Sustainability

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2006--Cereplast Inc. (OTCBB:CERP) today announced a deal to provide the San Francisco School District's "Food to Flowers!" program with compostable plastic bags. Cereplast is the producer of renewable and biodegradable plastics, which...

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - Charities@Work and CreateHope, Inc. have formed a partnership to support and promote strong, effective and efficient workplace-giving campaigns. The full-service package provided through the partnership enables companies and employees to support th...

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2006--On June 17 and 18, more than 200 Vons employees, friends and family will volunteer their time as part of the Company's commitment as Gold Medal Sponsor and Official Food Supplier of the 2006 Special Olympics Southern Califo...

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Partners since 1996 with the goal of building and refurbishing playspaces across North America, KaBOOM! and The Home Depot® were honored with the 2006 Golden Halo Award today during the 4th Annual Cause Marketing Forum conference in New York City. The Cause...

This periodic newsletter offers a roundup of recent highlights from Alcoa's operations worldwide. Taken individually, these summaries provide insight into Alcoa's performance in the economic, environmental, and social realms. Taken together, they reveal the breadth of acti...

PHOENIX - Phelps Dodge Foundation has awarded 79 grants totaling $37,846 to teachers and K-12 schools located in or near communities in which Phelps Dodge or one of its subsidiaries has a presence. Funding came from the foundation‚s "Mini-Grants for Education" program.

BOSTON - More than two-dozen institutional investors, managing more than $1 trillion of assets, today called on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require publicly-traded companies to disclose the financial risks of global warming in their securities filing...

SAN PEDRO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 2006--The Port of Los Angeles will operate on an $848.5 million fiscal year 2006/2007 budget
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PITTSBURGH--Alcoa announced today that it is the recipient of the 2006 International Bridge Award for Commerce from The Pittsburgh Council for International Visitors (PCIV) for its global vision and global stewardship. Alcoa was honored during a reception held in Pittsburgh ...

Brussels-- On September 26-27, Ethical Corporation will bring together corporate communication experts and social responsibility leaders at Brussels' Internal CSR Communications Conference 2006.

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