Sustainability
Balancing impacts through responsible business practices, supply chains and energy use.
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02-18-09
The Lastest Corporate Social Responsibility News - Countdown to sustainable Olympic Games
The 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia are less than one year away. As Canadian athletes train towards their goal of winning gold on home turf, these Games have already been quietly achieving social and environmental sustainability triumphs long before ...
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02-17-09
Consorta Board Appoints Darrel Weatherford President and Chief Executive Officer
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Consorta announced that its board of directors has named Darrel Weatherford to serve as the company's president and chief executive officer, effective December 3, 2008. He had served as interim president and chief executive officer s...
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02-17-09
Sustainable Agriculture to Take Center Stage at Inaugural "Growing a 21st Century Agricultural Revolution"
White River Junction, VT. - February 17, 2009 - The Sustainable Food Lab, a global network of business, public sector and civil society leaders working together to accelerate sustainability in mainstream food and agriculture, in conjunction with Sustainable Agriculture Initi...
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02-16-09
UPS Grant Will Help Georgia "No-Idling" Campaign Go National
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 16, 2009 - Earth Day Network, The Clean Air Campaign and UPS today announced the launch of a nationwide No-Idling Campaign. The program, designed for schools from grades K-through-12, is aimed at reducing harmful vehicle emissions around children...
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02-11-09
Three New Charities Join Global Impact Fundraising Network
ALEXANDRIA, VA. - February 11, 2009 - Global Impact, one of the most successful and trusted names in international philanthropy, announced today that it has selected three charitable organizations, EngenderHealth, Episcopal Relief & Development and International Medical ...
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02-11-09
Poll: Most Teens Think They Can Make Ethical Business Decisions, Yet Many Also Believe it is Okay to Lie and Cheat
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - February 11, 2009 - In large numbers, teens today express a troubling contradiction when it comes to ethical readiness for the workforce. At the same time they express confidence in their preparedness to make the right choices in the future, they f...
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02-11-09
The Latest Corporate Social Responsibility News - Stimulating a New Economy
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02-10-09
Sir Mark Moody-Stuart replies to NGO letter to UN Global Compact
Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, in his capacity as Vice Chair of the Global Compact Board, has issued a response to recent NGO letters expressing concerns over business operations in Sudan
9 February, 2009
Dear Mr. Co...
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02-10-09
Leonardo Academy Announces LEED Training Seminars at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, Arkansas
Madison, February 9, 2009 - Leonardo Academy has announced LEED Training Seminars to take place at the Clinton Presidential Center on April 10-11, 2009. Leonardo Academy is kicking-off a new series of LEED training seminars at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, ...
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02-10-09
Ingeo(TM) Plastic Made from Plants Reaches a New Plateau, Reducing CO2 Emissions Another 60%, Energy Consumption 30%
MINNEAPOLIS, MN. - February 10, 2009 - NatureWorks LLC has achieved a manufacturing breakthrough with its Ingeo(TM) plastics made from plants, not oil. A new, proprietary manufacturing process commissioned late last year lowers CO2 emissions by 60 percent and reduces by 30 p...
