Philanthropy

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Chili's Grill & Bar, the restaurant that urges its customers to "Live A Little" during their dining experience, will also ask guests to give a little throughout September, which is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. As part of Chili's nat...

Delray Beach, Fla. - Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE: ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, today announced that it has pledged to contribute $1 million to the American Red Cross for the relief of persons affected by Hurricane Katrina, currently ap...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland & PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Alcoa Foundation announced today that it has invested US$300,000 in a scholarly exchange program between Iceland and the United States that will be administered by the Leifur Eiriksson Foundation to advance study and research...

BOSTON, MA -Wainwright Bank & Trust Company (NASDAQ: WAIN) has been awarded a 2005 Bank Enterprise Award of $420,000 from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund of the U.S. Treasury.

The award was provided in re...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 24, 2005--Musicland Group, Inc., one of the nation's leading specialty retailers of music, movies, games and entertainment-related products, today announced a partnership with teen organization, Do Something to offer BUILD magazine, ...

HERSHEY, Pa. - The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) and Governor Edward G. Rendell teamed up today with Sir Elton John and Billie Jean King to bring pro tennis to Hershey, Pa. to raise money in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Advanta's Smash Hits, set for GIANT Center on Nove...

The NASBA Center for the Public Trust has scheduled its inaugural event, "A National Dialogue on Revitalizing Public Trust," for September 15, 2005 at the Grand Hyatt Washington, Washington, DC. Addressing what is being done to revitalize public trust in a post-Enron...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2005--ESP (Environmental Software Providers) announced today the opening of its Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 1992, and with a worldwide customer base now covering mo...

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2005--Driven by a $400-million-plus informal economy, four Oakland neighborhoods are primed for capital investment and business development, according to research results released today by Social Compact.

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Corporate social responsibility has been a hot topic lately and with good reason. According to a recent study by the Natural Marketing Institute (NMI), almost 90% of the U.S. population state that it is important for companies to not just be profitable, but to be mind...