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11-06-08
Cadbury Reconfirms Leadership Position on Sustainability
- November 6, 2008 - Cadbury, a leading global confectionery company, today launched its 2007/08 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability report, demonstrating its leadership position in corporate responsibility. This year the report, which has been reviewed by For...
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10-31-08
Research Center for the Global Compact to Be Launched
NEW YORK, NY. - October 31, 2008 - The UN Global Compact has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with The Neil D. Levin Graduate Institute of International Relations and Commerce to create an international rese...
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10-29-08
The Coca-Cola Company Releases 2007/2008 Sustainability Review
ATLANTA,GA. - Oct. 29, 2008 - The Coca-Cola Company announced the release of its fifth annual Sustainability Review, which profiles its commitment to growing its business in an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable way.The 2007/2008 Sustainability ...
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10-28-08
NIKE Considered Design - Products That Redefine Performance and Sustainability
NEW YORK, NY. - October 28, 2008 - NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) today debuted Nike Considered Design, its latest products which combine sustainability principles with the newest innovations for sport. While Nike has delivered consumers Considered products for several years,...
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10-27-08
Global Investors Urge 9000 CEOs to Join UN Global Compact
NEW YORK, NY. - October 27, 2008 - In a powerful endorsement of the UN Global Compact, a group of global investors today announced a collaborative effort urging the Chief Executive Officers of approximately 9000 companies to commit to the UN Global Compact and its ten...
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10-27-08
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) publishes 2007-2008 Sustainability Review
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The Coca-Cola Company announced the release of its fifth annual Sustainability Review, which profiles its commitment to growing its business in an economically, environmentally and socially sus...
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10-22-08
Businesses from Developing and Developed Economies Demonstrate Climate Leadership, Urge Action on Climate Change
GENEVA. - October 22, 2008 - More than 150 representatives of business, civil society organizations, governments and UN agencies from around the world gathered in Geneva on 20-21 October for the first meeting of signatories to Caring for Climate, a voluntary global action p...
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10-17-08
Global Financial Crisis: Why Corporate Sustainability Is More Important Than Ever
In today's interconnected global economy, the long-term value and success of business are inextricably linked to the integration of environmental, social and governance issues into corporate management and operations. This defines the modern corporate sustainability movement...
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09-30-08
Global Compact Names New Deputy Director
New York, NY -- 29 September 2008 -- The UN Global Compact Office today announced the appointment of Gavin Power as Deputy Director, effective immediately. Since 2002, Mr. Power has led the development of a number of strategic policy initiatives for the UN Global Compact, in...
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09-26-08
Former President Clinton Announces World Bank, Nike Foundation, Denmark and Liberia CGI Commitment to Unleash Economic Opportunity for Adolescent Girls in Liberia
NEW YORK, NY. - September 26, 2008 - As the first Commitment featured at the Opening Plenary of the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting Wednesday, Former President William Clinton announced the Adolescent Girls Initiative, an innovative public-private partnership betwee...
