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    U.N. Global Compact Announces New Initiatives Image

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    09-11-03

    U.N. Global Compact Announces New Initiatives

    UNITED NATIONS -- THE U.N. Global Compact reports several new initiatives including:

    Global Compact Launched in Mauritius

    On 3 September the Global Compact was launched in Mauritius during a hi...

    NikeGO Wraps Up Year One Image

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    08-26-03

    NikeGO Wraps Up Year One

    Beaverton, OR - Remember when kids running, jumping and climbing trees were all part of the American way of life? Today, some kids are still constantly moving, physically active and on the go, but this lifestyle is increasingly less common. The te...

    Global Compact Convenes New York Investment Forum Image

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    08-22-03

    Global Compact Convenes New York Investment Forum

    On 7 August the Global Compact Office, in partnership with UNEP Finance Initiatives, convened a forum in New York City on the topic of “Regulatory Trends and Voluntary Initiatives” in the context of corporate governance and corporate responsibility. The forum, which w...

    Nike Announces 2003 Casey Martin Award Call for Nominations Image

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    08-18-03

    Nike Announces 2003 Casey Martin Award Call for Nominations

    BEAVERTON, OR - Nike Inc. announced the official Call for Nominations for the 2003 Casey Martin Award, which honors an individual who has excelled in athletic pursuits while overcoming significant physical, mental, societal or cultural challenges and/or who proudly se...

    United Nations Global Compact Announces Milestone: 1,000 Businesses Now Participating Image

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    07-02-03

    United Nations Global Compact Announces Milestone: 1,000 Businesses Now Participating

    Office of the Global Compact – The United Nations Global Compact today announced that more than 1,000 companies from around the world are participating in the initiative, working with international labour, civil society organizations and other stakeholders to advance ...

    Statement by Nike, Inc. on Today’s Procedural Decision By the U.S. Supreme Court in First Amendment Case Image

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    06-27-03

    Statement by Nike, Inc. on Today’s Procedural Decision By the U.S. Supreme Court in First Amendment Case

    BEAVERTON, OR – The U.S. Supreme Court today (6/26/03)dismissed on technical grounds a case in which Nike was seeking to reaffirm the First Amendment right to free and open debate. Nike had challenged in the High Court a California state court ruling that adopted a ...

    Nike’s Portland Factory Store Awards $900,000 to Community Organizations in its 19 Years as a North-Northeast Portland Neighbor Image

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    06-09-03

    Nike’s Portland Factory Store Awards $900,000 to Community Organizations in its 19 Years as a North-Northeast Portland Neighbor

    PORTLAND, OR – Nike USA Operations President Gary DeStefano and Multnomah County Commissioner Serena Cruz participated in a celebration today at the Portland Factory Store on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard to reflect on the Nike Factory Store’s nearly two-decade hi...

    Nike Recognizes Young Leaders For Expanding Volunteer Opportunities Image

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    05-22-03

    Nike Recognizes Young Leaders For Expanding Volunteer Opportunities

    WASHINGTON, D.C. - Youth Service America (YSA) announces today that beginning in June, Nike will recognize top-performing youth ambassadors in YSA's SERVEnet program with donated Nike performance products. The SERVEnet program is comprised of more than 1,000 youth a...

    Nike To Receive the 2003 Corporate Award from the Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs Image

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    05-08-03

    Nike To Receive the 2003 Corporate Award from the Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs

    Portland, OR -- The Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs (OAME) will award Nike, Inc. with the 2003 Corporate Award at OAME’s 15th-annual Conference and Trade Show on Thursday, May 8th at the Oregon Convention Center in Northeast Portland. Nike has been a key ...

    U.N. Global Compact Announces New Initiatives Image

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    04-30-03

    U.N. Global Compact Announces New Initiatives

    UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. Global Compact reports several new initiatives
    including:

    Hewlett-Packard & Pfizer Help Launch North American Learning Forum

    Leading companies in North America met...

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