Manufacturing
News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in the manufacturing industry.
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11-24-11
Supplement on Maternal Health and Noncommunicable Diseases
On 18 November 2011, a supplement made possible through an unrestricted educational grant by Novo Nordisk was published by the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. The supplement, “From biology to policy: The link between maternal health and current and future burden of chronic non...
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11-21-11
The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) publishes 2011 Sustainability Report
The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) has completed its second company-wide sustainability assessment and published a sustainability report summarizing progress on key initiatives in the areas of food, water, land, energy, air and people.
The report, available at
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11-15-11
Mosaic Details Expanding Commitment to Helping the World Grow the Food it Needs in 2011 Sustainability Report
/PRNewswire/ - The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) today announced it has completed its second company-wide sustainability assessment and published a sustainability report summarizing progress on key initiatives in the areas of food, water, land, energy, air and people.
The report, available at...
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11-14-11
Commitment to Social, Environmental and Economic Sustainability on Updated Site
/PRNewswire/ - Turning paper towel dispensers into auto parts and hot cups into compost are examples of how Georgia-Pacific breathes new life into its products to meet the sustainability expectations of customers and consumers.
The company's updated corporate sustainability website
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11-11-11
Merck and Partners Make Progress in Long-Term Commitment to End River Blindness
Public health officials at the 21st Inter-American Conference on Onchocerciasis in Bogota, Colombia announced that Colombia has eliminated onchocerciasis (river blindness) within its borders, making it the first country suffering from river blindness in the Americas to reach this goal. It also wa...
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11-04-11
Abbott Honored With Scrip Award for Leadership in Corporate Social Responsibility
Scrip, a leading global pharmaceutical and biotech news organisation, honored Abbott and its philanthropic foundation, the Abbott Fund, with a 2011 Scrip Award for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at Scrip's seventh annual awards ceremony in Lo...
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11-03-11
PATH, Abbott and the Abbott Fund Form Innovative Partnership to Prevent Malnutrition
PATH, Abbott and the Abbott Fund today announced a partnership to address malnutrition by advancing the rice fortification market in India. Currently, 200 million people suffer from hunger and malnutrition in India, more than any other country in the world. Rice is the staple food for 65 percent ...
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11-01-11
Merz Aesthetics and Inspirational Women Join Forces to Recognize Women Who STAND AND DELIVER
/PRNewswire/ - Merz Aesthetics, Inc., the exclusive distributor of Asclera® (polidocanol) Injection in the U.S., today announced the launch of the "STAND AND DELIVER" program. In partnership with an advisory panel of three women who were selected for their significant abilities to STAND AND DELI...
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10-31-11
Novo Nordisk Supports Gestational Diabetes Treatment in Colombia
In October 2011, the Health Secretary of Barranqilla with support from Novo Nordisk launched the "Vida Nueva" (New Life) Project for Gestational Diabetes in Barranquilla, Colombia. Vida Nueva, a key activity in Novo Nordisk's Changing Diabetes® in Pregnancy programme, seeks to diagnose and treat ...
