Organizations
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10-08-09
The Coca-Cola Company Chairman and CEO Muhtar Kent to Co-Chair Global Health Coalition Advancing Next Generation Action
The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GBC) announced today that Muhtar Kent, Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company has been elected to serve as co-chairman of the Board of Directors. The Board’s other co-chairman is Anglo American plc’s f...
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10-07-09
BSR Report Reveals Rise of ESG Integration in Mainstream Investing
As more mainstream investors begin to use environmental, social, and governance criteria (ESG) to inform their investment decisions, BSR's new report provides b...
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10-06-09
What Can 3 Million Volunteers Do In Three Months? Keep America Beautiful Announces 2009 Great American Cleanup Results
Take over 3 million volunteers and participants, and 1,000 grassroots organizations, provide them with the tools and motivation to make their hometown a better place, mix in 5.2 million volunteer hours, sweat, grit and elbow grease, and watch as communities flourish with a c...
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09-30-09
Clean Economy Network Releases New TV Ads in Indiana, North Carolina and Missouri
The Clean Economy Network (CEN) is running new TV ads in Indiana, North Carolina and Missouri highlighting the urgent need for clean energy legislation that will lessen our dependence on foreign oil and make our nation more secure -- while bringing tens of thousands of new c...
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09-30-09
BSR Conference Plenary Sessions Feature New Ideas, Tools for ‘Reset World’
The BSR Conference 2009 plenary sessions will provide attendees with new ways of thinking in a "reset world." The Conference takes place October 20 to 23 in San Francisco.
BSR's newest...
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09-25-09
At Clinton Global Initiative, CARE's Partner Commitments Help Women and Girls Access Education and Financial Services
This week at the Clinton Global Initiative, the poverty-fighting group CARE and its partners announced four unique commitments that help connect women and girls in the U.S. to women and girls in poor countries. CARE's partners include Gap Inc, General Mills, Girl Scouts of t...
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09-24-09
Ceres, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Water Asset Management Join Forces to Assess the Impact of Water Scarcity on Municipal Bond Investments
Amid growing concerns about water scarcity and climate change, Ceres announced a new collaboration today with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP UK (PwC) and Water Asset Management LLC to drive sustainable investment in water-intensive sectors and the development of a resilient wate...
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09-23-09
Innovative Online Community Launched at Clinton Global Initiative Will Fight Poverty in Africa
Today, at the Clinton Global Initiative Fifth Annual Meeting, President Clinton introduced a unique commitment between General Mills and CARE called 'Join My Village,' an innovative online community that is fighting poverty in Malawi through the empowerment of women and girl...
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09-17-09
First-Ever Survey Shows Emerging Market Banks Growing Interest in Climate Change
Amid growing pressure on developing countries to join an international climate treaty later this year, a new Ceres report released today shows that emerging market banks are beginning to integrate climate change considerations into lending and other business decision-making,...
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09-11-09
President Barack Obama Joins Former President George H.W. Bush to Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the "Points of Light" Volunteer Legacy and Extend the Call of Service to the Nation
On Friday, Oct. 16, 2009, President Barack Obama will join former President George H. W. Bush to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the vision of a thousand "Points of Light," which catalyzed the modern volunteer service movement by hosting a presidential forum on community...
