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10-15-09
Disney and Microsoft Top List of 50 U.S. Companies Recognized as Leaders in Corporate Social Responsibility
Companies in the financial sector tumbled to the bottom of the Boston College-Reputation Institute 2009 CSR Index while top consumer brands perceived to be strong in the area of ethics, citizenship and workplace practices dominate the top 50, with Disney and Microsoft at the...
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10-15-09
Reading Is Fundamental Receives $51,000 from The Sallie Mae Fund to Increase Access to Books for 15,000 At-Risk Children
Today Reading Is Fundamental announced a $51,000 donation from The Sallie Mae Fund to support RIF's work in motivating young children to read. The grant provides support for programs to help make reading a fun and beneficial part of everyday life for kids, their parents, and...
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10-15-09
JCPenney Wins U.S. EPA SmartWay Environmental Excellence Award
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) has been selected to receive an Environmental Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency SmartWay(SM) Transport Partnership for its leadership in working with carriers to conserve energy and lower greenhouse gas emis...
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10-15-09
Sodexo Launches New Sustainability Fellowship Program
Sodexo is launching a new fellowship program to monitor the impact of its sustainability initiatives with nonprofit group Net Impact, a global network of 15,000 leaders including corporate and nonprofit professionals, and graduate students in business administration and rela...
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10-15-09
Pittsburgh Selected North American Host City for World Environment Day 2010
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has named Pittsburgh the host city for World Environment Day (WED) 2010 in North America. The theme is "Biodiversity: Connecting with Nature."
Local government officials, businesses, organization...
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10-15-09
AmeriCares Honors Cardinal Health with Power of Partnership Award
AmeriCares has awarded its annual Power of Partnership Award to Cardinal Health, one of the largest health care products and services companies in the world. AmeriCares President & CEO Curt Welling presented the award today at the Healthcare Distribution Management Assoc...
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10-15-09
Novelis to Receive 2009 Keep America Beautiful Vision for America Award
Keep America Beautiful, Inc., the nation's largest nonprofit community improvement organization, has chosen Novelis Inc. as its 2009 Vision for America Award honoree. Keep America Beautiful recognizes and honors Novelis for the corporation’s leadership in environmental issu...
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10-15-09
New Study Reveals High Use of Environmentally-Friendly Practices in California Winegrape Vineyards
The California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) has released a report funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) revealing that 101 winegrowers surveyed throughout California have a remarkably high level of adoption of sustainable vineyard management p...
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10-15-09
Grameen Foundation Expands Technology Program for Poor Farmers in Uganda
As the international community prepares to celebrate World Food Day, Grameen Foundation today announced that it will expand its Community Knowledge Worker (CKW) initiative in Uganda, supported by a $4.7 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The initiat...
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10-15-09
New York City Private Sector Leads Charge to Transform Public Schools
Nearly 400 New York City business and civic leaders kicked off the 2009-10 PENCIL Partnership Program today by participating in a New York tradition-PENCIL's Principal For A Day event.
"For the past fifteen years, PENCIL has been proudly leadin...
