Organizations
News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in organizations.
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08-01-07
Net Impact Green Challenge Winners Announced
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - August 1, 2007 - The inaugural Net Impact Green Challenge, sponsored by Seventh Generation and Office Depot (NYSE: ODP), is recognizing six individuals for their developing effective environmental programs in their college or school. Net Impact, an inter...
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07-31-07
US EPA, US BCSD Announce International Initiative to Foster Sustainable Development Projects
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07-31-07
CARE Launches I Am Powerful Workout With Eric Harr to Raise Funds and Awareness for the Fight Against Global Poverty
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
Oxfam Calls on Newmont Mining Company to Publicly Renounce Human Rights Abuses at Peruvian Gold Mine
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
Time Is Running Out to Save up to $550 on 2007 BSR Conference
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
Merger of Hands On Network and Points of Light Foundation to Create World's Largest Volunteer Organization
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
BSR Outlines Vision at UN Global Compact Summit: Moving "Beyond Monitoring" for Sustainable Supply Chains
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
Global Businesses Rate GBC Among Top Non-Governmental Organizations for Business Partnerships
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
GBC Partnership with PEPFAR and PMI Highlighted During First Lady Laura Bushs Visit to Zambia
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
BSR Partners with <i>BusinessWeek</i> for Special CSR Supplement
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
