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01-28-08
Junior Achievement and Deloitte Challenge High School Seniors to Apply Ethical Decision-Making
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO "“ January 28, 2008 "“ Junior Achievement (JA) and Deloitte today announced the launch of their fourth annual "Excellence through Ethics" essay contest, in which high school seniors are asked to apply their knowledge of ethical decision-making and share...
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01-24-08
BrownFlynn Offers 12 Months of Sustainable Giveaways; Launches Online Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Resource Center
CLEVELAND, OH "“ January 24, 2008 "“ BrownFlynn, a consulting firm that advises companies on how to integrate responsible practices into their business strategies, will be offering 12 months of sustainable giveaways in celebration of the firm's new website launch. Partnering...
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01-17-08
Accenture Joins United Nations Global Compact
NEW YORK, NY - January 17, 2008 - Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world's largest voluntary corporate citizenship initiative.
Joining the Global Compact represents part of Accenture's commitment to corpora...
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01-14-08
Corporations Go Public With Eco-Friendly Patents
GENEVA and ARMONK, NY --(MARKET WIRE) -- 01/14/08 -- Leading members of the corporate community have come together in a first-of-its-kind effort to help the environment, unleashing dozens of innovative, environmentally responsible patents to the public domain.
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01-02-08
CSRwire Reports Top Corporate Social Responsibility News of 2007
By Bill Baue
SPRINGFIELD, MA - In 2007, corporate social responsibility (CSR) continued the momentum of the past several years, shifting this year from mainstream recognition to widespread action. The scale and scope of business-led solutions i...
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12-19-07
TIME Magazine Puts VolunteerMatch In Its Top 10 For 2007
December 18, 2007 - TIME Magazine has selected VolunteerMatch.org as one of the year's Top 10 Web sites in the magazine's annual survey of news, business and cultural touchstones for the year.
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12-12-07
Run Walk Ride Fundraising Conference to be Held in Atlanta on 2/27 & 2/28
RYE, NEW YORK - December 11, 2007 "“ The executives who enable millions of runners, walkers, cyclists, swimmers and hikers to raise billions of dollars to fight disease, hunger and other social ills will hold their annual conference in Atlanta this February.
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12-05-07
New National Poll: Nearly 40 Percent of "Ethically Prepared" Teens Believe Lying, Cheating, or Violence Necessary to Succeed
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, December 5, 2007 - A significant percentage of teenagers who are confident in their ability to make ethical decisions regard dishonest and even violent behavior as necessary for success, according to the fifth annual Junior Achievement/Deloitte Teen Eth...
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12-04-07
"Accountability Central" (SM) Web Site Launched to Meet Growing Demand for Information on Corporate and Institutional Accountability
MINEOLA, NY "“ December 4, 2007 "“ After months in development and extensive testing, the Web portal "Accountability Central (sm)" "“ www.accountability-central.com - is now officially launched. The Web publ...
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12-04-07
IBM Plans Investment Increase in Sub-Saharan Africa
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - 04 Dec 2007: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a series of investments in Sub-Saharan Africa that are designed to accelerate development of new markets, enablement of crucial ICT skills and creation of new jobs.
The c...
