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11-30-11
Novo Nordisk Reaches a Milestone in Animal Testing
As of 28 November 2011, Novo Nordisk will no longer use living animals to test the quality of the batches of medicine coming out of Novo Nordisk’s production lines. These tests have for years been required by health authorities as part of their approval of the products.
“Today’s achievemen...
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11-30-11
Kruger Products Wins Coveted CIPEC Leadership Award for Innovative Biomass Gasification Technology
Kruger Products L.P., Canada's leading manufacturer of quality tissue products, was recognized for its environmental leadership and energy conservation achievements through the 2011 Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC) Leadership Awards. The Company earned this distinction fo...
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11-30-11
Kruger Products Selected as Finalist for the 2011 PPI Awards
Kruger Products, Canada’s leading manufacturer of quality tissue products, has been shortlisted for the Promotional Campaign - Environmental Message prize in the 3rd annual 2011 Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Awards. The entry consisted of the creative components of Kruger Products’ announc...
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11-30-11
Prominent CR Advocate Joins Governance Body of AccountAbility - Leading International Sustainability Organization; Commits to Goal of "Mainstreaming" Corporate Responsibility
Ms. Carol Atwood, Chair of King Arthur Flour and Board Member of Community Investment Partners and the Calvert Foundation has joined the top governance body for AccountAbility, the international corporate responsibility organization.
Ms. Atwood will be part of a veritable ...
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11-30-11
KSV Launches Strategic Alliance with Jeffrey Hollender Partners
KSV has launched a strategic alliance with Jeffrey Hollender Partners, a consulting firm that provides expertise on a variety of corporate responsibility and sustainability topics, to...
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11-29-11
Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson and AT&T Unite to Advance Underserved High School Girls in Science and Engineering
/PRNewswire/ - As minority students and women are gravitating away from science and engineering toward other professions, and employment in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields are increasing at a faster pace than in non-STEM fields, [1] educational experts say the U.S. mus...
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11-29-11
Kraft Foods Foundation Launches European Healthy Living Programs
/PRNewswire/ - The Kraft Foods Foundation is expanding its global effort to encourage healthy lifestyles, investing more than $7 million in new programs in France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
"We can help improve public health by focusing on our mission to fight hunger and promote healthy li...
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11-29-11
Payless ShoeSource: Payless Announces Holiday Giving Program, Payless Gives Shoes 4 Kids, and More Than 700 Non-Profit Partners to Join the Retailer to Give $1.2 Million in Free Shoes to Children of Families in Need
/PRNewswire/ - Payless ShoeSource® announced today more than 700 non-profit organizations from all 50 States and the District of Columbia, across Canada and Puerto Rico and in 10 Latin American and Caribbean countries will join the retailer in its fourth annual Payless Gives Shoes 4 Kids
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11-29-11
China Pandas Bound For Scotland
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the world's largest express transportation company, today announced it is donating its logistical services to transport two giant pandas from China to Scotland on Sunday 4 December, 2011, subject to final regulatory approval.
Worki...
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11-29-11
IKEA Plugs In 3 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations In San Diego, CA
IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in three Blink Pedestal electric vehicle charging stations at its San Diego, California store as part of its partnership with ECOtality, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECTY)...
