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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...
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03-02-09
Deloitte Survey and White Paper Highlight the Growing Role of the Board in Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability and Climate Change
NEW YORK, NY. - March 2, 2009 - Boards of directors are increasingly paying attention to the risks and opportunities associated with corporate responsibility, sustainability and climate change, according to a survey commissioned and released today by Deloitte and Corporat...
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03-02-09
CSRwire Welcomes New Members to Its Global Network of CSR News and Information
SPRINGFIELD, MA. - March 2, 2009 - This week CSRwire welcomed Gaiasoft, GoGreenTube LLC., ICRISAT West and Central Africa, NEED Communications, Inc., Twisted Limb Paperworks, LLC., and Bayer Corporation.
CSRwire membership of more than 1000 orga...
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02-16-09
CSRwire Welcomes New Members to Its Global Network of CSR News and Information
SPRINGFIELD, MA. - February 16, 2009 - This week CSRwire welcomed Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Green Technology, Renewal2 Investment Fund, The National Park Trust, The Clorox Company, International Institute for Sustainable Development, PeaceKeeper...
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02-13-09
Making Your Carbon Footprint "Smarter" and Smaller: IBM Helps Clients Set Strategy For Managing, Reducing CO2 Emissions and Energy Use
ARMONK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/13/09 -- A new IBM (NYSE: IBM) consulting offering can help clients analyze their carbon dioxide emissions and energy usage at any level -- from a single department to a worldwide operation.
IBM's Strategic Car...
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02-11-09
Poll: Most Teens Think They Can Make Ethical Business Decisions, Yet Many Also Believe it is Okay to Lie and Cheat
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - February 11, 2009 - In large numbers, teens today express a troubling contradiction when it comes to ethical readiness for the workforce. At the same time they express confidence in their preparedness to make the right choices in the future, they f...
