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Red Lion Hotels Launches Team Red: Guests Who Put in a Day of Volunteer Work Get a Free Night Stay

Posted: Mar 02, 2003 – 11:00 PM EST

Mar. 02 /CSRwire/ - SPOKANE, WA - In celebration of the completion of 22 hotel conversions to the Red Lion flag today, increasing the number of hotels by 53% to 63, the largest in the brand's history, Red Lion Hotels, in an industry...

Ethics Organization Launched to Enhance Global Corporate Citizenship

Posted: Feb 27, 2003 – 11:00 PM EST

International Center for Corporate Accountability Inaugurated Will Create and Monitor Corporate Codes of Conduct

McDonald's Brazil Issues Its First Social Report

Posted: Feb 27, 2003 – 11:00 PM EST

Report Delivered First to the Chain's 36,000 Employees

July 2003 launch event in South Africa is planned by TechnoServe, the Aspen Institute and the Letsema Foundation.

Posted: Feb 27, 2003 – 11:00 PM EST

Feb. 27 /CSRwire/ - Barloworld, the international industrial brand management company based in Johannesburg, has agreed to provide long-term corporate support for establishing the Africa Leadership Initiative (ALI) in South Africa, including hosting the official launch event in July of 2003. Already underway...

Radnor Township Becomes National Leader With Wind Energy Purchase

Posted: Feb 26, 2003 – 11:00 PM EST

Feb. 26 /CSRwire/ - PHILADELPHIA,PA - Radnor Township announced today that it will purchase 62% of its electricity from pollution-free, wind-generated electricity, making it the nation's leading wind energy purchaser among municipalities. The electricity will be supplied by the new Mountaineer Wind Energy...

U.N. Global Compact Announces New Initiatives

Posted: Feb 26, 2003 – 11:00 PM EST

-- Egypt Meeting Leads to Support for Global Compact -- Global Compact and SustainAbility Hold Workshop at World Social Forum -- Global Compact Launched in Bulgaria -- Global Compact Advisory Council Endorses Strategic Approach -- An Appeal to Action on HIV/AIDS -- Learning...

Fortune Announces Special Advertising Section on Corporate Social Responsibility

Posted: Feb 26, 2003 – 11:00 PM EST

Corporate America's Social Conscience to appear in the May 26 issue of Fortune magazine

BNSF Foundation Awards Grants to 130 Texas Organizations in 2002

Posted: Feb 26, 2003 – 11:00 PM EST

Feb. 26 /CSRwire/ - FORT WORTH, TX - The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation awarded 130 grants totaling more than $1 million to non-profit organizations in the state of Texas in 2002. These grants support non-profit programs ranging from youth activities to public...

Statewide Survey Reveals Opinions of NJ Residents on Topic of Public Involvement in Education

Posted: Feb 25, 2003 – 11:00 PM EST

Feb. 25 /CSRwire/ - Newark, NJ A coalition of more than 120 New Jersey-based education stakeholder organizations today released the results of a survey entitled Building Strong BridgesA Report on Public Engagement in New Jersey Education. The research report, commissioned by New Jersey...