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General Motors Receives Seal of Sustainability Award

Posted: Mar 05, 2001 – 11:00 PM EST

Mar. 05 /CSRwire/ - General Motors was today named the first recipient of the Sustainable Business Institute's (SBI) Seal of Sustainability for its commitment to integrating environmental, social and economic objectives into both daily business decisions and future planning activities. The SBI seal...

Target Corporation Donates $15,000 to Help Seattle-Area Earthquake Victims

Posted: Mar 05, 2001 – 11:00 PM EST

Mar. 05 /CSRwire/ - Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) today announced it has donated $15,000 to the American Red Cross to help Seattle-area earthquake victims. In addition, volunteers from Target Stores and Mervyn's are helping with area clean-up efforts. The earthquake struck Seattle February...

7,800 Trees Planted at Sutton Lake

Posted: Mar 01, 2001 – 11:00 PM EST

Mar. 01 /CSRwire/ - CP&L, a subsidiary of Progress Energy, and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission planted 7,800 hardwood trees in and around Sutton Lake Feb. 26-28 as part of a long-term initiative to enhance the shallow-water fish habitat of the lake,...

P&G Among Best Companies To Work For In Canada

Posted: Feb 28, 2001 – 11:00 PM EST

Feb. 28 /CSRwire/ - The second annual ranking of Canada's top employers by R.O.B. Magazine and consulting firm Hewitt Associates listed P&G Canada among the "Top 35 Best Companies to Work For in Canada." The winners are companies from across Canada and belong...

Kroger Ranks asTop Retail Donor to America's Second Harvest for Third Consecutive Year

Posted: Feb 28, 2001 – 11:00 PM EST

Divisions Gave More Than 19 Million Pounds of Product to Food Banks in 2000

Tulsa County Home Finance Authority and Fannie Mae Announce $21 Million in Affordable Mortgage Funds and Down Payment Assistance for Area Home Buyers

Posted: Feb 27, 2001 – 11:00 PM EST

Feb. 27 /CSRwire/ - Low- and moderate-income first-time home buyers living in Tulsa County will now have access to low interest mortgage financing, and down payment and closing cost assistance through a $21 million mortgage revenue bond (MRB) purchase agreement between the Tulsa...

Crest Kicks Off Partnership with Boys and Girls Clubs of America to Improve Oral Health in Underserved Communities

Posted: Feb 27, 2001 – 11:00 PM EST

$3 Million Donation Provides Education & Tools to Combat Growing Oral Health Epidemic

Washington Trust Delivers More Than Two Tons of Peanut Butter to Rhode Island Community Food Bank

Posted: Feb 26, 2001 – 11:00 PM EST

Feb. 26 /CSRwire/ - "PB XPress," The Washington Trust Company's first annual peanut butter drive, was a "HUGE" success. Washington Trust representatives recently delivered more two tons of peanut butter to the Rhode Island Food Community Food Bank. The "PB XPress" caravan lead...

American Italian Pasta Company Works to Reduce Area Hunger

Posted: Feb 26, 2001 – 11:00 PM EST

Feb. 26 /CSRwire/ - American Italian Pasta Company (NYSE:PLB), the leading producer of dry pasta in North America, and several other local individuals and companies are responding to the needs of the hungry in Kansas City. More than two million meals, including 11...