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09-21-10
New Deloitte/Government Business Council Study Reveals Key Challenges Blocking Green Government
Deloitte today announced key findings from a recently conducted survey on President Barack Obama's administration's emphasis on a greener and more sustainable federal government. Developed by the Government Business Council (GBC) in conjunction with Deloitte, the survey reve...
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09-20-10
Humana Recognized On Dow Jones Sustainability Index For Fourth Consecutive Year
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) announced today that it has been recognized on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index for the fourth consecutive year. Humana was one of only two health insurers selected to the prestigious Dow Jo...
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09-14-10
Six Large Corporations Aim To Boost Economy With New Supplier Program
/PRNewswire/ - A consortium of large businesses in a variety of industry sectors today announced a new way for small businesses to compete with greater ease to sell goods and services to global companies, potentially leading to the creation of new jobs and economic growth.
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09-13-10
VolunteerMatch Challenges Stephen Colbert To Ice Cream Taste-Off
To support the work of VolunteerMatch, Ben & Jerry's and Target have created a new ice cream flavor, Berry Voluntary, sold exclusively at Target Stor...
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09-07-10
The Nature Conservancy and IBM Launch Program for Sustaining Watersheds
/PRNewswire/ - The Nature Conservancy and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced plans to launch a free website this fall called Rivers for Tomorrow, where watershed managers can map, analyze and share detailed information about the health of local freshwater river basins to inform...
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09-07-10
IBM's World Community Grid Unveils Research Projects on Three Continents to Improve Water Quality
/PRNewswire/ - IBM's (NYSE: IBM) World Community Grid, a worldwide network of PC owners helping scientists solve humanitarian challenges, today announced several computing projects aimed at developing techniques to produce cleaner and safer water, an increasingly scarce comm...
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08-20-10
Deloitte Foundation Renews $500,000 Commitment to Continuing Education for Accounting Professors
The Deloitte Foundation, the non-profit arm of leading professional services firm Deloitte LLP, has announced a $500,000 renewed commitment to the American Accounting Association (AAA) Robert M. Trueblood Seminars for Professors (Trueblood Seminars). Held annually, the Trueb...
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08-11-10
Edelman and Koelnmesse, Inc. Collaborate to Raise Awareness of the Investment Opportunities in a Carbon-Constrained World
Edelman, the world's largest independent communications agency, and Koelnmesse, Inc., a world-leading trade fair organizer, announce a strategic partne...
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08-10-10
City of Chicago Hosts Carbon Nation Celebration at Millennium Park
Today, Chicago residents, celebrities and government officials will gather in Millennium Park for a free festival to learn about simple actions that can reduce their carbon footprint and create a positive environmental impact.
The Carbon Nation...
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08-09-10
Actors, Activists, Academics, All Reaching Zen By Actively Serving Neglected Communities
Meditation is no doubt a powerful tool - but these Buddhists go far beyond the power of prayer and out into neglected communities to help feed the hungry, care for the sick, teach those in prison, work to solve environmental issues and much more. In celebration and support o...
