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03-24-09
The Voluntary Principles Expands Membership, Renews Focus on Local Implementation
Oslo, Norway - March 24, 2009 - Following its annual plenary meeting, the
Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs) announced the
introduction of the "Framework for the Admission and Participation of New
Governments," two new plenary member...
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03-24-09
Seventh Generation Announces Winner of Spheres of Influence Contest
BURLINGTON, VT -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/24/09 -- Seventh Generation is announcing YouthBank, a micro business incubator for street youth in the world's megacities, as the grand prize winner of the company's Spheres of Influence Contest. Seventh Generation is the nation's top ...
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03-24-09
BBMG Study Finds 'Green Trust Gap'
NEW YORK - March 24, 2009 - Nearly one in four U.S. consumers (23%) say they have "no way of knowing" if a product is green or actually does what it claims, signaling a lack of confidence in green marketing and revealing a widespread "green trust gap," according to the
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03-24-09
Ground-Breaking Entertainment Company Launches With Unique Mission to Benefit Charities
BURBANK, Calif., March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Olympic Champion Ed Moses and leading healthcare attorney Joy Stephenson launched Mojo Marketing & Media, the first entertainment company whose mission is to encourage people to develop their personal social conscience, ta...
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03-24-09
Dow Joins IBM to Discuss Role of Technology in Addressing Global Water Challenge
MIDLAND, Mich., March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Water is the single most important chemical compound for the preservation of human life and is one of the key enablers of the creation of wealth. Yet today, more than a billion people do not have access to safe drinking water and esse...
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03-24-09
National Geographic Magazine Publishes Special Energy Issue
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03-24-09
Environmental Coalition Debunks "Carbon Neutral Paper"
- March 24, 2009 - The Environmental Paper Network, a coalition of leading environmental organizations, is challenging the use of the term "carbon-neutral paper" in a new report prepared by environmental research group Climate for Ideas. The report finds that the sco...
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03-24-09
Pioneering Change for the Good: Organic Valley Donates More Than $2 Million to Charitable Organizations in 2008
La Farge, Wis. - March 24, 2009 - Fostering positive change in rural communities, family farming and the environment throughout the nation, Organic Valley Family of Farms, the nation's largest cooperative of organic family farmers and one of the nation's leading organ...
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03-24-09
Dow, USAID and Ocean Futures Society Partner to Advance Sustainable Environmental Education
SÃO PAULO, Brazil - March 24, 2009 - Dow Brasil SA., the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Brazil, and Ocean Futures Society do Brasil signed an agreement officially establishing USAID's support for the Ambassadors of the Environment program, an environmen...
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03-24-09
Musicians Peter Buffett and Akon Raise Awareness for Human Trafficking With Website Re-Launch
DALLAS, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- YourCause.com, announced today that it would power IsThereSomethingICanDo.com, a joint, cause-focused venture between ...
