Philanthropy

CANTON, MA -- Equal Exchange, the nation's leading fair trade coffee company, reports that the company's 2002 sales revenue grew 34% over 2001, reaching a record $10,400,000. Almost half of the growth for the 17 year old company resulted from their rapidly expanding ...

Bogota, Colombia - The Following are some of the activities ABB Colombia has done in Bogotá regarding Social Responsibility during years 2001 and 2002.

Godparents Plan: ABB has joined this program promote by the “Minuto de Dios” ...

Washington, D.C. – Community and technical colleges comprise the largest sector of higher education and are considered a critical link in preparing the number of skilled IT workers needed by business and industry to remain globally competitive. Yet most colleges are f...

NEW YORK, NY - At a special event in New York City today, Paul Newman, President and Founder of Newman's Own, Inc., philanthropist and actor, joined McDonald's executives to announce an exclusive alliance. This agreement features Newman's Own all-natural salad dressin...

WASHINGTON, DC - Literacy programs across the country will benefit from a $160,000 grant awarded today to the National Alliance of Urban Literacy Coalitions (NAULC) by Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon Communications.

WASHINGTON,DC - The nation will commemorate the 30th annual National Volunteer Week, April 27-May 3, in recognition and celebration of volunteers at the local, state and national level. The Week's theme, "Celebrate Volunteers -- The Spirit of America!" reflects Americ...

FREMONT, CA - The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) announced today that plants and flowers used to decorate the Forum's booth at the Optical Fiber Conference (OFC 2003) later this month would be donated to Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI). HFHI will use th...

Washington, DC - Prudential Financial, Inc., (NYSE: Pru) one of the nation's leading providers of investment, securities, insurance, and banking products, has been named by the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) as its Corporate Advocate of the Year. Prudential ...

SAO PAULO,BRAZIL – Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT: NYSE), a global leader in branded foods and beverages, announced today that its international coffee business was honored by Brazil’s Council of Green Coffee Exporters [Conselho dos Exportadores de Café Verde do Brasil (CeCafe...

Education Telecom, a company dedicated to helping children learn about other cultures and build bridges of understanding around the world, and Global Nomads Group, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering dialogue and understanding among the world's youth, tod...