CSR News
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11-10-10
Keep America Beautiful Announces 2010 Great American Cleanup Results
After months of tabulating data from all 50 states, the results are in. Nearly 4 million volunteers, working on behalf of thousands of local organizations across the nation, put in 5.7 million volunteer hours enriching their communities by making them cleaner, greener and sa...
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11-10-10
Coca-Cola Hellenic commended for its 'outstanding and sustainable contribution to international water stewardship'
Coca-Cola Hellenic received a special commendation for its 'outstanding and sustainable contribution to international water stewardship', at the 2010 Water Innovation Awards1, held during the Global Bottled Water Congress in Gleneagles, Scotland, on Novem...
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11-10-10
DS Waters of America, Inc. Launches Athena(R) Water Nationwide; Company Contributions to Breast Cancer Cause Will Rise to $1.2 Million
/PRNewswire/ - DS Waters of America, Inc. announces the launch of its Athena® brand bottled water in all USA markets and via internet sales channels, providing a continuing boost to the company's funding of breast cancer research, education and awareness. Each bottle of Athe...
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11-10-10
Study Identifies Best Practices of Sustainability Leaders in the Insurance Sector and Beyond
Companies considered leaders in sustainability understand their sustainability risks, opportunities and stakeholder concerns, and use their influence to advance sustainability progress in society, says a recent study by Strandberg Consulting. Commissioned by The Co-operators...
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11-10-10
Abbott Remains on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes for the Sixth Consecutive Year in Recognition of Leading Corporate Citizenship Performance
Abbott was once again included on both the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and North America Index, following the reassessment of 2010 scores announced by Dow Jones Indexes and SAM. This is the sixth consecutive year that Abbott has been named to both Dow Jones Sustaina...
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11-10-10
Abbott Joins Clinton Health Access Initiative in Effort to Improve Infant Testing for HIV in Africa
Abbott and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) have joined forces to provide HIV testing to infants in all countries working in partnership with the CHAI. A key focus of this cooperation will be sub-Saharan Africa, which the World Health Organization estimates to acc...
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11-09-10
NewPage Corporation Releases On Paper Episode Featuring REI
/PRNewswire/ - Today, NewPage Corporation announced the upload of a new episode in the popular On Paper sustainability podcast series, featuring REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.), a national outdoor retailer that provides quality outdoor gear and clothing.
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11-09-10
First Book and Barclays Promote Financial Literacy and College Readiness
First Book and Barclays are expanding their joint commitment to provide brand new educational resources focused on financial literacy and college readiness to students in low-income communities. With support from Barclays, a major global financial services provider, First Bo...
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11-09-10
New Whitepaper From DeSantis Breindel Offers Advice On Aligning Corporate Social Responsibility Communications With The Corporate Brand
/PRNewswire/ - What is the appropriate approach to communicating a company's commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR)? How can a company let key constituents know about its philanthropic work while maintaining a sense of authenticity? When is it appropriate to lin...
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11-09-10
Interface, Inc. Raises Sustainability Bar: Zero Environmental Impact by 2020; Environmental Product Declarations for All InterfaceFLOR Products Globally by 2012
(Marketwire) - Today Interface Inc. (NASDAQ: IFSIA) has announced that, as part of its "Mission Zero®" commitment to eliminate negative environmental impact by 2020, the company pledges to obtain third-party validated environmental product declarations (EPDs) on all Interfac...
