Sustainability

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 2006--On Dec. 14, the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta will announce the results of its 2006 campaign, including its largest supporters. The United Way of America also will have a special announcement about its largest national supporter....

BETHEL, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 2006--Comprehensive consulting services to enable corporations in New York and Connecticut better attract, hire and profitably integrate able people with a disability into their workforce are being launched today by Ability Beyond Dis...

December 12, 2006--Ceres and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) today announced the shortlist of candidate reports for the Ceres-ACCA North American Sustainability Reporting Awards for 2006. Of the 102 sustainability reports received, 19 were s...

StartingBloc is a national social enterprise dedicated to recruiting, training, placing, and supporting a generation of young leaders and entrepreneurs that redefine enterprise as a force for creating both profit and positive social change. StartingBloc's miss...

PORTLAND, ME - December 5, 2006 -- IW Financial, a leading provider of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) research, consulting and portfolio management solutions for the financial services industry, has introduced the EIRIS International Workstation, giving users th...

NEW YORK - December 4, 2006 - A group of Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility members applauds the collaborative project by automotive companies to improve workplace conditions in their supply chains. The project, announced today by the Automotive Industry Action ...

LONDON,ENGLAND - December 4, 2006 - UK managers believe their current non-financial reporting systems are failing to focus their reporting enough on the 'most important' risks facing their organisations, according to new global research from Lloyds Register Quality Assurance...

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 30, 2006 -- Two international rights organizations are urging consumers to take action this holiday season to help prevent blood diamonds from entering the legal diamond trade. Amnesty International and Global Witness, with the support of th...

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2006--The Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater San Fernando Valley celebrated its National Philanthropy Day on Thursday, November 2, 2006 and presented Dole Food Company, Inc., with the Outstanding Corporati...

NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 29, 2006 -- Alcan and the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2006 US$1 million Alcan Prize for Sustainability is India's Barefoot College. The Alcan Prize annually recognizes NGOs, not-...