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04-02-09
"Smart" Sense: OMRON, IBM Collaborate on "Green" Transportation Solutions
TOKYO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/02/09 -- Japanese sensor and control
equipment maker OMRON Corporation (TSE: 6645) (PINKSHEETS: OMRNY) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) are working together to provide "smart" solutions that lower energy use, reduce carbon dioxide emissions and increas...
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04-01-09
CSRwire Welcomes New Members to Its Global Network of CSR News and Information
SPRINGFIELD, MA. - April 1, 2009 - This week CSRwire welcomed Banyan Paper, EarthScan, iScale, Safe Water Network, BenefitsCheckUp.org/National Council on Aging, and Opportunity Collaboration.
CSRwire membership of more than 1000 organizations ...
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03-30-09
Deloitte Announces Sponsorship of U.S. Olympic Committee and U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams
NEW YORK, NY. - March 30, 2009 - Deloitte today announced its sponsorship of the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), the 2010 and 2012 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams, as well as the 2011 U.S. Pan American Team and the 2010 U.S. Team for the Youth Olympic Games. As a re...
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03-19-09
IBM Selects 200 New Global Leaders for the Corporate Service Corps to Tackle Socioeconomic Problems in Key Emerging Markets
ARMONK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/19/09 -- Two hundred of IBM's (NYSE: IBM) future leaders from nearly 40 countries will participate for international assignments to emerging markets in 2009 as part of the company's Corporate Service Corps program, part of the Global Citizen...
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03-17-09
Non-Profits Want Your Time and Money, and You Want to Invest Wisely
Your inbox overflows with appeals for contributions, invitations to galas, and volunteer projects. In addition, if you are a business executive or professional with strategic expertise and some financial success, there are nonprofit boards that would love to have you join. ...
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03-17-09
IBM World Community Grid to Search for Cure for Childhood Cancer
TOKYO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/17/09 -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) and researchers from the Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute and Chiba University in Japan are launching a new World Community Grid project to discover a drug treatment for neuroblastoma, the most common cause of deat...
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03-06-09
IBM Outranks All Information Technology Companies on 100 Best Corporate Citizens List by CRO Magazine
ARMONK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/06/09 -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced that it has ranked #3 overall on the 100 Best Corporate Citizens List, outranking all other information technology companies on the list. The annual list is published by the Corporate Responsibility Office...
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03-05-09
"Greening" Government: IBM Consulting Offering Helps Public Officials Reduce Energy and Water Use, Waste, Environmental Impact
WASHINGTON, DC and ARMONK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/05/09 -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) has introduced the first consulting service designed to help government organizations analyze energy and water use, assess waste management, evaluate overall environmental impact and develop impro...
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03-04-09
"Million Dollar Woman" Named Athletic Event Fundraising Volunteer of the Year
DALLAS, TX. - March 4, 2009 - Legions of well-intentioned people worked up a sweat for charity in 2008, but few have a track record of logging miles or collecting cash to rival that of Barbara Jo Kirshbaum.
Since 1998, Ms. Kirshbaum has partici...
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03-04-09
"Athon" Fundraising Tops $1.75 Billion in 2008
DALLAS,TX. - March 4, 2009 - Dollars raised by people willing to exercise for a good cause in the top 30 programs grew by a healthy 7.6% in 2008, but executives are concerned about repeating such growth in this recessionary environment, according to the Run Walk Ride Fundrai...
