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Bank of America Graduates New Welfare-To-Work Class; America/Works Trainees to Begin Careers as Full-Time Bank Employees
VanCity's Social Accountability Report Continues Longstanding Tradition of Corporate Governance Leadership
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Continuing its longstanding position as a leader in Canadian corporate transparency, Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (VanCity) has released its latest Accountability Report. Similar to a financial audit, the report offers an exhaustive, ext...
KPMG LLP To Hit The Beach With Heal The Bay
LOS ANGELES, California - KPMG LLP, the U.S. accounting and tax services firm, expects nearly 90 of its Los Angeles professionals and family members to volunteer in cleaning up their local beach through Heal the Bay "Adopt-A-Beach" program. This is KPMG’s second year partici...
Lending a Hand to the Environment
AUSTRALIA - Conservation Volunteers Australia and the Commonwealth Bank today launched “Lending a Hand”, an environmental program that offers the community the opportunity to participate in more than 600 natural habitat conservation projects around Australia over the next th...
KPMG Survey: More Top U.S. Companies Reporting on Corporate Responsibility
NEW YORK, New York - The number of American companies reporting on environmental, social and sustainability performance continues to rise, reflecting a global trend toward greater reporting of corporate responsibility issues, according to KPMG LLP, the U.S. professional serv...
Susan Gill Named President of Comerica's Technology and Life Sciences Division; Former President Richard Casey to Focus on Strategic Initiatives
Comerica (NYSE:CMA), a leading financial services company, announced today that Susan Gill has been named president of the bank's Technology and Life Sciences Division, succeeding Richard Casey. Casey will remain with Comerica, focusing his efforts on various strategic initi...
HSBC Group Donates $16 Million to Earthwatch Institute
Earthwatch Institute announces a $16 million grant from HSBC Group, one of the world's largest financial services organizations, to train 200 scientists and send 2,000 HSBC staff over 5 years to work on vital conservation research projects worldwide. For the full release, pl...
PNC to Donate $65,000 to Food Banks in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Southern New Jersey
PNC Bank, a member of The PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE: PNC), announced today that it is donating more than $65,000 to area food banks in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Southern New Jersey. The donation follows a weeklong effort during which PNC agreed to contribute $25 t...
Bank of America On Track to Meet Historic Goal in Community Development
Communities across America were richer by 11,770 units of affordable housing at the end of 2000, thanks to community development lending by Bank of America.
Bank of America Commits $10 Million to Success By 6
The Bank of America Foundation today announced $10 million in grants to United Way of America in support of Success By 6® initiatives across the country. The grants, which are the third phase of a $50 million commitment, are the largest the Foundation has made and one of the...