Organizations
News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in organizations.
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04-28-09
Co-Financing and Better Visibility for CSR Initiatives
New York, NY - April 28, 2009 - Collective action is the next-generation way for business to achieve real impact against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, enabling companies to get visibility of grand proportions for their CSR efforts and helping to attract new co-financin...
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04-23-09
Public Trust in Business Shrivels in Recession - but Consumers Hold Steady on Ethical Commitments.
April, 23, 2009 - As the UK officially falls into recession, a new report 'What Assures Consumers in an Economic Downturn: Reviewing the agenda in the global economic crisis' from the think-tank AccountAbility investigates what enables consumers to trust in a business's inte...
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04-22-09
BSR Conference to Prepare Business Leaders for 'Reset World'
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - April 22, 2009 - Answering the call for direction in a world that's been "reset" by a trio of global crises-the sharp worldwide recession, accelerating climate change, and a collapse of trust in business-the
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04-22-09
President Barack Obama Signs Historic Volunteerism Act into Law
ATLANTA, GA. - April 21, 2009 - Today, President Barack Obama signed into law the historic Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, heralding the next phase in the nation’s renewed call to service. With the signing, America’s local, regional and national service programs and non...
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04-17-09
Home-Based HIV Testing Initiative in Western Kenya To Reach 2 Million People
Click here to view the video describing GBC's role in Heath at Home Kenya: http://www.gbcimpact.org/health-at-home-kenya
NAIROBI, KENYA - April 17,2009 - A groundbreakin...
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04-17-09
Volunteerism Surges with National Volunteer Week 2009
ATLANTA, GA. - April 17, 2009 - National Volunteer Week is April 19-25 and according to Points of Light Institute CEO Michelle Nunn, this year, the week takes on special significance with the expected signing of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act by President Bar...
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04-16-09
GE Corporation Wins Ceres-ACCA North American Awards for Best Sustainability Reporting
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. - April 16, 2009 - GE Corporation received the top sustainability reporting award today at the 2009 Ceres Conference in San Francisco, California, as part of international competition organized by the Boston-based Ceres coalition and the Association of Cha...
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04-15-09
Robert Massie Honored - Twice - for Long String of Achievements in Building a Sustainable Global Economy
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - April 15, 2009 - Robert Massie has co-founded a homeless shelter. He's led a parish. He's run for statewide public office, lectured for years at the Harvard Divinity School, led the world in battling South African apartheid and then written the definitive...
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04-14-09
Net Impact and FedEx Announce Winners of Access: Voice of the Next Generation Student Essay Contest
Net Impact, San Francisco, CA - April 14, 2009 - Net Impact and FedEx Corp. today announced the winners of a new essay contest designed to engage the next generation of business leaders on the issue of access. "Access" is defined by FedEx as the ability to connect and make n...
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04-08-09
Bloomberg L.P. Joins Ceres Company Network
April 8, 2009 - Bloomberg L.P., a leading information-services and media company, has been approved as a Ceres network company by the Ceres Board of Directors, citing the company's commitment to sustainability disclosure and setting goals to reduce its environmental impact. ...
