Sustainability
Balancing impacts through responsible business practices, supply chains and energy use.
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09-26-08
YMCA of Greater New York Welcomes Three New Members to Board of Directors
NEW YORK, NY. - September 26, 2008 - The Board of Directors of the YMCA of Greater New York welcomed three new members-at-large A. Michael Lipper, William H. Lawrence and Walter G. Montgomery during its bimonthly meeting this week.
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09-25-08
Wal-Mart Sets Goal to Reduce Its Global Plastic Shopping Bag Waste by One-Third
NEW YORK, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) today committed to reduce its global plastic shopping bag waste by an average of 33 percent per store by 2013. This is expected to eliminate more than 135 million pounds of plastic waste globally....
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09-25-08
PepsiCo Foundation Announces Innovative New Initiatives to Drive Sustainable Water Practices
PURCHASE, N.Y., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PepsiCo Foundation announced today two major new grants to WaterPartners and Safe Water Network programs to provide access to safe water and sanitation for individuals and communities in developing countries.
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09-25-08
BeeCeuticals Organics(R) Introduces the First USDA Certified Organic Body Wash Featuring Fair Trade Certified(TM) Organic Honey
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. - September 25, 2008 - BeeCeuticals Organics(R), a company dedicated to providing body care products that enhance the health and well-being of their customers, community and the planet will be introducing the first USDA Certified Organic Body Wash...
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09-25-08
IFC Appoints New Director for Environment and Social Development
WASHINGTON, DC. - September 25, 2008 "“ IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today appointed Greg Radford as its new Director for Environment and Social Development. Radford is a Canadian national who currently works as Chief Environmental Advisor for Export Develo...
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09-24-08
From Cradle to Grave: IBM Consulting Offering Helps Clients Make Products "Greener" - Cars, Electronics, Consumer Products, Etc.
ARMONK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 09/24/08 -- A new IBM (NYSE: IBM) consulting offering can help clients make their products more eco-friendly from development and manufacturing through delivery and use to end-of-life reclamation and recycling.
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09-24-08
Business Leaders to Build New Partnerships to Fight Hunger and Advance Millennium Development Goals
NEW YORK,NY. - September 24, 2008 - Chief executives representing leading corporations from all continents are meeting with government leaders and senior United Nations officials in New York today for the first UN Private Sector Forum on Food Sustainability and the Millenniu...
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09-24-08
RED Direct Announces Launch of EarthSayers.tv, the Voices of Sustainability
SAN FRANCISCO,CA. - September 23, 2008 - RED Direct, a direct marketing agency practicing "Marketing with Meaning", announces the launch of EarthSayers.tv, the voices of sustainability. EarthSayers creates a valuable new link between the people who seek education and motivat...
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09-23-08
Promoting Chemical Safety and Emergency Preparedness in the Chemical Industry in China
BEIJING, CHINA. - September 23, 2008 - China's Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Dow Chemical (China) Investment Company Limited (Dow) recently signed a joint project document to collaborate on promoting chemical...
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09-23-08
Hydropoint Addresses Water Conservation and AB 1881 Mandates at League of California Cities Conference
PETALUMA, CA. - September 23, 2008 - HydroPoint Data Systems Inc., provider of the WeatherTRAK(R) Smart Water Management solution, today announced that the company will be attending the League of California Cit...
