Philanthropy

NEW YORK - We are pleased to announce that Social Accountability International (SAI) will convene its Sixth Annual Conference, "Corporate Social Responsibility and Workplace Standards: Responsible Strategies for Global Sourcing," on October 18, 2004 in New York City.

WASHINGTON - Grameen Foundation USA(GF-USA, www.gfusa.org), a global, non-profit organization dedicated to alleviating poverty through access to micro-credit, presented The Honorable Tarja Halonen, President of the Re...

MEMPHIS, TN - Lending a hand to help fight childhood cancer can be as easy as dining at one America's favorite casual dining restaurants. On Monday, September 20, Chili's Grill & Bar will donate 100 percent of the day's profits to St. Jude Children's Research Hosp...

WASHINGTON, N.C. - First South Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSBK), parent holding company of First South Bank, is pleased to report that First South Bank has been approved to participate in the HUD Section 184 Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Program by the U. S. Department of...

OSLO - In a joint press conference with Norwegian Minister of Transport Torill Skogsholm, Ford announced today that it would import up to 300 three-year-old Th!nk City battery electric vehicles from the U.S. and various European countries for exclusive resale in Norwa...

PITTSBURGH - Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today announced the 12 recipients of its 2004 Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) Achievement Awards, which are among the highest honors that a facility, team, or individual can earn within the company. The awards were selected by a pane...

On October 13-14th, 2004 the Institute of Medicine's Roundtable on Environmental Health Science, Research, and Medicine will host a workshop titled Global Health in the 21st Century: From Governmental Regulation to Corporate Social Responsibility. This workshop will e...

MONTREAL - Journalists are invited to participate on a conference call with speakers from the Tremblant Forum on Thursday September 16 at 3:15 pm, live from the Forum.

The Tremblant Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility and Su...

BEDMINSTER, N.J. - More than 1,800 AT&T employees and retirees helped raise more than $700,000 during this year's American Cancer Society Relay For Life - nearly two and a half times the amount raised last year. AT&T fielded 144 teams in 31 states, Puerto Rico...

Business and Human Rights in Practice is an established course that helps to develop corporate capacity to implement human rights commitments. It is a hands-on practitioners course comprising of a 3 hour on-line module, a 2.5 day intensive workshop (13-15th October) a...