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08-12-09
GovEnergy 2009 Offsets Event Emissions through the Cleaner and Greener(R) Program
Madison, Wis., August 12 /CSRwire/ - Leonardo Academy announced today that the GovEnergy 2009 conference has attained Cleaner and Greener(R) certification through the quantification and offset of emissions related to both climate change and human health. Fuel Cell Energy, In...
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08-12-09
HandsOn Network Celebrates Volunteers, Military Families Celebrated at Film Premiere
LOS ANGELES, August 12 /CSRwire/ - Though celebrities will be in attendance, volunteers and military families will be the real stars at Laemmle's Music Hall 3 from August 14 to August 20.
THE WAY WE GET BY, an inspirational film that sho...
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08-12-09
"Best In Class" Community Development Financial Institutions Vie For $8.25 Million Wachovia Next Awards For Opportunity Finance
PHILADELPHIA, August 12 /CSRwire/ - One of the nation's largest and most prestigious awards programs for responsible lending in the financial services industry announced today that three leading U.S. community development financial institutions (CDFIs) are semi-finalists and...
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08-12-09
BSR-Futerra Report Helps Companies Rise Above the Noise of Greenwash
Despite countless indicators that today's "battered consumer" is seeking deep discounts and shopping for necessities only, consumer demand for environmentally friendly products is on the rise, according to National Geographic and Globescan's 2009 Greendex survey of consumers...
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08-11-09
Kraft Foods First Company to Adopt Smart Choices Program Nutrition Criteria for Advertising to Children in the U.S.
NORTHFIELD, Ill., Aug. 11 /CSRwire - PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today, Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) announced plans to become the first company to use the Smart Choices Program nutrition criteria to identify which products it advertises to children ages 6-11 in the United Stat...
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08-11-09
Best Green International Campaign "“ Call to Entries
August 11 /CSRwire/ - This category sets out to recognise the best global examples of companies or organisations communicating sustainability. And in order to encourage global participants we've put together an exciting panel of international sustainability and creative prof...
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08-11-09
HydroPoint Subscribers Reduce Water Use and Energy Demand
PETALUMA, Calif. "“ August 11 /CSRwire/ "“ HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc., provider of the WeatherTRAK(R) Smart Water Management solution, reveals that its subscribers reduce peak water and energy...
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08-10-09
MarÃa Otero Confirmed as Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs
BOSTON, August 10 /CSRwire/ - ACCION(R) International, a pioneer and leader in microfinance, announced today that former CEO MarÃa Otero has been confirmed by the Senate and sworn in as U.S. Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs. With her confirmation, M...
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08-10-09
Kraft Foods Reduces Global Plant Water Use By More Than 20% In Less Than Three Years
NORTHFIELD, Ill., Aug. 10 /CSRwire - PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Water is an essential ingredient for creating delicious foods. But experts warn that it's becoming increasingly scarce. In fact, the United Nations suggests more than one in six people worldwide don't have ample ac...
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08-10-09
Deloitte Launches Center for Sustainability Performance
NEW YORK, August 10 /CSRwire/ - Deloitte today announced the launch of the Center for Sustainability Performance (CSP) in Waltham, Mass. The CSP will be led by Mark McElroy, Ph.D., and will provide on-site client training, research and development, with a focus on corporate ...
