Manufacturing
News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in the manufacturing industry.
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04-12-12
Nestlé’s 2011 Creating Shared Value Report receives GRI A+ rating
Nestle believes that for a business to be successful over the long-term it must create value for society alongside value for shareholders. The company calls this Creating Shared Value. Through Nestlé’s Creating Shared Value reporting, it aims to share information transparently about its long-term...
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04-11-12
GSK provides update on corporate responsibility commitments in 2011 report
GSK has today published its Corporate Responsibility Report, in which the company reiterates its commitment to operate responsibly, openly and transparently and sets out advances made on this agenda during 2011.
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04-04-12
Bayer, U.S. Astronaut to Host STEM Diversity and Higher Education Forum to Showcase Best Practice College STEM Diversity Programs
Bayer Corporation will host a forum on the state of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) diversity at U.S. colleges. As the nation struggles to attract more women, African-Americans, Hispanics and American Indians to its STEM fields, the forum will examine the undergraduate co...
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03-29-12
Givaudan (VTX:GIVN) publishes Sustainability Report 2011
Making Progress Together – Givaudan Sustainability Report 2011
Givaudan, a leading player in the fragrance and flavour industry, has published its 2011 Sustainability Report. This has been externally assured by Ernst & Young and confirmed by GRI as meeting the requirement...
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03-28-12
Novartis Launches the Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia (CCLE) to Catalogue World's Cancer Cell Lines
- Collaboration with the Broad Institute yields comprehensive encyclopedia of genetic and molecular information for nearly 1,000 cancer cell lines
- Encyclopedia, publicly available, may improve the design of cancer trials and advance cance...
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03-28-12
TE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE: TEL) releases 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report
TE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE: TEL) Releases 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report:
www.te.com/responsibilityreport
TE used the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and is self-declaring its 2011 CR Report at a GRI Applic...
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03-26-12
British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) publishes Sustainability Report 2011
British American Tobacco’s 2011 Sustainability Report continues to focus on the five areas of their sustainability agenda – harm reduction, marketplace, environment, supply chain and people and culture – and demonstrates how sustainable business practice is at the heart of the Group’s strateg...
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03-22-12
Porter Airlines to Conduct Canada's First Biofuel-Powered Revenue Flight
(Marketwire) - In mid-April, Porter Airlines plans to use one of its Bombardier Q400 turboprop airliners to conduct the first biofuel-powered revenue flight in Canada. On February 9, 2012, in preparation for Porter's upcoming flight, a Bombardier Q400 turbopro...
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03-21-12
Diageo Celebrates Achievements in Water Conservation in East Africa
Diageo’s East African Maltings plant (EAML) in Kenya has celebrated its achievements in water conservation at a special Environmental Breakthrough Workshop, ahead of World Water Day on March 22, 2012. EAML is part of East African Breweries Limited, the region’s leading b...
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03-20-12
Merck and Safe Water Network Launch Initiative to Improve Water Access and Help Reduce the Impact of Water-Borne Disease in India
Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and Safe Water Network, announced today the launch of a three-year, $1.5M partnership to increase access to safe water and reduce the impact of water-borne disease among impoverished communities in Andhra Pradesh, India. Safe W...
