Philanthropy

DETROIT -- General Motors and the General Motors Foundation today announced the contribution of $100,000, three HUMMER vehicles, and five generator-equipped Chevrolet Silverado hybrid pickup trucks to the American Red Cross to support victims of the current hurricane...

NEW YORK - The United Nations Global Compact today announced the following initiatives:

Business Participants Pioneer Evidence-Based Approach to Human Rights
Five Global Compact participants (Novartis, Novo Nordisk, A...

Hong Kong -- The Ethical Corporation Asia conference taking place in Hong Kong on October 14-15 will be opened by Dr Edgar Cheng, Vice Chairman, Council for Sustainable Development and Former Chairman of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange presenting a keynote on the topic o...

Montreal - The first Tremblant Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability will present some 20 world-renowned speakers representing large corporations, NGOs and governments, on September 16 at the Westin Resort & Spa in Mont Tre...

BLOOMINGTON, IL - State Farm(R) Life Insurance Company today announces it is accepting nominations for the first-ever Embrace Life Awards honoring women who inspired and persevered after the deaths of their spouses. To celebrate the achievements and...

STRATHAM, NH - For the second year in a row, The Timberland Company has been selected as one of 20 companies on SustainableBusiness.com's list of the "World's Best Sustainable Stocks." The list is presented in the The Progressive Investor newslett...

PITTSBURGH - Alcoa Foundation today announced that it awarded a $43,200 grant to the international child development organization Christian Children's Fund (CCF), based in Richmond, Virginia to help its Philippines office initiate a modern financial...

Organisers of IMEX, the worldwide exhibition for incentive travel, meetings and events, are sending out a call for nominations for the show's three increasingly popular industry awards.

The IMEX Industry ...

SAN FRANCISCO and JOHANNESBURG - Leaders of 15 major African Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, including Sudan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and South Africa, met with Fritz Institute this week to examine ways to build their capacities, and thereby, have ...

More than 200 delegates from corporations around the world will gather in Kuala Lumpur this September to discuss how they can make a more significant impact on the societies and communities in Asia in which they operate at a time when countries in t...