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Showcasing companies and professionals dedicated to progress and leadership in sustainable business.
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04-02-09
JCPenney Unveils Three Reusable Shopping Bags Designed by Top Design School Students
PLANO, Texas, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Blending its emphasis on style with its concern for the environment, JCPenney partnered with several major design schools to fashion its latest series of reusable shopping bags, which arrive in stores April 8. From 58 entries, three stan...
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03-30-09
The William James Foundation Announces Finalists in 6th Annual Socially Responsible Business Plan Competition
WASHINGTON, DC. - March 2009 -- The William James Foundation (WJF) has announced the winners in all three of our socially responsible business plan competitions for 2009.
Our primary competition, for the business plan that best integrates socia...
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03-30-09
EPA Names Schering-Plough 2009 EPA ENERGY STAR(R) Partner of the Year
KENILWORTH, N.J. - March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named Schering-Plough Corporation as a 2009 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for outstanding energy management and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. The company's ac...
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03-27-09
ERA Recognized in Canadian Business Magazine for Ecosystem Restoration Efforts in Carbon Market
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/27/09 -- ERA Carbon Offsets Ltd. ("ERA") (TSX VENTURE: ESR) wishes to acknowledge Canadian Business Magazine for their recent article on the work that ERA has been doing in British Columbia, titled "Carbon Finance: T...
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03-27-09
Raytheon Recognized by EPA with 2009 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award
WALTHAM, Mass., March 27, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a 2009 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The company was cited for its ongoing, successful enterprise...
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03-25-09
WEC Announces Call For Nominations For 2010 Gold Medal Award For International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development
March 24, 2009, Washington, D.C. - The World Environment Center (WEC) is inviting nominations for the 26th WEC Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development.
The WEC Gold Medal Award is the most prestigious recog...
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03-25-09
The Foundation for a Sustainable Future announces 2009 Sustainability Prize winners
- March 25, 2009 - The Foundation for a Sustainable Future (FSF) is pleased to announce winners for Sustainable Business competitions it sponsored for 2009.
The Global S...
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03-25-09
Equal Exchange Wins Three Awards for its Social & Environmental Practices
WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA. - March 25, 2009 - In less than the span of 4 weeks Equal Exchange, the worker co-operative best known for introducing Fair Trade coffee to U.S. grocery stores, has been honored with three awards for its category-leading, socially and environmentally re...
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03-20-09
Afghanistan project wins the 2009 International ReSource Award for Sustainable Watershed Management
ZURICH. - , 20 March 2009 - An Afghanistan-based project with the dual goal of preventing downstream flood damage, and increasing land productivity through holistic watershed management, has won the seventh Swiss Re 2009 International ReSource Award for sustainable waters...
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03-19-09
ING Receives Corporate Vision Award
NEW YORK, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Financial services leader ING today received the 2009 Corporate Vision Award from Girls Incorporated for the company’s efforts to create new opportunities for women, achieve success through risks and innovation, and serve as caree...
