Retail
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02-05-14
CVS Caremark to Stop Selling Tobacco at all CVS/pharmacy Locations
CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) announced today that it will stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products at its more than 7,600 CVS/pharmacy stores across the U.S. by October 1, 2014, making CVS/pharmacy the first national pharmacy chain to take this step in support of the health and well-being o...
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11-20-13
LIXIL Marks First UN-Designated World Toilet Day with Launch of ISIS 2018, an International Program to Improve Sanitation in Schools
LIXIL Corporation, a leading global supplier of building materials and housing equipment solutions, today announced the launch of its ISIS (Improved Sanitation in Schools) 2018 project, as well as a partnership with UNICEF to improve sanitation and hygiene in underprivileged comm...
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11-18-13
CVS/pharmacy Partners with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® for Thanks and Giving® Campaign
CVS/pharmacy today announced its annual in-store fundraiser for the tenth year to support the St. Jude Children's Research Hospit...
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11-07-13
Levi Strauss & Co. Unveils First-of-Its Kind Design Process to Sustainability Thought Leaders and Pioneers at New Innovation Lab
Last night, Levi Strauss & Co. debuted the Dockers® Wellthread process for responsible sourcing at the company’s new innovation lab in San Francisco. This ground-breaking approach combines sustainable design and environmental practices with an emphasis on supporting the well-being of the appa...
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10-31-13
CVS Caremark Charity Classic Hosts Series of Golf Clinics for Veterans of All Abilities
As part of its philanthropic mission, the CVS Caremark Charity Classic is hosting a series of golf clinics for veterans of all abilities. Headlining the clinics are some of the world’s top professional golfers who participated in the 2013 Charity Classic, including Annika Sorenstam, Billy Horsche...
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10-17-13
Special Olympics Expands Healthy Young Athletes Program with Support from CVS Caremark
CVS Caremark today announced that it has awarded a $50,000 grant to Special Olympics to help expand the organization’s Healthy Young Athletes program, which provides healthcare services and support, early childhood intervention, and preventative education to children with intellectual disabilitie...
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07-16-13
CVS Caremark in Partnership with Ocean Conservancy Cleans Up Nearly 25,000 Pounds of Trash from Shorelines across the Country
CVS Caremark today announced its colleagues collected nearly 25,000 pounds of trash from shorelines across the country in partnership with Ocean Conservancy, a leading organi...
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06-28-13
The Co-operative publishes 16th Sustainability Report
How are responsible businesses managing to deliver their sustainability programmes through the downturn?
The latest Sustainability Report www.co-operative.coop/sustainabilityreport from The Co-operative prov...
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06-06-13
Delhaize Group publishes 2012 Sustainability Progress Report
Delhaize Group releases 2012 Sustainability Progress Report and confirms commitment to sustainability through the launch of a bold new sustainability strategy.
The report details the company’s progress in embedding sustainability into its business and highlights results achieved, part...
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06-06-13
Marks and Spencer (LON:MKS) publishes 2013 Plan A Report
Marks & Spencer’s 2013 Plan A Report is published today. The company has now achieved 139 of its 180 Plan A commitments and generated a £135m Plan A net benefit.
http://planareport.marksandspencer.com/
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