Employee Engagement

BEAVERTON, OR - May 24, 2007 - NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) announced today that the company is resuming Nike brand soccer ball production in Pakistan with a vendor committed to setting new standards for workers' rights in the industry. Nike's agreement with its new contract factor...

May 24, 2007- Export Development Canada (EDC), Canada’s export credit agency, has published its 3rd Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report.

The report highlights EDC’s progress at consolidating a number of CSR initiatives introduced previo...

ROCKVILLE, MD- May 23, 2007- Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), the world’s leading provider of corporate governance and proxy voting services, today announced the availability of its global Sustainability Risk Reports database. Drawing on an extensive set of over 40...

May 22, 2007- The first ranking of programs that move millions people to work out on the weekends in support of good causes has been released by the new Run Walk Ride Fundraising Council (www.runwalkride.com).

WASHINGTON, DC- May 22, 2007 "“ Five of the most outstanding workplace volunteer programs in the country will be recognized at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service in Philadelphia on July 18, 2007.

Former President George H.W. B...

LOS GATOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2007--Akeena Solar, Inc. (OTCBB:AKNS), a leading designer and installer of solar power systems, today announced it is moving into new corporate headquarters in Los Gatos, California, taking over a landmark 20,000-square-foot facili...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2007--Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) today announced that David Etzwiler has been named vice president of community affairs and executive director of the Medtronic Foundation. Etzwiler replaces Penny Hunt, who led worldwide philanthropy effo...

May 18, 2007- The 28th annual York University Engineering & Science (YES) Olympics will showcase some of the country’s brightest high school students in the areas of science and engineering on Tuesday, May 15.

The YES Olympics is made possib...

WASHINGTON, DC- May 18, 2007-ACCION International, a pioneer and leader in global microfinance, announced today that president and CEO María Otero has been recognized recently with three awards for leadership, by Hispanic Business Magazine, Cookie Magazine and the National ...

GENEVA- May 18, 2007 "“ HINARI Access to Research Initiative from the World Health Organization, today announced the registration of the 2500th institution to access free or low cost online medical journals and databases. These publicly funded and non-profit institutions inc...