Manufacturing
News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in the manufacturing industry.
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03-09-07
Environmentally Friendly Concept Car from Rinspeed and Bayer MaterialScience Illustrates Innovative Ideas for Plastics in the Car of the Future
PITTSBURGH, March 8, 2007 - The body and floor of the new Rinspeed "eXasis" concept car, made from the transparent Bayer MaterialScience plastic Makrolon® polycarbonate (PC), offers a revealing look into the car of the future. The cigar-shaped two-seater was developed by Rin...
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03-07-07
Abbott Donates Diagnostic Equipment and Supplies to 16 Clinical Laboratory Programs as Part of "Labs are Vital™" Initiative
ABBOTT PARK, IL - March 5, 2007 - As part of its continuing effort to highlight the critical role that laboratory medicine plays in healthcare, Abbott today announced that it has awarded diagnostic equipment, supplies and service to clinical laboratory educational programs a...
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02-26-07
GlaxoSmithKline, salesforce.com and National Academy Foundation Win Prestigious Corporate Philanthropy Award
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2007--GlaxoSmithKline and salesforce.com are presented awards for excellence in their corporate philanthropy initiatives today on National Corporate Philanthropy Day. In addition, the Na...
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02-14-07
Ecolab Once Again Named in the "100 Best Corporate Citizens" List by CRO Magazine
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2007--Ecolab Inc. once again was ranked in the 2007 CRO Magazine (formerly Business Ethics Magazine) annual list of the "100 Best Corporate Citizens," one of only eleven companies to make the list for eight consecutive years.
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01-25-07
Year Three <i>C.A.U.S.E. Challenge™ High School Film Festival</i> Launched by Bayer Corporation, Carnegie Science Center's Scitech Spectacular & Pittsburgh Filmmakers
PITTSBURGH-- January 25, 2007 -- Calling all local ninth, 10th, 11th and 12th graders who want to help save the environment and make a film about it! Bayer Corporation, Carnegie Science Center’s SciTech Spectacular and Pittsburgh Filmmakers encourage them to grab a camera, ...
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01-25-07
Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases Inaugurates New Indonesian Research Initiative to Study Dengue fever, Tuberculosis and Malaria
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01-18-07
Bayer MaterialScience CEO Recognized by Bender Consulting and Author of Americans with Disabilities Act
PITTSBURGH--Jan. 17, 2007--Greg Babe, President and CEO of Bayer MaterialScience LLC, was honored today with the sixth annual Tony Coelho Award in recognition of his commitment to employing people with disabilities.
The award, which was founded...
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01-17-07
The Scotts Company Issues Corporate Responsibility Report
MARYSVILLE, OH., January 16, 2007 "“ The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG), the world’s leading marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products, recently published its first Corporate Responsibility Report. The report provides information on the Company’s environ...
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01-12-07
This New Year, Abbott, PHH Arval, and Environmental Defense Resolve to Address Climate Change Through Innovative Vehicle Fleet Program
ABOTT PARK, IL "“ January 11, 2007 "“ Abbott [NYSE: ABT], one of the world's leading health care companies, is working to address the challenge of transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions by announcing its participation in the PHH GreenFleet pilot program designed to...
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12-22-06
Abbott Employees Give Back This Holiday Season
ABBOTT PARK, IL., Dec. 22, 2006 "“ As evidence of the company's commitment to give back to local communities, Abbott employees and the Abbott Fund have pledged more than $5.6 million to support health and human service organizations this year, including a contribution of mor...
