Awards and Rankings
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12-06-07
Harrah's Entertainment Tops List in BusinessWeek's National Philanthropy Poll
LAS VEGAS, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: HET) ranks among the country's top corporate donors, according to BusinessWeek magazine.
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12-06-07
WorldBlu Announces Search for the World's Most Democratically Run Workplaces
ATLANTA, GA - December 6, 2007 "“ WorldBlu, Inc., an Atlanta-based business specializing in organizational democracy, has announced a call for nominations for the second annual WorldBlu List of Most Democratic Workplaces award to be given in the spring of 2008.
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12-06-07
L’OREAL-UNESCO Awards Honor UCSF Biologist for Pioneering Research in DNA Synthesis
NEW YORK, NY - December 6, 2007 - For her pioneering work with telomeres, the protective caps at the ends of chromosomes, and their relation to cell aging and disease, Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn was presented the prestigious L'ORÉAL -UNESCO For Women in Science Award. An exper...
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12-06-07
Media Response to WWF-UK Report on Luxury Brands Could Be Tipping Point for the Industry.
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND "“ December 6, 2007 - Last week over fifty newspapers and magazines from Britain, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Italy and Switzerland reported on the corporate responsibility of the world's largest holding companies of luxury brands. For the first time ...
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12-06-07
Ceres and Trillium Announce Inaugural Joan Bavaria Awards
BOSTON - December 5, 2007 - Honoring the founder of both organizations, Ceres and Trillium Asset Management Corporation ("Trillium") have established an annual awards program named after socially responsible investment pioneer, Joan Bavaria. The inaugural Joan Bavaria Awa...
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12-05-07
Co-Op America Presents Green Business Leadership Award to Organic Valley
WASHINGTON, DC - December 5, 2007 - Co-op America presented the fifth annual Green Business Leadership Award to Organic Valley Family of Farms, a pioneer within the farming community. Organic Valley, a cooperative based in LaFarge, WI, was chosen as the winner from amongst ...
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12-05-07
Canada's Chartered Accountants Honour PotashCorp Corporate Reporting
SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN -December 5, 2007 - PotashCorp today continued to be recognized as a leader in corporate transparency as its 2006 corporate reporting was given the Award of Excellence in the Mining Category from the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA)....
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12-05-07
Marks & Spencer to Receive 2008 World Environment Center Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 5, 2007 "“ The World Environment Center's (WEC) Twenty-Fourth Annual Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development has been awarded to Marks & Spencer for linking sustainability extensively with its supply chain...
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12-05-07
New National Poll: Nearly 40 Percent of "Ethically Prepared" Teens Believe Lying, Cheating, or Violence Necessary to Succeed
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, December 5, 2007 - A significant percentage of teenagers who are confident in their ability to make ethical decisions regard dishonest and even violent behavior as necessary for success, according to the fifth annual Junior Achievement/Deloitte Teen Eth...
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12-05-07
Equal Exchange Named One of Ten to Receive First-Ever For-Profit "Social Capitalist" Awards from Fast Company Magazine
WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA - December 4, 2007 - Fast Company magazine announced today that they have awarded one of its fifth annual Social Capitalist Awards to Equal Exchange, the worker co-operative best known for its pioneering work in Fair Trade foods and beverag...
