Sustainability

TORONTO, ONTARIO & NEW YORK, NY - An extensive international survey of over 1,000 leaders of non-governmental organizations, private corporations, the public sector, academic and research institutes from over 60 countries has found that a strong majority (72%) exp...

NOVATO, CA - New World Library announced the publication of a new book, entitled Z.B.A.: Zen of Business Administration by Marc Lesser. For fifteen years, Marc Lesser followed the difficult but rewarding path of building his company, Brush Dance, from a ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, MN - Pentair (NYSE: PNR) has received the 2005 Minnesota Business Ethics Award (MBEA), an award established by The Center for Ethical Business Cultures and the Minnesota Chapters of the Society of Financial Service Professionals. Pentair was honored fo...

NEW YORK, NY - Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (NYSE: JNY) announced today, on National Teacher Day, the launch of its first corporate-wide cause program and the creation of Jones New York In the Classroom. This nationwide program aims to improve the quality of education f...

What: Interactive breakfast panel discussion to examine the obstacles and opportunities for leadership through corporate responsibility to address the world's greatest challenge: global poverty.

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SEATTLE/LOS ANGELES - Dow Jones MarketWatch columnist Thomas M. Kostigen and Borgen Project founder Clint Borgen are leading an initiative to create A Day of Goodwill in the financial markets through their Trade for Good! campaign.

NEW YORK and GENEVA - Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, President and CEO of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBC), the pre-eminent organization leading the business response to AIDS, announced today that GBC has been selected to represent the private sector as ...

BoardSource, the premier source for nonprofit governance information, today released Dollars and Sense: The Nonprofit Board's Guide to Determining Chief Executive Compensation, written by experts Brian Vogel and Charles Quatt, principals at Quatt Associates.

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - Interface Flooring Systems has contracted with Florestas do Futuro (Forests of the Future) to create CARPETree, a reforestation program funded by Interface to help restore five key river basins in The Atlantic Forest as identified by SOS Mat...

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 ...