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12-16-09
Pioneering Carbon Offset Deal Between U.S.-Based Wildlife Conservation Group, Leading South African Bank to Link Africa to Global Green Economy, Protect Precious Resources
Nedbank, a South African Old Mutual group subsidiary and the only African bank to be included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, has signed a multimillion dollar carbon offset agreement with Wildlife Works Carbon, a new venture of San Francisco-based Wildlife Works Inc.,...
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12-16-09
Vivienne Westwood and Anvil Knitwear, Inc. Collaborate on Sustainable T-shirt to Stop Deforestation
Vivienne Westwood and Anvil Knitwear joined forces to launch a limited edition T-shirt today to support the efforts of rainforest nations at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen to stop deforestation.
"I am so glad to have...
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12-16-09
AT&T and the USO Help Connect Military Families for the Holidays With $1 Million in Free Phone Cards for Active-Duty Military Members
The holidays are here, and AT&T* has military families top of mind. With the help of the USO, AT&T is donating more than 230,000 prepaid phone cards - with a total retail value of more than $1 million - to military personnel stationed overseas in 2009.
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12-16-09
BSR Wins US$1 Million Grant from Swedish Government to Invest in Women’s Health
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has awarded BSR's HERproject - a factory-based women's health initiative-a US$1 million grant to expand the existing program in China, Egypt, India, Pakis...
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12-15-09
Johnson Controls joins The Climate Group
Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE: JCI), a global leader in energy efficiency and sustainability in buildings and vehicles, announced today at the Climate Leaders' Summit in Copenhagen that it has joined The Climate Group. The Climate Group is an international non-profit focused ...
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12-15-09
Indigenous - Pathways to Prosperity
When Jessica Rodriguez stepped up to address the audience in Washington, D.C. along side of Hillary Clinton at the first Pathways to Prosperity Women Entrepreneurs Conference in October, it was a step that few would have imagined her taking just one decade ago--least of all,...
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12-15-09
GreenBoard Technology Gives Massachusetts Area Transportation Management Association Insight
GreenBoard Technology, the leading enterprise carbon accounting and business solutions provider, announced today that The Northeast Transit Planning and Management Corporation, a Massachusetts Transportation Management Association (TMA), a non-profit association dedicated to...
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12-15-09
IBM and Western Power Connect To Design Smart Grid Future
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has been selected by Australian energy provider Western Power as the systems integration and project management partner for its SmartGrid-Advanced Meter Infrastructure pilot
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12-15-09
KPMG Names Kathy Hopinkah Hannan National Managing Partner, Diversity and Corporate Social Responsibility
KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm, has appointed Kathy Hopinkah Hannan to the newly created position of National Managing Partner, Diversity and Corporate Social Responsibility, effective immediately.
In her new role, Hannan will l...
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12-15-09
Pioneering New Emergency Information Service Launched for Survivors of Natural Disasters
Thomson Reuters Foundation today announces the launch of a pioneering, first-of-its-kind service - The Emergency Information Service (EIS). Developed to respond to major natural disasters around the world, the new EIS will deploy expert Action-Units of journalists to scenes ...
