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06-03-14
Points of Light, Bloomberg LP Search for The Civic 50 - The 50 Most Community-Minded Companies
Points of Light, in partnership with Bloomberg LP, announced today the launch of its annual survey, The Civic 50, which names and honors the 50 most community-minded companies in the nation each year.
Through benchmarking and sharing the best practices of community engagement,
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06-03-14
The Hartford Commits $16 Million To Support Small Business Success
The Hartford has committed $16 million over five years to help small business owners succeed through its new Communities with HART initiative. The first two investments include $1.25 million to...
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06-03-14
IKEA Completes South Florida's Largest Solar Installation Atop Future Miami-Dade Store Opening This Summer in Sweetwater, FL
IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced it had completed the installation of South Florida’s largest solar array, which will be plugged-in officially atop the future Miami-Dade IKEA store opening this summer in Sweetwater, FL. Combined with rooftop arrays in Orlando,...
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06-02-14
Green America Supports the Direction of EPA's New Carbon Standard for Existing Power Plants; Calls for Tougher Stance on Cap & Trade
Green America supports today’s announcement by the EPA that it plans to cut carbon emissions from existing coal fired power plants by 30% by 2030 from 2005 levels. The announcement follows an earlier EPA proposal from September, 2013, aimed at reducing emissions from proposed power plants, which...
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06-02-14
Mission Markets Launches New Platform to Support Impact Investing
Mission Markets, Inc., which operates a marketplace for impact investing, today announced the launch of its new technology platform. (See Twitter #InvestForImpact.) This platform provides institutional investors the opportunity to research and make investments focused upon favorable soci...
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06-02-14
Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Samsung, Tata, Unilever and Nestlé Top List of World's Most Responsible Companies
Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Samsung, Tata, Unilever and Nestlé top the list of the world’s most responsible companies based on a new global survey of Aspirational consumers by BBMG and GlobeScan released today at the Sustainable Brands Conference. According to The 2014 Aspirational Consumer Ind...
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06-02-14
New Global Alliance Commits $80 Million to Save the World's Wild Cats and Their Ecosystems
Environmental philanthropists from China, India, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United States have together provided funding of $80 Million to change the course of wild cat protection through Panthera, the leading organization dedicated to ensuring the future of wild cats through scientif...
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06-02-14
CVS/pharmacy Extends Commitment to Helping People Live Tobacco-Free Lives with New In-store Fundraising Campaign to Support the American Lung Association
CVS/pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Caremark Corporation, today announ...
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06-02-14
Largest Sustainable Brands® Conference Kicks Off to Catalyze Brand Innovation
Sustainable Brands® largest community gathering kicks off today with
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06-02-14
The Mosaic Company Announces Greenhouse Gas Reduction Progress and Companywide Sustainability Performance
Two years ago, The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) committed to reducing absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent and greenhouse gas intensity by 5 percent from 2005 levels in the company’s North American phosphate operations. The goal was to achieve these targets by 2015.
Today, Mosaic—...
