Organizations

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2007--CARE, a leading
humanitarian organization fighting global poverty, announced this week that UPS will receive its International Humanitarian Award for Corporate Philanthropy. The award will be presented by CARE President and CE...

SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 15, 2007 "“ Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) President and CEO Aron Cramer will speak about "The Board and Corporate Social Responsibility" (CSR) at the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s Director Training and Certification Program luncheon on We...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 15, 2007 "“ Leaders in the Corporate Social Responsibility movement will have the opportunity to learn first-hand what the best Employee Volunteer Programs (EVPs) are doing at 2007 National Conference on Volunteering and Service, July 16-18, in Philade...

WASHINGTON, DC- May 10, 2007 -- The Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs) Plenary adopted formal participation criteria this week at its May 7-8, 2007 Plenary, hosted by the U.S. Department of State. The criteria are intended to strengthen the VPs by foste...

BOSTON, MA "“ May 3, 2007 - International agency Oxfam welcomed today's news that the Government of Ethiopia and the Starbucks Coffee Company have agreed in principle to sign a licensing, distribution and marketing agreement that recognizes the importance and integrity of Et...

TORONTO "“ May 2, 2007 - Today at its annual shareholders meeting, the Barrick Gold Corporation will have to answer some tough questions from the Western Shoshone Defense Project (WSDP), a grassroots Native American group based in Nevada and supported by Oxfam America, an in...

BOSTON, MA "“ April 30, 2007 - Investors, environmentalists and business leaders are cautiously optimistic that sustainability conditions in North America and developing countries will improve in the next two decades, according to the Ceres "Advancing Sustainable Prosperity"...

BOSTON, MA - April 26, 2007 - Vancity Group and Bristol-Myers Squibb received the top sustainability reporting awards today in an international competition hosted by the Boston-based Ceres coalition and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). The winners, ...

STAMFORD, CT - April 24, 2007 "“ Keep America Beautiful, Inc. (KAB), the national nonprofit that famously sponsored the "Crying Indian" public service advertisements in the 1970's, will unveil the organization's first national outreach effort since 1998 during a Times Square...

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...