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02-19-14
Global Sustain Joins the Report or Explain Campaign Forum
Global Sustain believes that sustainability reporting is an integral part of implementing the vision of sustainability and through its partnership with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) as a data partner and organizational stakeholder, emphasizes the importance of accountability and transpare...
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02-19-14
Global Sustain Supports the Competition "Social & Business Co-Creation: Collaboration for Impact"
A new European on-line competition designed to source, highlight and catalyze innovative cross-sector collaboration between the social, business and public sectors across Europe is supported by Global Sustain.
The competition "Social & Business Co-Creation: collaboration for im...
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02-19-14
Wildlife Works to launch Taita Hills Conservation and Sustainable Land Use Project in Kenya with $10M investment from Althelia Climate Fund
Wildlife Works Carbon LLC, the carbon market’s leading REDD+ project development and management company, announced today that is has signed a $10M financing deal with the Althelia Climate Fund to launch the Taita Hills Conservation and Sustainable Land Use Project in south-eastern Kenya.
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02-18-14
2b Design, Which Creates Art from Conflict Zone Salvage, Gains B Corp Certification
2b design (2bdesign.biz), which transforms architectural salvage from conflict zones and other reclaimed materials into one-of-a-kind home décor items, announced it has become a certified B Corporation. The prestigious designation is awarded to c...
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02-18-14
Turkish Company Pledges to Support Small Scale Farmers in Low Income Communities
Leading dried food producer Taze&Kuru Inc. will integrate 100 small scale Turkish farmers to support local production with their new commitment to the Business Call to Action (BCtA). The company has also pledged to establish m...
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02-18-14
The University of Texas at Arlington receives $122,000 from Chase to Fund Education Programs for U.S. Military Veterans
As part of a $1 million investment nationwide, Chase announced today that it will provide a $122,000 grant to The University of Texas at Arlington to fund educational opportunities for military veterans.
With the ongoing drawdown of military forces, about 1 million service members will tra...
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02-18-14
Business Turns the Table in First-Ever Corporate Ratings of Activists
The Nature Conservancy, Environmental Defense Fund and WWF topped the first-ever corporate ratings of environmental advocacy groups, according to a new report. The study was based on a survey of more than 200 companies.
The GreenBiz NGO Report, released today at the annual
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02-17-14
Massachusetts Students Challenge National Assumptions about Breast Cancer
Students throughout Massachusetts are helping redefine the breast cancer movement. While many people think of breast cancer as corporate marketing campaigns and ribbons saturated in shades of pink, there exists a growing movement
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02-17-14
Maritime Tidal Energy Corp (MTEC) Becomes a Certified B Corporation
Corporations are often critiqued for concentrating solely on their bottom line. But change is on the way. There is now a new kind of corporation. It is a corporation that cares about the value it provides shareholders, yes, but is also measured on the care taken of its employees, customers, suppl...
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02-17-14
Hormel Foods Donates $6.5 Million in Cash and Product Donations During Third Year of On Our Way to Ending Hunger Program
In recognition of completing the third year of its On Our Way to Ending Hunger program, Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) today announced that donations to hunger relief organizations throughout the United States and abroad totaled more than $6.5 million during fiscal year 2013.
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