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05-13-09
Leadership Change at Bainbridge Graduate Institute
- May 13, 2008 - Bainbridge Graduate Institute (BGI) in Washington, the first graduate school in the U.S. to offer an MBA in Sustainable Business, announced Thursday May 7th the resignation of Dr. Jon C. Strauss and the re-instatement of co-founder Gifford Pinchot III...
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05-12-09
Calling Business and Nonprofit Leaders Who Are Building a More Just and Sustainable World
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - May 12, 2009 - Social Venture Network (SVN), the country's leading network of socially responsible entrepreneurs, announced today that it is accepting applications for the 2009 SVN Innovation Awards. The Innovation Awards program supports the "next ge...
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05-12-09
Sustainable Brands '09 Releases Full Program Schedule: REI, Clorox, Kaiser, Starbucks Contribute
BURLINGAME, Calif., May 12, 2009 - Sustainable Brands today announced its full conference schedule for 2009 conference taking place in Monterey, California May 31 - June 3 and unveiled confirmed plenary speakers for each morning. The event will feature three distinct themes:...
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05-12-09
During Challenging Economic Times Nicor Employees Geer Up to Give Back to Local Communities During 13th Annual Volunteer Day
Naperville, IL - May 12, 2009 - Nicor employees, families, and friends will support the company's commitment to philanthropy during the 13th Annual Volunteer Day on Saturday, May 16. Nicor's Volunteer Day is an annual celebration of the company's ongoing mission of contribu...
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05-12-09
Enda Inter-Arabe Goes Live on Mifos Information Management Platform
BEIRUT, LEBANON -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/12/09 -- Sanabel Microfinance Conference -- Grameen-Jameel Pan-Arab Microfinance Limited and Grameen Foundation today announced the first Arab microfinance institution (MFI) to go live on the Mifos open source Management Information Sy...
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05-12-09
Government of Tanzania and the Abbott Fund Dedicate the First in a National Network of Modernized Laboratories
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - May 12, 2009 - Minister of Health Prof. David Mwakyusa today dedicated the first in a series of regional-level hospital laboratories being modernized or built across Tanzania, improving the quality of care for millions of people who rely on their se...
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05-12-09
Choice Hotels Selects Rebuilding Together as Signature Cause
SILVER SPRING, Md. May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- After an extensive search process, Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) announced the selection of Rebuilding Together as its signature cause partner. The announcement was made yesterday at the Choice Hotels Intern...
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05-12-09
Oregon Food Processor First to Use a Life Cycle Assessment to Evaluate the Environmental Impact of Producing and Packaging a Food Product
SALEM, Ore. - May 12, 2009 - With national retail grocers and foodservice companies such as Wal-Mart and Sodexo turning to science-based life cycle assessment (LCA) as a component of their sustainability programs, Truitt Brothers, Inc., an Oregon-based innovator in the proce...
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05-12-09
2nd Summit on the Future of the Corporation: Restoring the Primacy of the Real Economy
May 12, 2009 - We stand today at an historical moment. Many aspects of the global economy are out of synch with 21st century imperatives. While the character of corporations that produce needed goods and services-the "real economy"-is undergoing intense change, the "financia...
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05-12-09
SAP Unveils Interactive Sustainability Report and Invites Collaboration on Sustainability Strategies
ORLANDO, Fla. - May 12, 2009 - In its 2008 Sustainability Report, released online today, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) details its activities in support of its ongoing strategic commitment to deliver superior sustainability sol...
