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10-14-09
Wyndham Worldwide Ranked Among Top Green Companies by Newsweek
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), one the world's largest hospitality companies, has been ranked among the top 100 greenest companies in America by Newsweek magazine, which also ranked the company in the top 10 of its Media, Travel and Entertainment category.
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10-14-09
Societe Generale Partners with Cents Ability on Mission to Teach Teens Fundamentals of Finance
Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking became a key corporate sponsor this week of Cents Ability, a grass roots charitable organization dedicated to providing under-privileged high school students with the necessary tools to take responsibility for their financi...
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10-14-09
Green Gap Redux: Green Words Gone Wrong
EcoAlign, a strategic marketing agency focused on energy and the environment, today released the results of the sixth EcoPinion Survey to test consumer awareness and acceptance of terms used by the media and energy industry for messaging and communications around energy cons...
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10-14-09
EDF’s Climate Corps Identifies $54 Million in Savings at Leading Corporations
This past summer, 26 MBA students from across the country joined Environmental Defense Fund's (EDF) Climate Corps program to help Fortune 500 and other leading companies uncover e...
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10-14-09
Socially Responsible Companies Becoming Hot Investments: EP Global Communications Sets an Example
Some companies just don't get the attention and recognition that other more popular corporations do. But it seems that may all be changing as a growing number of people are seeking companies which perform services that affect the greater good of society. While only a handf...
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10-14-09
Kraft Foods Steps Up Investment in Russia
Everyone needs to eat. But in Russia, 70 percent of children ages 6 to 11 don’t regularly eat breakfast. School lunches often lack protein and vitamins. And to make matters worse, schools often lack adequate sports and playground equipment to help children exercise. With...
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10-14-09
Sustainable Supply Chain Leaders Reap Bottom-Line Benefits, According to New Report From Greentech Media
GTM Research, the research arm of Greentech Media, has released a new report: "Greening the Supply Chain: Benchmarking Sustainability Practices and Trends." The findings of the report shed light on the current and future market of sustainable supply chain trends, reporting a...
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10-14-09
UC Berkeley’s College of Chemistry Goes Green with Dow Chair
The College of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley is making major new commitments to advance research and education in sustainable green chemistry, thanks to the financial support of The Dow Chemical Company Foundation and ongoing collaboration with The Dow ...
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10-14-09
Ten Years of Green Investing and Financial Performance
Ten years ago, Portfolio 21 (PORTX) began investing in companies selected for their 21st Century "green" acumen. Now, ten years later, the financial performance of this global investing strategy has been very competitive.
Portfolio 21 integrate...
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10-14-09
World Cocoa Foundation Holds 16th Partnership Meeting on Cocoa Sustainability; Announces New Officers and Members
The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) Partnership Meeting held in Brussels, Belgium on October 14 and 15, 2009 will focus on building the capacity for a sustainable cocoa sector. Over 150 representatives from the cocoa and chocolate industry, cocoa-producing countries, government...
