Sustainability
Balancing impacts through responsible business practices, supply chains and energy use.
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09-04-02
Panelists Urge Increased Shareholder And Board Activism In Response To Corporate Excesses
NEW YORK, New York - 2002-Panelists at the upcoming symposium, "Blueprint for Change: Corporate Governance for the Future," are calling for broad-based reforms that will result in better monitoring of managers, independent boards of directors, and increased shareholder and ...
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09-04-02
Large European Retailers Share Their Experience On Integrating Corporate Responsibility Into Day-To-Day Business Strategy On September 25-27, 2002, In London At The Thistle Marble Arch
London - Ethical Corporation, the global CSR information service for responsible business leaders, today announced new additions to the September 25-27, 2002 conference on managing sustainability for European Retailers. The Tea Sourcing Partnership, which represents 68% of t...
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09-03-02
New U.S. Oil to Bring 48% TFA Reduction in McDonald's Fries in Early 2003
OAK BROOK, Illinois - McDonald's USA announced today a significant reduction of trans fatty acids (TFAs) in its fried menu items with the introduction of improved cooking oil in all of its 13,000 restaurants -- a major step toward McDonald's goal of eliminating TFAs from its...
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08-30-02
e7 Electric Companies To Sign Pacts With Un, Others At World Summit
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - E. Linn Draper Jr., who is chairman, president and chief executive officer of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), will sign a sustainable development statement of collaboration and other related agreements with the United Nations Sunday in his r...
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08-28-02
Arthur Levitt, Former Sec Chairman, To Speak At Conference On Corporate Social Responsibility
SAN FRANCISCO, California - Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) announced today that Arthur Levitt, former Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, will deliver a keynote address at the 2002 BSR Annual Conference, to be held November 5-8 in Miami, Florid...
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08-26-02
The Worldwide Arts Industry Will Soon Have a Home Base
NEW YORK, New York - AboutWorldArt.com is an artistic web portal designed for artistic talent to display, promote, and sell their work. Soon, directors, recruiters, talent scouts, managers, museums, choreographers, conductors, theatrical agents, and producers will finally ha...
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08-23-02
from MIT Sloan School of Management - Corporate Scandals Reach the Classroom: MBAs Looking for Ethics Lessons
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - After a summer of corporate scandal headlines, many of the 350 students arriving for fall classes at the MIT Sloan School of Management expect ethics issues to emerge as a classroom staple across the Charles River campus.
"I doubt that ...
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08-20-02
Calvert, Walden Asset Management Urge Expensing Of Stock Options, Protest Sec's No-Action Relief To National Semiconductor Corporation Proxy
Bethesda, Maryland - Calvert and Walden Asset Management are protesting the SEC's recent decision to allow National Semiconductor Corporation to omit a proposal for expensing stock options in its next proxy. The United Brotherhood of Carpenters Pension Fund had petitioned t...
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08-20-02
Idealswork.Com Introduces "Titans Of Enron Economy" To Socially Responsible Consumers
Portland, Maine - IdealsWork.com (www.idealswork.com), a new online research and shopping site that allows consumers to weigh the social responsibility of companies and brands before making their purchasing decisions, announced today that it has reached agreement with United...
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08-16-02
Globalvision News Network Seeks Sponsors for new International News Feed to U.S. Military Personnel.
NEW YORK, New York - The Globalvision News Network [GVNews.Net], a fast-growing provider of global news and information and best business practices, is seeking sponsorship for a news service specifically designed to provide access to international news for the U.S.
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