Sustainability

NEW YORK, November 20, 2006 - The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Global Compact Office. The purpose of this Memorandum is to encourage cooperation and mutual support between ISO and the Gl...

(Zürich, 17 November 2006) - The Guilé Foundation, in association with the United Nations Global Compact and De Pury Pictet Turrettini & Co., today launched the Guilé European Engagement Fund, the first fund dedicated to the UN Global Compact and its mission of advancin...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2006--Endeavor is one of 43 organizations throughout the U.S. to win the 2007 Fast Company/Monitor Group Social Capitalist Award, announced yesterday. Non-profits that combine creativity and ingenuity with business solutions to address...

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2006--Office Depot (NYSE:ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, today is delivering 2,000 turkeys to community shelters, soup kitchens and other non-profit organizations in Boynton Beach and Delray Beach...

DUSSELDORF, Germany - In a letter to Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Dr. Ulrich Lehner, President and CEO of the Henkel Group, declared the company's participation in the UN's Global Compact initiative. The Henkel Group has committed to integr...

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2006--For the second year in a row, Westaff, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSTF), a leading provider of staffing services, has been acknowledged by the UC Davis Graduate School of Management for its position as one of the top 25 companies i...

CEO and President Paul Rice on the Cover of Fast Company's Dec/Jan Issue An "Investor's Guide" for Donors Seeking Highest Possible Social Return for their Charitable Contributions

NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2006 - For the third yea...

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PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2006--With the goal of he...

STRATHAM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2006--Timberland today announced the availability of its first factory-specific sustainability report to all stakeholders, industry leaders and consumers. The Facility Report details baseline performance information for the compa...

Houston, TX, Nov. 15, 2006 - Waste Management received the Wildlife Habitat Council's President's Award based on the company's wildlife habitat management and environmental education programs at 16 landfill sites across North America. This year marks the first time t...