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CIGNA Recognized by The Black Collegian Magazine

Posted: May 18, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

May 18 /CSRwire/ - CIGNA was named one of the "Top 100 Employers" by The Black Collegian magazine in the publication's annual ranking. The list is comprised of companies who hire the most college graduates. CIGNA projected a total of 308 hires from...

20th Anniversary of the Mount St. Helens eruption; New Exhibit at Forest Learning Center

Posted: May 17, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

May 17 /CSRwire/ - Twenty years after the eruption of Mount St. Helens that destroyed 68,000 acres of its forest land, Weyerhaeuser Company is opening a new exhibit at the Mount St. Helens Forest Learning center to commemorate the rebirth of the forest...

Mead Coated Board Division Completes Sustainable Forestry Review: Practices Found To Be In Compliance By Third-Party

Posted: May 17, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

May 17 /CSRwire/ - The Mead Corporations Coated Board division recently initiated a third-party audit of its forestry operations. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP conducted the audit under the American Forest & Paper Associations Sustainable Forestry Initiative(SM) (SFI) (SM) voluntary verification program. The results of the...

Air Products Leads Large Chemical Companies in Safety

Posted: May 17, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

May 17 /CSRwire/ - Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) had the best safety record of large-scale chemical manufacturers in the U.S. for 1999, according to Responsible Care® performance measure data recently released by the Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA).* The company's frequency of...

Bank of America wins 2000 Family Friendly Business Awards

Posted: May 16, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

Work/Life Initiatives For Associates Are Recognized

Weyerhaeuser Grande Prairie/Grande Cache, Alberta, Forestlands Achieves ISO 14001 EMS Registration

Posted: May 16, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

May 16 /CSRwire/ - Weyerhaeuser Companys Grande Prairie/Grande Cache Forestlands division has achieved certification to the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) standard. Registration followed a thorough independent audit by the Quality Management Institute, a division of the Canadian Standards Association. Weyerhaeusers Grande...

$300,000 Foundation Grant to Help Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect and Promote Strong Families

Posted: May 16, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

Grant to the National Association of Counties Research Foundation Launches Three-Year Project in Partnership with Prevent Child Abuse America

3M Phasing Out Some of its Specialty Materials

Posted: May 16, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

May 16 /CSRwire/ - 3M today announced it is phasing out of the perfluorooctanyl chemistry used to produce certain repellents and surfactant products. The affected product lines represent about two percent of 3M's nearly $16 billion in annual sales. These include many Scotchgard...

Weyerhaeuser Publishes 1999 Annual Environment, Health and Safety Report

Posted: May 15, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

May 15 /CSRwire/ - Weyerhaeuser Company today announced the release of its 1999 Annual Environment, Health and Safety Report. For the first time in the seven years that the company has produced this report, information about health and safety performance has been included....

Patients From the AFLAC Cancer Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Head Out to the Ballgame

Posted: May 15, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

May 15 /CSRwire/ - Children being treated for cancer will enjoy a night at the ballpark Tuesday with the Atlanta Braves as part of AFLAC Cancer Center Night at Turner Field. More than 120 patients, family members and medical staff from the AFLAC...