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02-18-10
KPMG 'Living Green Report' Discloses U.S. Firm
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- KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm discusses how it has achieved a 7 percent reduction of its U.S. carbon footprint while pursuing a green business operations strategy in its second annual KPMG Living Green Report
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02-18-10
New Airline Recycling Rankings: United and US Airways Flunk, While Delta, Virgin and Southwest Get Best Grades, According to Responsibleshopper.org
Which airlines are taking steps to reduce the vast amount of waste generated each year by the industry? Delta, Virgin America, Virgin Atlantic and Southwest are doing the best job, according to the new report "What Goes Up Must Go Down: The Sorry State of Recycling in the Ai...
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02-18-10
Siemens Awards for Advanced Placement Honor Top U.S. Science and Math Students and Teachers
Today the Siemens Foundation revealed the nation's top achievers in Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) science and mathematics courses and furthered its long-standing commitment to honoring excellence in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
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02-18-10
Aircastle Sponsors Haitian Relief Flight
Aircastle Limited (NYSE: AYR) announced today that it has partnered with Air Canada, The ISTAT Foundation and ONEXONE to sponsor a relief flight to Haiti. The Aircastle B767-300ER on lease to Air Canada departed Toronto with more than 75,000 pounds of food, water, tents and ...
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02-18-10
AT&T Rolls Out Its 1,000th Alternative Fuel Corporate Fleet Vehicle
AT&T* today announced the deployment of its 1,000th alternative-fuel vehicle in its corporate fleet. The deployment is part of a $565 million planned investment announced in March 2009 to replace more than 15,000 fleet vehicles with more fuel-efficient models through 201...
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02-18-10
AT&T Tops Covalence Ethical Ranking of U.S. Telecoms
AT&T* today announced it has earned the top spot for a U.S.-based telecommunications company in the 2009 Covalence Ethical Rankings, an index tracking the ethical performance and reputation of multinational corporations. AT&T
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02-17-10
The Next Generation of Ideas for Maternal Health
The Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth and Ashoka's Changemakers have launched "Healthy Mothers, Strong World: The Next Generation of Ideas for Maternal Health", a global competition to identi...
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02-17-10
Next Ethical Sourcing Forum (New York, March 18-19) - Partners with CSRwire to Promote 'Amazing' Program
Intertek Sustainability Solutions (ISS), hosts of the Ethical Sourcing Forum - North America partners again with CSRwire to promote what most will agree is one of the most compelling and meaningful events on the CSR calendar - this year or any year. CSRwire ...
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02-17-10
Dow and Philadelphia Create the "Coolest Block"
The Dow Chemical Company, the Energy Coordinating Agency of Philadelphia (ECA), and the City of Philadelphia, announce a city-wide contest as part of an effort to help Philadelphia become "the greenest city in America." The "Coolest Block" contest will allow residents of Phi...
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02-17-10
American Funds Sells PetroChina After Shareholder Meeting
Following a well-publicized shareholder vote on genocide-free investing on November 24, American Funds has now become the largest mutual fund company to divest its holdings in PetroChina. A recent posting on the company's website shows that American Funds sold virtually all ...
