Diversity and Inclusion

NEW YORK, December 1, 2006 - In the face of a new public relations campaign by Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) claiming the company is addressing global public health and water problems, Dow shareholders representing more than $278 million announced today that they have filed...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2006--This week Starbucks ceo Jim Donald and his executive team had positive meetings with African coffee farmers, producers and government officials in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Ethiopia. In particular during the meetings in Ethiopia, St...

New York, NY, November 30, 2006 -- Pharmaceutical companies continue to fall short on providing access to essential medicines, faith-based investors concluded today in an updated analysis of company practices. However, investors found that some companies have taken steps tow...

NEW YORK, NY - November 17, 2006 - Musician Peter Gabriel and film sensation Gael García Bernal will co-host the "Focus for Change" benefit for WITNESS, the international human rights group, on December 11, 2006 in New York City. The event, to be held at the ...

HAWTHORNE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2006--Cereplast, Inc.(OTCBB:CERP) announced today that Frederic Scheer, Chief Executive Officer, and Stephan Garden, Vice President Finance, will make a presentation at SCIA 2006 Investor Conference in Irvine, California. The pres...

The Starbucks CEO, Jim Donald and his executive team met with H.E. Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia on November 28 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. During the meeting H.E. Meles Zenawi expressed thanks for the work that the Company has done in promoting the fine coffees of ...

November 28, 2006- More than half of all Afghan children still do not go to school, despite a fivefold increase in enrollment since 2001, according to a new report published today by international relief and development agency Oxfam.

HAWTHORNE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2006--Cereplast(TM), Inc. (OTCBB:CERP), a producer of proprietary bio-based resins used as a substitute for petroleum-based plastics, today reports that the company's significant November achievements continue to build forward...

SAN FRANCISCO - November 21, 2006 - Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) is pleased to announce that Jeremy Prepscius has been appointed Asia Director to help the organization expand its presence and activities in the region. To be based in Hong Kong, Prepscius will col...

BEAVERTON, OR - November 20, 2006 - NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) today announced that the company is ceasing orders with its hand-stitched soccer ball supplier, Saga Sports, based in Sialkot, Pakistan, due to the contract factory's failure to correct significant labor compl...