Philanthropy

SAN FRANCISCO - VolunteerMatch, the nonprofit dedicated to making it easier for anyone to find a rewarding way to volunteer, has partnered with McDonald's Corporation, the world's leading food service retailer, to help engage McDonald's employees in...

On September 6 Ethical Corporation, the leading publisher of corporate responsibility journalism, will release an in-depth management-focused report on human rights and how they are managed by some large multi-national companies.

MOORESVILLE, N.C. - In the wake of one of the busiest hurricane seasons in recent memory, residents up and down the East coast are rapidly preparing for Hurricane Frances. Lowe's stores are seeing people prepare earlier than usual, stocking up on ma...

Copenhagen - As globalisation has increased both supply chain complexity and the pressure on companies to do the right thing, the Nordic Partnership launches a new self-assessment tool. The Nordic Partnership SSCM Self Diagnostic builds on a unique multi-stakeholder p...

Washington, D.C. - EPA is announcing 19 new facilities from 11 states and Puerto Rico for membership in the National Environmental Performance Track Program. Performance Track rewards facilities that voluntarily exceed regulatory requirements, imple...

A few places still available. The University of St. Michael's College invites applications to its innovative CSR Certificate program. Program begins in Toronto October 18-20, 2004. Unique in Canada, the Certificate program blends theory and practice in a relaxed, co...

PITTSBURGH - Alcoa Foundation today announced that it has awarded $30,000 in grants to American Red Cross chapters in Florida as part of an effort to help communities devastated by Hurricane Charley.

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NEW YORK - Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. (ANI) has donated over one million of its Atkins Advantage(TM) bars to the relief efforts following the devastation of Hurricane Charley. In response to a request for help from Feed the Children, representatives ...

Lynnfield, MA - AXcess News (www.axcessnews.com) released a story describing how national tire recycler, GreenMan Technologies, Inc. (AMEX: GRN), topped its sector competitors, Casella Waste Sy...

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