Organizations
News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in organizations.
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09-12-13
Japanese Food Giant Ajinomoto Co. Joins the Business Call to Action to Expand Nutritional Options in Ghana
Ajinomoto Co. brings its expertise in nutrition and food science to improve nutrition in Ghana and announced today it will join the Business Call to Action (BCtA), with plans to expand its pilot nutritional supplement program reaching an estimated 200,000 weaning infants by 2017.
The proje...
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09-12-13
Water Technology Firm Xylem Joins Ceres Company Network
Ceres announced today that its board of directors has approved Xylem Inc., a major global water technology company, as the newest member of the Ceres Company Network. Companies that join Ceres’ network work to further integrate environmental and social performance into their business strategies a...
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09-10-13
Sustainable, Resilient Cities Take Center Stage at VERGE SF
The role of technology in creating sustainable and resilient cities will be a key topic at a four-day conference in San Francisco, taking place October 14-17 as part of the city’s Innovation Month.
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09-09-13
Points of Light Advances Legacy of Service Nationwide on 9/11 Day
To commemorate the 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance, Points of Light is supporting thousands of individuals nationwide in servi...
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09-09-13
Campus Leaders Drive World Change Through Small Steps
Today, the Small Steps, Big Wins Campus Challenge returns to college campuses around the world, empowering undergraduates to take small steps to create big social and environmental change. A program of Net Impact, the leading nonprofit empowering a new generation to work for a sustainable future,...
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08-30-13
Points of Light and Target Hosted America's Sunday Supper in San Antonio to Ignite Conversation About Education, Latino Youth Empowerment
Mayor Julian Castro, outgoing Washington Post chairman and CEO Donald Graham, singer
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08-30-13
ZHL Provides Ambulance Access for All, As Part of New Business Call to Action Initiative in India
India based Ziqitza Health Care Limited (ZHL) has joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) with a commitment to expand its ambulance services across India, Africa and Latin America, and increase the number of patients served from 2 million in 2012 to 7 million b...
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08-28-13
ACCP and Corporate Citizenship Release Pilot Program Results on Global Approach to Measuring Corporate Community Investing
The Association of Corporate Contributions Professionals (ACCP) and Corporate Citizenship (CC) have released a summary report highlighting results of an 18-month pilot program designed to improve companies’ ability to measure the impact of corporate community investment.
Through this initi...
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08-22-13
Financial Opportunity Corps Offers Financial Coaching to Residents of 10 Low-Income Communities Nationwide
Twenty AmeriCorps VISTA members will be commissioned for service in the Financial Opportunity Corps at a swearing-in ceremony in Atlanta today. The Financial Opportunity Corps is an innovative partnership between Points of Light, the largest organization in the world dedicated to volunteer servic...
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08-21-13
The Sustainability Consortium Selects University Partner in China and Appoints China Director
As The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) enters into the second half of 2013 and expands its global reach, TSC staff and stakeholders are proud to announce a partnership between TSC and Nanjing University, and the hiring of TSC’s China Director.
The Nanjing University partnership is a signif...
