Consumer Services
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01-04-12
General Mills' First Production Facility Earns LEED(R) Certification
An expansion at General Mills’ Albuquerque, N.M., facility was today awarded the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED® Gold certification during a celebration attended by New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez. This is the first General Mills’ production facility, and the fourth company building, to earn ...
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12-20-11
Making the World a Better Place - New SC Johnson Report Examines 360 Degrees of Greener Choices
Today SC Johnson released its 2011 annual public report, 360o of Greener Choices, which shares that the company met – and in many cases far exceeded – all of its sustainability objectives for 2011 and also set new five-year goals.
“At SC Johnson, we wor...
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12-15-11
Prologis, SCE, Kimberly-Clark Announce Installation of a Major Single Rooftop Solar Power System at California Distribution Center
/PRNewswire/ - Prologis Inc. (NYSE: PLD), Southern California Edison (SCE) and Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) today announced that Kimberly-Clark's Redlands, Calif. distribution center has received one of the largest single rooftop solar power installations in the country.
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12-15-11
The Coca-Cola Company Announces Partnerships to Develop Commercial Solutions for Plastic Bottles Made Entirely from Plants
The Coca-Cola Company today announced multi-million dollar partnership agreements with three leading biotechnology companies to accelerate development of the first commercial solutions for next-generation PlantBottle™ packaging made 100% from plant-based materials.
This e...
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12-09-11
L'Oreal Paris Celebrates its Sixth Annual Women of Worth Awards and Announces National Honoree, Gretchen Holt Witt
/PRNewswire/ - Ten extraordinary Women of Worth were celebrated by L'Oreal Paris and Hearst Magazines at last night's awards presentation, held at the Hearst Tower in New York City, for their tireless volunteer efforts dedicated to a variety of worthy and relevant social and philanthropic causes....
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12-01-11
The Coca-Cola Company Joins (RED) to Help Eliminate AIDS
The Coca-Cola Company today announced a multi-year partnership with (RED) to raise awareness and money for the Global Fund’s efforts to virtually eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV by 2015.
The partnership includes an ini...
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11-21-11
The Coca-Cola System Donates More Than $2 Million USD For Flood Victims In Thailand
The Coca-Cola system has committed more than $2 million USD to “Reunite to Relieve and Rebuild Thailand,” a sustainable flood relief initiative designed to provide emergency relief and rebuilding efforts to help victims of the devastating floods in Thailand. As part of this $2 million USD, The Co...
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11-15-11
Kimberly-Clark Receives 2011 American Business Ethics Awards
/PRNewswire/ - The Foundation for Financial Service Professionals announced Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) as the large company recipient of the 2011
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11-08-11
Envirocomp and Kimberly-Clark Sign Global Agreement to Sponsor Composting Facilities for Disposable Diapers
/PRNewswire/ - International services company OCS Ltd today signed a global sponsorship agreement with Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) that gives the U.S. headquartered manufacturer of Huggies® brand disposable diapers the right of first refusal to sponsor OCS's Envirocomp composting facil...
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11-07-11
L'Oreal Paris Celebrates Sixth Annual Women of Worth Awards Honoring Exceptional Women Committed to Community and Volunteerism
/PRNewswire/ - Women of Worth, now in its sixth year, is proud to announce its 10 honorees for 2011. Selected from over 2,100 nominations, these women fight tirelessly for a variety of worthy and relevant social and philanthropic causes, including everything from anti-bu...
