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09-13-11
Global Impact Appoints Scott Jackson Chief Executive Officer
Global Impact, whose mission is to assure help for the world’s most vulnerable people, appointed Scott Jackson as Chief Executive Officer, a role he assumes in October of this year.
With more than 20 years of domestic and international n...
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09-13-11
Kraft Foods Employees Honored for Outstanding Volunteer Efforts Around the World
/PRNewswire/ - Finding homes for abandoned pets. Working with orphans. Counseling struggling youth. Securing an education for teens. These are just some of the many ways five outstanding Kraft Foods employees are making a difference in their communities.
The Kraft Foods Foundation is honor...
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09-13-11
Annual Report Card: Hershey, Trailing Behind Competitors, Gets "F" for Failing to Remove Child Labor from its Chocolate Production
A year has gone by since non-profit groups shined a spotlight on Hershey for its use of forced, child, and trafficked labor in its chocolate products. Twelve months later, the groups are saying that no progress has been made and that Hershey chocolate is still tainted by child labor.
Today...
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09-13-11
Neenah Paper Signs on as Early Supporter of Nonprofit Organization Two Sides
Neenah Paper (NYSE: NP) has signed on as one of the inaugural supporters of Two Sides U.S., the non-profit organization that works to promote the responsible production,...
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09-13-11
CVS Caremark Donating $6 Million in Free Flu Shots to Direct Relief USA for Uninsured Patients of Community Clinics and Health Centers
/PRNewswire/ -
- More than 400 participating clinics across the country to distribute vouchers redeemable at any CVS/pharmacy or MinuteClinic location for a free flu shot
- CVS Caremark has committed $14 million in free flu shots to patients i...
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09-13-11
Coca-Cola Hellenic Included in Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
Coca-Cola Hellenic, one of the world’s largest bottlers of products of The Coca-Cola Company, has been included for the fourth consecutive year in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI), the premier global sustainability benchmark.
The DJSI are based on an analysis of the economic, en...
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09-13-11
True Green? Survey Predicts Heightened Consumer Focus on Sustainable Product Marketing
If you build it, they will come. That’s the message behind a new research study conducted by shopper marketing and industry insight experts, Ryan Partnership Chicago and
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09-13-11
Inteva Products India Team Supports Children Through Sparsha Trust's Makkala Dhama Initiative
/PRNewswire/ - Inteva Products employees in India are volunteering their time and energy to support children in need residing at the Makkala Dhama, a home for children operated as an initiative of the Sparsha Trust, a non-profit organization that helps children and youth in communities and villa...
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09-13-11
IBM and University of Antioquia Cooperate to Seek Drug for Leishmaniasis Treatment
/PRNewswire/ - IBM (NYSE: IBM) and University of Antioquia's Tropical Disease Study and Control Program (PECET) today announced a joint research project, Drug Search for Leishmaniasis, using com...
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09-12-11
AT&T to Use Plant Plastic in Accessory Packaging
/PRNewswire/ - AT&T* today announced plans to introduce new plastic in AT&T-branded accessory packaging, which is composed of up to 30 percent plant-based materials sourced from ethanol harvested from natural suga...
