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News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in the business services industry.
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06-05-09
Sodexo Foundation Honors Eight Employee "Heroes" in the Fight Against Hunger
GAITHERSBURG, Md. - June 5, 2009 - During this time when 36 million Americans, including nearly 13 million children, are at risk of hunger every day, food banks and other resources are striving to meet increasing need and depend on volunteers as critical assets. Volunteerism...
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06-01-09
IBM Global Survey Shows Information Gap in 'Green,' Sustainability Strategies:
ARMONK, N.Y., June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IBM's (NYSE: IBM) second annual global corporate social responsibility survey of senior business executives again shows significant gaps between their goals and their ab...
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05-28-09
Cause Marketing Halo Award Winners Announced
CHICAGO, ILL. - May 28, 2009 - Fighting heart disease, providing kids with medical care and fighting climate change while enhancing corporate images and helping the bottom are among the many challenges tackled by the winners of the seventh annual Cause Marketing Halo Awards....
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05-28-09
Alliance for a Healthier Generation Applauds Sodexo For Their Pledge To Fight Childhood Obesity
GAITHERSBURG, Md. and NEW YORK - May 28, 2009 - Sodexo, a leading food and facilities management services company and a leader in student nutrition, today is the first food service provider to sign on to the Alliance for a Healthier Generation's School Beverage and Competiti...
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05-27-09
BrownFlynn Launches New Division
Cleveland, OH - May 27, 2009 - Today, BrownFlynn, a sustainability and corporate responsibility consulting firm, launched a new division, BrownFlynn Learning. An extension of its niche consulting services, BrownFlynn Learning will offer a variety of sustainability and corpor...
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05-27-09
CSRwire Welcomes New Members to its Global Network of CSR News and Information
SPRINGFIELD, MA. - May 27, 2009 - This week CSRwire welcomed 18 Rabbits, American InterContinental University, Boar's Head Provisions, FedEx Corp, NaturalPath Media, Living Cities, Dunstans Publishing/Ethical Performance, and Vinton Street Partners.
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05-21-09
Ball Selected for Key Social Responsibility Index
BROOMFIELD, Colo., May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) has been selected for inclusion in the FTSE4Good Index Series. The index is designed to facilitate investment in companies that meet globally recognized corporate responsibility standards.
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05-18-09
Deloitte's 2009 Ethics & Workplace Survey Examines the Reputation Risk Implications of Social Networks
NEW YORK,NY. - May 18, 2009 - According to the third annual Deloitte LLP Ethics & Workplace survey, 60 percent of business executives believe they have a right to know how employees portray themselves and their organizations in online social networks. However, e...
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05-07-09
College Students and Sodexo Conserve Energy with Kitchen Updates
GAITHERSBURG, Md. - May 7, 2009 - Sodexo, a leading integrated services company providing food service and facilities management on 600 campuses in the United States, joined with a group of sustainability-minded Ithaca College students in upstate New York to cook up a...
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05-07-09
California State Library and VolunteerMatch Team Up to Boost Civic Engagement in Public Libraries
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. - May 7, 2009 - VolunteerMatch and the California State Library today announced a partnership to strengthen civic engagement at public libraries throughout California, and the launch of a new online resource,
