Organizations
News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in organizations.
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04-23-07
Groups Urge Newmont to Address Shareholder and Community Concerns
WASHINGTON, D.C. "“ April 23, 2007 - In advance of tomorrow's annual meeting of Denver-based Newmont Mining Corporation, community groups from around the world urged the company to address human rights and environmental concerns at its gold mining operations and investmen...
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04-12-07
Keep America Beautiful Introduces Graffiti Hurts Grants Program
April 12, 2007 - Keep America Beautiful has developed a new initiative to help communities kick-start or intensify their local graffiti prevention activities.
The 2007 Graffiti Hurts® Grant Program allows communities to apply for a grant of $2,...
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03-29-07
Fair Trade Product Certifier TransFair USA Partners with Whole Foods Market® to Help Launch Whole Trade™ Guarantee
OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2007--TransFair USA, the only third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States, and Whole Foods Market (Nasdaq: WFMI), the world's leading natural and organic foods supermarket, today announced the Whole Trade Guar...
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03-29-07
Keep America Beautiful Receives Substantial Grant
STAMFORD, CT - March 29, 2007 - Encouraged by the success of the Keep America Beautiful (KAB) Cigarette Litter Prevention Program, and continuing a long history of support for KAB’s anti-litter efforts, Philip Morris USA (PM USA) has provided a significant grant to support t...
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03-28-07
National Council on Workplace Volunteerism Achieves Important Milestone
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 28, 2007 "“ The National Council on Workplace Volunteerism announced today that its member companies have involved more than 463,000 employee volunteers who have donated nine million hours to employee volunteer programs in 2006.
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03-21-07
Oxfam Urges Starbucks to Honor Its Claims of Support for Ethiopian Coffee Farmers
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2007--On the day of Starbucks' Annual General Meeting, international aid agency Oxfam reminds shareholders that Starbucks continues to ignore calls from Ethiopian coffee farmers and exporters to sign a royalty-free licensing agreement that ...
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03-20-07
Former President Bush to Address National Conference on Volunteering & Service
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 20, 2007 "“ Former President George H.W. Bush will be the featured speaker at the 2007 National Conference on Volunteering & Service, scheduled for July 16-18, 2007 in Philadelphia. Also speaking will be Alma Powell, who founded America's Promis...
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03-13-07
Director of Communications Position Open at BSR, San Francisco
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Director of Communications will report to the Vice President of the CSR Strategy Team, and will be responsible for global media relations, brand management, the BSR website, regular BSR publications and marketing col...
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03-05-07
The Mitsubishi Corporation Fund for Europe and Africa approves grants worth over £150,000 to environmental and developmental charities in 2007
LONDON (5 March 2007) "“ At its annual meeting of Trustees on the 13th of February, the Mitsubishi Corporation Fund for Europe and Africa (MCFEA) approved grants worth over £150,000 to environmental and development charities for 2007.
The 2007...
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03-01-07
Keep America Beautiful Launches Nationwide Community Improvement Program with Major Los Angeles Event
STAMFORD, CT- March 1, 2007 "“ The City of Los Angeles will play host to a major volunteer effort celebrating the launch of Keep America Beautiful’s 2007 Great American Cleanup, the nation’s largest community improvement program. Now in its 23rd year, the Great American Clea...
