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05-12-08
Copenhagen Summit to Add Business Voice to post-Kyoto Negotiations
NEW YORK, NY - May 12, 2008 - The United Nations Global Compact, the Copenhagen Climate Council, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, will convene a World Business Summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen on 24-26 ...
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05-09-08
Anheuser-Busch, National Fatherhood Initiative Launch Online Forum for Parents on MySpace
ST. LOUIS, May 9, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- While there is no instruction manual for raising teens, parents now have the benefit of learning from each other about how to help prevent underage drinking via a new online resource.
Anheuser-Busch and t...
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05-08-08
Unilever and the National Park Foundation Announce $240,000 in Grants to National Parks
At a reception held on Capitol Hill yesterday evening, Unilever, one of the world's largest consumer products companies, in partnership with the National Park Foundation (NPF), national charitable partner of America's National Parks, awarded grants to 12 national parks and ...
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05-07-08
Business Leaders Urge G8 Governments to Take Action on Emerging Global Water Crisis
NEW YORK, 7 May 2008 - Business leaders representing some of the world's largest companies today launched an international campaign urging governments of the Group of Eight (G8) countries to address with urgency the emerging global crisis in water and sanitation.
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04-29-08
"Compact Quarterly" Spotlights Human Rights and Business
(New York, 29 April 2008) "“ The UN Global Compact presents Issue 1, 2008 of the Compact Quarterly, a publication featuring articles, interviews and news on corporate responsibility.
Published in the context of the 60th Anniversary of th...
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04-29-08
Kimberly-Clark's Energy Independence Project Begins Providing Connecticut with New Clean, Sustainable Power
NEW MILFORD, Conn., April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimberly-Clark's New Milford Mill achieved its energy independence today as K-C employees commemorated the start-up of the Company's new Combined Heat and Power (CHP) facility.
The New Milford Mi...
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04-14-08
Nike Helps Contract Factories Reduce Climate Footprint
BEAVERTON, OR - April 14, 2008 "“ Nike has completed the first phase of an energy-efficiency project aimed at reducing energy consumption within its footwear contract manufacturing base.
Nike has partnered with four contract factories in China a...
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04-11-08
Anheuser-Busch Employees Seeing Green
ST. LOUIS, April 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As Earth Day approaches, Anheuser-Busch will begin airing four new television ads featuring employees discussing the company's commitment to the environment. At the same time, thousands of Anheuser-Busch employees across the cou...
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04-07-08
Principles for Responsible Management Education Now Endorsed by Over 100 Business Schools
NEW YORK - April 7, 2008 "“ The Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), a UN-backed global initiative developed to promote corporate responsibility and sustainability in business education, has now been endorsed by more than 100 business schools and universit...
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03-31-08
L'Oreal Paris Celebrates Exceptional Community Achievement and Women's Inner Beauty and Volunteerism with the Third Annual Women of Worth Program
NEW YORK, March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- L'Oreal Paris is proud to announce that it will continue to recognize, celebrate and support women who actively serve others in their communities with its third annual Women of Worth grassroots awards program. The initiative, whi...
