Social enterprise Sanergy has announced its plan to join the Business Call to Action (BCtA). Sanergy brings its expertise in providing affordable and sustainable solutions for tackling the sanitation issue in Africa. The company commits to significantly scale up its operations and establish a net...
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10-30-14
DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory Contributes Additional $752,000 for Solidia Technologies Research into Utilization of CO2 in High-Performance Building and Infrastructure Products
The next phase of a four-year research and development project supporting the commercialization of Solidia Technologies’ carbon dioxide-reducing cement and concrete processes will commence with the commitment of an additional $752,000 from the US Department o...
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10-30-14
In 10 years ClimateCare has funded improved cookstoves for over 6.5 million people helping tackle one of the developing world’s leading causes of death.
Improved cookstoves reduce indoor air pollution - one of the developing world’s biggest killers, cut fuel costs for families and help tackle climate change. Today, 10 years since ClimateCare pioneered the first ever improved cookstove project funded by carbon finance, it announced ...
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10-29-14
DNV GL Addresses Urgent Hospital Infection Concerns With New Managing Infection Risk Certification Program
Today DNV GL announced a new certification program aimed at transforming hospitals’ approach to managing infection risk. DNV GL certified Sentara Leigh and Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospitals in Virginia as the first two Centers of Excellence for its Managing Infection Risk (MIR) ...
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10-29-14
Ecolab Commits $2 Million to The Nature Conservancy to Advance Water Conservation Throughout the World
Ecolab Inc., the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services, has committed $2 million through the Ecolab Foundation to The Nature Conservancy, a leading conservation organization working to protect the lands and waters on which all life depends. The funds will...
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10-28-14
Canadian Consumers Willing to Engage with Companies on Good Works
Canadian consumers are open to contributing to good causes through the companies they do business with. These are the results of a recent survey conducted by Ipsos Reid and released at the inaugural Companies and Causes Canada conference in Toronto today.
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10-28-14
Wyndham Worldwide Named Top Company for Supplier Diversity by DiversityInc
(Marketwired) - Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN), one of the world's largest hospitality companies, has been recognized with the DiversityInc 2014 Supplier Diversity award. The Company was honored by DiversityInc for having a highly developed supplier diversity program, including strong efforts to e...
