Sustainability
Balancing impacts through responsible business practices, supply chains and energy use.
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05-10-07
Introducing El Bravo Tamale: Delivering the Industry's First Truly Organic Prepared Mexican Food
CHICAGO, IL "“ May 10, 2007 "“ Today, El Bravo Tamale Company, the industry’s first company to deliver certified organic prepared Mexican food, announced the launch and availability of three new product offerings "“ organic Black Bean, Chicken Mole and Red Chile Pork frozen ...
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05-09-07
Dow Chemical Investors Worth $305 Million Challenge Company on Social and Environmental Catastrophes
MIDLAND, MI- May 9, 2007- Shareholders of Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW) representing $305 million will challenge CEO Andrew Liveris and top management at its annual stockholders’ meeting on Thursday, May 10, 2007, to address concerns about the company’s destructive impact on huma...
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05-09-07
The Green Restaurant Association (GRA) Announces "Today" that the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf(R) U.S. Company-Owned Stores are Certified "Green"
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2007-- The nation's restaurant industry impacts 1/10th of the American economy and is the largest consumer of electricity in the retail sector. Imagine what the ecological impact would be if the entire nation's 935,000 restaurants were co...
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05-03-07
Joint Statement from the Ethiopia Intellectual Property Office (EIPO) and Starbucks Coffee Company Regarding Agreement in Principle
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia & SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2007--Representatives of the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and senior leaders from Starbucks Coffee Company today announced that they have completed two days of constructive discussions ...
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05-02-07
Dean's Beans Raises the Bar for Trade Justice with Two New Agreements
May 2, 2007 - Dean's Beans Organic Coffee Company, an all-organic and fair trade coffee and cocoa company in Massachusetts, continues to raise the bar in the area of trade justice with the signing of two new agreements this week regarding Ethiopia and Peru. The two agreement...
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04-30-07
ShoreBank Appoints Joseph E. Hasten as President and CEO
CHICAGO, IL - April 30, 2007 - ShoreBank Corporation, America's first and leading community development and environmental bank holding company, announced today the appointment of Joseph E. Hasten, 55, as president and CEO of ShoreBank. Hasten, a former Vice Chairman and hea...
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04-23-07
The Natural Dentist New Toothpaste Line: Good for Consumers and the Environment
MEDFORD, MA - April 23, 2007 "“ The Natural Dentist has developed new toothpastes created at the intersection of science and nature and revamped the product packaging to reduce waste. The Natural Dentist Healthy Teeth and Gums toothpaste line promotes gum health and protects...
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04-23-07
Metabolix and ADM to Produce Mirel(TM), the World’s First Biobased and Fully Biodegradable Plastic
CAMBRIDGE, MA "“ April 23, 2007 "“ Metabolix Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX), a leader in the use of bioscience to provide sustainable, clean solutions for plastics, fuels and chemicals, and ADM (NYSE: ADM), the global leader in BioEnergy and a premier agricultural processor, announced ...
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04-19-07
California Hospital Association and California Medical Association Join Class Action Complaint Challenging Blue Cross Rescission Policy
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2007--The national health law firm of Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, Inc., today filed an amended complaint as the next step in the quest by California health care providers to stop Blue Cross of California, Blue Cross Life and Healt...
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04-17-07
The "Other" CEO: Chief Compliance and Ethics Officers Come Into Their Own
HADDONFIELD, NJ - April 17, 2007 - Says Forbes.com's Kevin Cashman of aspiring chief ethics officers, "One of the surest ways individuals can pursue being the 'other' CEO is through formal training,"
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