Philanthropy

HALIFAX - MedMira Inc. ("MedMira") (TSXVenture: MIR, NASDAQ:MMIRF), the market leader in rapid flow-through diagnostic technology, announced today that it has donated MiraWell™ Rapid HIV Tests to the Hopes and Dreams Team for use in Kenya at an orph...

SAN ANTONIO - SBC Communications Inc. today contributed a $500,000 SBC Foundation grant to launch a national campaign to raise funds for the Dallas-based Women's Museum, the nation's only comprehensive women's museum dedicated to chronicling the liv...

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Wednesday 13th October from 1.00 - 4.00pm (please note it was necessary to change the time from the morning to the afternoon because the Under Secretary of State has to attend Parliament in the morning).

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...