Manufacturing

ABBOTT PARK, IL - May 1, 2007 - Abbott today was recognized as one of the "Top 10" on The Dave Thomas Foundation's "100 Best Adoption Friendly Workplaces" list based on adoption benefits offered to employees. Abbott is the highest ranked healthcare company on the list.

ABBOTT PARK, IL - May 1, 2007 "“ Though preventable and treatable, malaria claims the lives of more than 1 million people each year "“ 75 percent of them African children. Yet children in American schools have likely never heard of the disease that kills an African child eve...

PURCHASE, NY - April 30, 2007 "“ PepsiCo today announced the landmark purchase of renewable energy certificates (RECs). Marking the largest REC purchase to date, the purchase matches the purchased electricity used by all PepsiCo US-based manufacturing facilities, headquarter...

PITTSBURGH, April 27, 2007 "“ Bayer Corporation announced today on National Arbor Day it has joined the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign and, through its Bayer Foundation, pledged to plant 100,000 trees to help ...

CHICAGO, IL - April 26, 2007 "“ The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recognized the Gatorade® Thirst Quencher Blue Ridge facility in Wytheville, Virginia, with its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) designation at a Gold-level certification. At 950,000...

Partners to encourage public adoption of FSC-certified products like the Domtar EarthChoice® line of environmentally responsible papers

TORONTO - April 26, 2007 "“ WWF-Canada and Domtar have taken their partnership to new heights with an ...

• Novartis organizes annual Community Partnership Day to commemorate the company’s creation in 1996

• Malaria is leading cause of death in children and adults in Tanzania

• Novartis reinforces commitment to deliver its anti-malarial, Coartem®, without profit, to patients living in malaria-endemic countries
  

GENEVA & DARMSTADT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2007--Merck KGaA (FWB:MRK) (GER:MRK) announced today the conclusion of a ten-year partnership with WHO to control schistosomiasis in African schoolchildren. For this purpose, Merck will provide for free 200 million ...

PITTSBURGH, PA - March 27, 2007 - Bayer's Women's Initiative Networking Group (WINGs) will host a "best practices summit" on Wednesday, March 28, with networking representatives from more than 10 Pittsburgh area organizations. The gathering will provide an opportunity for lo...