Organizations
News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in organizations.
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12-15-14
Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation for the Americas Dedicates $1 Million to Protect Amazonian Watersheds
The Board of Directors of the Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation for the Americas (MCFA) have approved a $1 Million grant over the next 5 years to the Wildlife Conservation Society for its Amazon Waters Initiative, a major...
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12-08-14
New Tool Launched Today Measures Corporate Progress Towards Safer Chemicals
A group of corporate and NGO leaders today released a new tool for assessing leadership in corporate chemicals management. The Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) provides the first-ever common metric of its kind for publicly benchmark...
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12-04-14
The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) Releases Findings of its 2014 HACR Corporate Inclusion Index
The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR), one of the nation’s leading Hispanic advocacy organizations, released today the results of its 2014 HACR Corporate Inclusion Index (HACR CII). The HACR CII is a component of HACR’s Corporate Accountability Strategy and...
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11-19-14
GreenBiz Forum Helps Lead World's Largest Companies to Next-Gen Sustainability Efforts
Efforts by companies to reduce their environmental impacts have hit a wall in recent years, according to research by GreenBiz Group. In February, hundreds of executives will gather in Arizona to learn how to jumpstart their efforts.
The seventh annual GreenBiz Forum, February 17-19 in Scot...
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11-17-14
Providing Safe and Affordable Water Through Low-Cost Model
Leading India-based social enterprise Spring Health has announced plans to join the Business Call to Action. The company has pledged to provide safe drinking water to two million customers in rural India by 2017 and improve the health outcomes of more than five million people in Eastern India by ...
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11-12-14
Combatting Health Risks and Promoting Better Hand Washing and Hygiene
Saraya Co. Ltd, a Japanese manufacturer of hygiene and sanitation products, joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) with an initiative to decrease healthcare associated infections in Uganda.
Saraya brings alcohol-based hand rub products to East Africa in an effort to reduce the spread of...
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11-11-14
Give Your Garbage Another Life on America Recycles Day
“I Want To Be Recycled” is the theme of Keep America Beautiful’s 2014
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11-07-14
Fortune 500 CEOs Develop and Recognize Excellence: HACR Young Hispanic Corporate Achievers™
The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) offers Fortune 500 companies, committed to diversity and investing in the next generation of Hispanic corporate leaders, a leadership program designed to increase Hispanic representation and cultivate talent.
Now in its...
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10-31-14
Sanergy Brings Sanitation to the Forefront
Social enterprise Sanergy has announced its plan to join the Business Call to Action (BCtA). Sanergy brings its expertise in providing affordable and sustainable solutions for tackling the sanitation issue in Africa. The company commits to significantly scale up its operations and establish a net...
