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    General Mills Foundation Joins New Presidential Youth Fitness Program Image

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    02-28-13

    General Mills Foundation Joins New Presidential Youth Fitness Program

    Today, during an event where First Lady Michelle Obama discussed the need for increased physical activity opportunities in schools, the General Mills Foundation committed $10 million to help implement the new Presidential Youth Fitness Program, a comprehensive, school-based fitness assessment progra...
    Häagen-Dazs and General Mills to Help Smallholder Vanilla Farmers Increase Yields and Improve Sustainability Practices in Madagascar Image

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    02-20-13

    Häagen-Dazs and General Mills to Help Smallholder Vanilla Farmers Increase Yields and Improve Sustainability Practices in Madagascar

    General Mills and Häagen-Dazs today announced an initiative designed to foster greater economic vitality for smallholder vanilla farmers in Madagascar and ensure the availability of high quality vanilla for future generations.

    Häagen-Dazs, the world’s leading brand of super-premium ice cre...

    Hormel Foods Completes Second Year of On Our Way to Ending Hunger Program with Nearly $3.2 Million in Cash, Product Contributions Image

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    02-12-13

    Hormel Foods Completes Second Year of On Our Way to Ending Hunger Program with Nearly $3.2 Million in Cash, Product Contributions

    In recognition of completing the second year of its On Our Way to Ending Hunger program, Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) today announced that donations to hunger relief organizations throughout the United States and abroad totaled more than $3 million during its fiscal year 2012.

    The ...

    Unilever Reduces Waste By One Million Household Bins Whilst Growing Business Image

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    01-24-13

    Unilever Reduces Waste By One Million Household Bins Whilst Growing Business

    Unilever today announced that more than 50% of all its factories have achieved the goal of sending no waste to landfill in 2012. This was achieved whilst the company reported annual sales of €51 billion – up from €40 billion when Unilever set out its new vision of doubling the size of its busines...

    The Coca-Cola Company Launches Challenge Among World Economic Forum's 'Global Shapers' To Accelerate Solutions To Global Problems Image

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    01-22-13

    The Coca-Cola Company Launches Challenge Among World Economic Forum's 'Global Shapers' To Accelerate Solutions To Global Problems

    The Coca-Cola Company today encouraged the members of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community to return to the Forum’s 2014 Annual Meeting in Davos with proof points of the work they have done to help address the world’s problems.  In return, one project will be granted $50,000 in see...

    L’Oréal Recognized by Climate Counts as Sector Leader for Managing, Reporting and Reducing its Carbon Emissions Image

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    12-05-12

    L’Oréal Recognized by Climate Counts as Sector Leader for Managing, Reporting and Reducing its Carbon Emissions

    L’Oréal was named household products sector leader by ClimateCounts today for its practices and achievements in the management of carbon emissions. Recognizing the business risks associated with climate change and the need to reduce the company’s carbon footprint, L’Oréal has implemented a variet...

    The Coca-Cola Company Expands 5by20 Women's Economic Empowerment Initiative  Image

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    11-26-12

    The Coca-Cola Company Expands 5by20 Women's Economic Empowerment Initiative

    (NYSE: KO) The Coca-Cola Company today announced strong progress toward its goal to enable the economic empow...

    Coca-Cola Increases Conservation Support for World's Largest Forest Image

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    11-19-12

    Coca-Cola Increases Conservation Support for World's Largest Forest

    The Coca-Cola Company and the Sustainable Amazonas Foundation (FAS) today announced the expansion of their partnership focused on the economic development and conservation of Amazonian preservation reserves. The expansion's objective  – which includes financial support of US $1.3 million – is to ...

    Unilever's Hygiene Brand Domestos To Break Taboo Of The Loo  Image

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    11-19-12

    Unilever's Hygiene Brand Domestos To Break Taboo Of The Loo

    Unilever, through its leading hygiene brand Domestos, today – World Toilet Day - announced new initiatives to raise awareness for the global sanitation crisis.
    The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) publishes its ninth annual Sustainability Report Image

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    11-15-12

    The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) publishes its ninth annual Sustainability Report

    The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) issued its ninth annual Sustainability Report and second Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Report highlighting the Company’s efforts to create value for shareowners while enhanc...

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