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07-22-10
Smithfield Foods Releases Annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report
(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE:SFD) today released its ninth annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, which highlights the company's progress in environmental performance, animal welfare, food safety, community relations, and employees -- key CS...
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07-22-10
Sustainable Development Commission to close
The coalition government will announce on Thursday plans to close Sustainable Development Commission in order to meet targets for public sector spending cuts. Proponents of the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) argue that its remit to advise the government on reducing...
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07-22-10
CBI calls for a global cap-and-trade scheme
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) will today issue a new report entitled Green Skies Ahead: Creating a Low-carbon Aviation Industry that voice concerns at government plans to impose a new per-plane tax on flights in and out of the UK. It argues that the mo...
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07-22-10
Enablon and CO2Benchmark Join Forces to Provide Companies with Integrated Carbon Benchmarking and Management Solution
Enablon, the world's leading provider of Sustainability and EHS Management Software Solutions and CO2Benchmark, a leading provider of Carbon and Greenhouse Gas emissions data, announced today a strategic partnership to provide companies with a seamless solution for Carbon Ma...
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07-22-10
SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Grant More Than $1 Million to Help Protect Animals in Need
/PRNewswire/ - Animals in need and endangered species around the world will benefit from more than $1 million in grants awarded by the non-profit SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund. Since its creation seven years ago, the Fund has granted more than $7 mi...
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07-22-10
HandsOn Network Partners With Fidelity Investments(R) To Transform 11 Middle Schools Across The United States
HandsOn Network, the volunteer-focused arm of Points of Light Institute and the largest volunteer network in the nation, is partnering with Fidelity Investments®, one of the world's largest providers of financial services, to help revitalize the learning environments in 11 m...
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07-22-10
United States Government Reforms Wall Street
Last week, the Senate of the United States joined with the House of Representatives to adopt legislation reforming financial practices in the Unites States. President Obama signed the legislation on July 21st.
Adopted in response to the failure...
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07-22-10
Walden University Will Award Degrees to More Than 4,800 Graduates from 50 States, 29 Countries
/PRNewswire/ - Walden University will celebrate the graduation of more than 4,800 students at its 44th commencement ceremony on Saturday, July 24, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The Walden graduates...
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07-22-10
Defra could endure spending cuts of up to 50%
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has today defined its priorities for the next five years, despite growing fears that swinging spending cuts could cripple the department. Defra has been ordered to present three spending scenarios to the Treasury...
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07-22-10
Corporation Helps Fight Poverty with $2 Million in Donations to Children International
/PRNewswire/ - Plaid Enterprises, Inc. helps paint a brighter future for children living in poverty.
Plaid has donated $2 mill...
