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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...
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02-10-09
The Deloitte Foundation Announces 2009 Ph.D. Fellowship Grants
WILTON, CONN. - February 10, 2009 - The Deloitte Foundation, a not-for-profit arm of Deloitte LLP, today announced the 2009 recipients of its Doctoral Fellowship Program grants. The 54 year old program will award $250,000 in grants to ten doctoral students across the countr...
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02-05-09
IBM Launches "Ready for IBM Energy & Environment" Validation for Business Partners
ARMONK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/05/09 -- Â IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new technical validation program to help clients easily identify IBM Business Partner offerings that are designed and demonstrated to provide energy and environment benefits.
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02-03-09
Deloitte and CFO Research Study: Executives Seek Compliance, Performance and New Business Opportunties in a Carbon Constrained Economy
NEW YORK,NY. - February 3, 2009 - As companies around the world prepare for a carbon-constrained economy, business leaders are increasingly employing Green IT strategies in efforts to reduce energy use, cut carbon emissions and mitigate exposure to risks associated with ener...
