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08-12-09
Seventh Generation Releases 2008 Corporate Consciousness Report
Burlington, Vt., August 12 /CSRwire - Market Wire/ - Seventh Generation, the nation's top provider of environmentally preferable non-toxic household products and a pioneer in the corporate responsibility movement, is examining the crossroads of corporate social responsibilit...
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08-12-09
BSR-Futerra Report Helps Companies Rise Above the Noise of Greenwash
Despite countless indicators that today's "battered consumer" is seeking deep discounts and shopping for necessities only, consumer demand for environmentally friendly products is on the rise, according to National Geographic and Globescan's 2009 Greendex survey of consumers...
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08-07-09
ERA Ecosystem Restoration Associates, Inc.: "Guide to Carbon Offsets for Canadian Businesses and Consumers" by the David Suzuki Foundation and Pembina Institute Is Both Deficient and Biased
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, August 7 /CSRwire - MARKET WIRE/ - ERA Ecosystem Restoration Associates, Inc. -
The comments below have been agreed upon in response to the "Guide" listed above by the following five organizations:
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08-06-09
Smithfield Foods Issues New Corporate Social Responsibility Report
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE: SFD) announced today that it issued a new corporate social responsibility (CSR) report. The report is the seventh in a series of CSR and Environmental Annual Reports that the company has published beginning in 2001.
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08-06-09
Delhaize Group Publishes Its 2008 Corporate Responsibility Report
August 6 /CSRwire/ - Delhaize Group (DG) has just published its Corporate Responsibility (CR) Report 2008. Introduced by President & CEO (Pierre-Olivier Beckers) as Naturally Caring, this is the second CR Report for the Group. Not only does it assess where the Group stan...
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07-31-09
Northeast Utilities Releases First Corporate Social Responsibility Report
Northeast Utilities (NYSE: NU) today announced the release of its inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility Report. Titled Today's Actions Help Shape Our Future, the 2008 report is a milestone in NU's history. The content of the report documents the present state of sustaina...
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07-30-09
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Practitioner Workshop:
Chicago, IL, July 30, 2009-- We would like to inform you that CSE's IEMA_approved workshop "Become a Certified CSR Practitioner", the first course internationally offering accredited certification on CSR, will take place on 1-2 September 2009, in Chicago, IL. The workshop ha...
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07-27-09
Announcing My Green Guide Maryland, the Comprehensive Local Resource for Sustainable Living
Annapolis, MD - July 27, 2009 - "It's not easy being green," laments Kermit the Frog. Fortunately for Maryland residents they have My Green Guide Maryland, a comprehensive guide to sustainable living in the state making green living easy.
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07-23-09
Dow Demonstrates Commitments to Product Safety and Public Transparency with Publication of 200th Consumer-Friendly Product Safety Assessment
MIDLAND, MI - [July 23, 2009] - The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) achieved an important product stewardship milestone recently with the publishing of its 200th Product Safety Assessment (PSA) at Dow.com. As part of its 2015 Sustainability Goals, Dow committed to make publ...
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07-22-09
Green Century Balanced Fund is First U.S. Mutual Fund to Report its Carbon Footprint
Boston, MA - July 22, 2009 - The Green Century Balanced Fund is the first U.S.-based mutual fund to disclose its own carbon footprint, which is 66% less than the carbon intensity of the S&P 500(R) Index.*
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