Consumer Services
News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in the consumer services industry.
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09-21-09
SC Johnson Joins Conservation International’s Team Earth, a Worldwide Sustainability Movement, as One of the Founding Members
While governments continue to debate reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and many companies are waiting for outcome of the debates, SC Johnson continues to move forward in its quest to do the right thing and today becomes a founding member of Conservation Internatio...
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09-19-09
Ghana Inspires Cadbury Dairy Milk's Innovative Advertising of Fairtrade
Cadbury's commitment to Ghana is strengthened today with a Ghanaian-inspired TV, radio and billboard campaign which celebrates the talents of local artists, musicians and dancers, and uses an innovative record-release to raise additional funds for cocoa growing communities. ...
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09-17-09
L’Oreal USA Hosts Fore the Children Charity Golf Outing
Employees and supporters of L'Oreal USA, based in Clark, New Jersey, gathered recently for the company’s second annual charity golf outing, Fore the Children, at Fiddler's Elbow Country Club in Bedminster Township. In total, L'Oreal USA raised $300,000 from this year's event...
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09-17-09
UN Global Compact Executive Director Addresses Private Equity Community
Georg Kell, Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact, addressed the Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst Conference in New York yesterday. The following is the text of his speech (please check against delivery):
Introduction...
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09-17-09
Global Compact Participant Reports Now on Bloomberg
In a move to facilitate consideration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues in investor decision-making, the content of annual progress reports issued by United Nations Global Compact business participants, known as Communications on Progress (COPs), is now a...
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09-14-09
Video: Color of Hope: Because All Women Are Worth It
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09-09-09
SC Johnson Recognized a Best Employer by AARP
For the fourth consecutive year, SC Johnson has been recognized as a Best Employer for Workers Over 50 by AARP. The company ranked number six on this year's list. The annual recognition program acknowledges companies and organizations with policies that best address an aging...
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09-01-09
SC Johnson Receives Honor for Commitment to Hispanics
SC Johnson announced today that the company has been recognized by Hispanic Business Magazine as one of the top 60 companies for diversity. The Diversity Elite 60 list, included in the September 2009 issue of the magazine, is an annual list determined by more than 30 variabl...
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08-18-09
SABMiller and WWF publish "Water Footprinting: Identifying & Addressing Water Risks in the Value Chain"
WWF and SABMiller unveil water footprint of beer
SABMiller and WWF-UK jointly publish a report which explains the water footprint of the whole value chain for SABMiller’s beers in South Africa and the Czech Republic. The report - “Water Footprinting: Identifying & Addressi...
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08-05-09
Kimberly-Clark Sets the Bar Higher for Tissue Products With Stronger Global Forest Policy
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 /CSRwire - PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Kimberly-Clark Corporation, the maker of Kleenex, Scott and Cottonelle brands, today announced stronger fiber sourcing standards that will increase conservation of forests globally and will make the company a leader for s...
