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05-01-08
International Cocoa Verification Board Selects Verifiers of Certification of Labor Conditions in West African Cocoa Production
May 1, 2008 - The International Cocoa Verification Board (ICVB) provisionally selected the two organizations which will be charged with verifying the certification of labor conditions in cocoa production in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, a critical element towards implementation ...
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05-01-08
International, National, Local Experts Gather at Chicago Botanic Garden for International Climate Change Forum
GLENCOE, Ill., May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Thought leaders from government, corporations, and non-profit organizations will gather at the Chicago Botanic Garden on June 5th as part of the Garden's first International Climate Change Forum, a day-long long examination of issues rela...
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05-01-08
BetterWorld Telecom Highlights Industry-Leading Social and Environmental Mission in Newly-Released 2007 Corporate Citizenship Report, Pathways
Washington, DC, May 1, 2008 "“ For the third consecutive year, BetterWorld Telecom, a nationwide full-service voice and data telecommunications services carrier based in Reston, Virginia, has issued its annual Corporate Citizenship Report showcasing its social and environmen...
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05-01-08
GreenSpot(TM) Opens as Leading Eco-Friendly Building and Living Materials Center
CARBONDALE, Colo., May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- People want to go green and do it simply. New figures by the Home Improvement Research Institute estimate the green share of the home improvement market to reach $19.3 billion by 2011. There is no denying the growing desire to build a...
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05-01-08
ARI Technologies, Inc. Signs Deal With Major U.K. Firm
KENT, Wash., May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- ARI Technologies, Inc., a leading waste management technology developer has signed an agreement granting exclusive licensing rights for its patented thermochemical conversion technology to Pectel Group; a leader in the asbestos removal indu...
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05-01-08
Climate Change: What's Your Business Strategy? a new book from Harvard Business Press
By Andrew Hoffman and John Woody
". . .tackles climate change as the business issue that it has fast become."
-Green Business, May 2008
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04-30-08
Digital Realty Trust Receives InfoWorld's Green 15 Award for Industry Leadership in Green IT
SAN FRANCISCO, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), a leading owner and manager of corporate and Internet gateway datacenters, announced today that IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT Decision Makers, has selected ...
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04-30-08
Expo Industries Launches First 'Green' Stucco Product
SAN DIEGO, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Expo Industries, a leader in stucco manufacturing, announces the development of the industry's first "green" stucco product -- GX2 Premium Exterior Stucco.
"We initially developed the product to answer th...
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04-30-08
Colombian Coffee Growers and Louisiana-based Community Coffee Company Celebrate Sustainability Partnership
BATON ROUGE, La., April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Community Coffee Company welcomed special guests from Colombia, including coffee farmers and students from the towns of Toledo and Labateca, as well as the director of the Colombian Coffee Federation. The students attend a te...
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04-30-08
Report Urges New Role for Government in Solving Social Problems
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 30, 2008 - The Aspen Institute and Root Cause today released a report, Social Entrepreneurship: Recommendations for Policy Makers and Government Agencies, that explores a new role for government in addressing social and economic problem...
