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10-16-09
NESEA Announces Fall Sustainability Workshop Series
The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) is pleased to announce its Fall 2009 Sustainability Workshop Series with six workshops in five states scheduled to run in October, November and December.
NESEA's sustainability workshop series...
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10-16-09
IBM Launches Nationwide Initiative to Support Early Education in Hispanic Communities
Under a $2 million initiative, IBM (NYSE: IBM) is donating 1,000 Young Explorer(TM) computer centers to preschool and early childhood programs in areas with populations of 40 percent or more Hispanic as part of the IB...
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10-16-09
J. Jill seeking grant applications
J. Jill does more than design and offer beautiful clothing for women. For the eighth straight year, The J. Jill Compassion Fund, a donor-advised fund at The Boston Foundation, will be making grants to community-based organizations supporting poor and homeless women. Grant ap...
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10-15-09
Albemarle's Innovative AlkyClean(TM) Technology Receives Prestigious 'Affordable Green Chemistry' Award From American Chemical Society
Albemarle Corporation, (NYSE: ALB) www.albemarle.com, a global leader in developing innovative specialty chemicals, catalysts and sustainable clean energy solutions, along with its consortium partners Lummus Technology a...
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10-15-09
Disney and Microsoft Top List of 50 U.S. Companies Recognized as Leaders in Corporate Social Responsibility
Companies in the financial sector tumbled to the bottom of the Boston College-Reputation Institute 2009 CSR Index while top consumer brands perceived to be strong in the area of ethics, citizenship and workplace practices dominate the top 50, with Disney and Microsoft at the...
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10-15-09
Reading Is Fundamental Receives $51,000 from The Sallie Mae Fund to Increase Access to Books for 15,000 At-Risk Children
Today Reading Is Fundamental announced a $51,000 donation from The Sallie Mae Fund to support RIF's work in motivating young children to read. The grant provides support for programs to help make reading a fun and beneficial part of everyday life for kids, their parents, and...
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10-15-09
JCPenney Wins U.S. EPA SmartWay Environmental Excellence Award
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) has been selected to receive an Environmental Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency SmartWay(SM) Transport Partnership for its leadership in working with carriers to conserve energy and lower greenhouse gas emis...
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10-15-09
Sodexo Launches New Sustainability Fellowship Program
Sodexo is launching a new fellowship program to monitor the impact of its sustainability initiatives with nonprofit group Net Impact, a global network of 15,000 leaders including corporate and nonprofit professionals, and graduate students in business administration and rela...
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10-15-09
Pittsburgh Selected North American Host City for World Environment Day 2010
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has named Pittsburgh the host city for World Environment Day (WED) 2010 in North America. The theme is "Biodiversity: Connecting with Nature."
Local government officials, businesses, organization...
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10-15-09
AmeriCares Honors Cardinal Health with Power of Partnership Award
AmeriCares has awarded its annual Power of Partnership Award to Cardinal Health, one of the largest health care products and services companies in the world. AmeriCares President & CEO Curt Welling presented the award today at the Healthcare Distribution Management Assoc...
