News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in organizations.
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07-31-07
SAN FRANCISCO- July 31, 2007 - CARE, the global poverty-fighting organization, has partnered with CBS fitness expert, professional triathlete and best-selling author Eric Harr to launch the I Am Powerful Workout with Eric Harr, a campaign to help Americans achieve th...
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07-30-07
BOSTON- July 30, 2007 - The international relief and development agency Oxfam America today called on the Newmont Mining Company to address human rights abuses surrounding its Yanacocha Gold Mine in northern Peru.
Late last year, Marco Arana an...
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07-25-07
SAN FRANCISCO,CA - July 25, 2007 - Now in its 15th year, the Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) Annual Conference is the largest global gathering dedicated to corporate responsibility, attracting more than 1,...
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07-16-07
PHILADELPHIA, PA - July 16, 2007 - Hands On Network and the Points of Light Foundation today announced mutual board approval to merge their two organizations. The announcement transforms the landscape of the volunteer sector, creating a network of 370 affiliate organizations...
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07-11-07
Geneva, Switzerland "“ 10 July 2007 "“ At last week's UN Global Compact Summit in Geneva, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) presented "Beyond Monitoring: A New Vision for Supply Chain Management," a report that outlines a comprehensive approach to sustainable supply c...
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07-07-07
NEW YORK, NY. - July 9, 2007 - A Financial Times report that assesses the value of business partnerships with NGOs and the United Nations ranks the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria (GBC) sixth in a survey of nearly 500 such organizations.
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06-28-07
NEW YORK, NY - June 28, 2007 - First Lady Laura Bush underscored the private sector's vital role in the fight against malaria during her visit to Zambia today, the latest stop in her four-nation tour of Africa.
Earlier this year, member companie...
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06-27-07
SAN FRANCISCO, June 26, 2007 "“ Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) is pleased to announce that it has formed a partnership with BusinessWeek to present a special advertising section on CSR, in conjunction with the
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06-27-07
- June 20, 2007 - The Global eSustainability Initiative (GeSI) "“ an initiative of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) companies aimed at improving the sustainability impact of the ICT industry "“ today announced its intention to identify the most material social...
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06-21-07
STAMFORD, CT- June 21, 2007- According to fourth grader Anthony Alvarez from Franklin School in Newark, N.J., "the children of Newark need more parks and greens spaces," and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company and Keep America Beautiful are going to help. Alvarez submitted a poig...