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08-20-09
Green Building Financing Can Revive Lackluster Commercial R/E Market
Aug. 20 - The "Green" real estate investment market not only sizeable but is a potential profit boom for financial institutions, according to a four-year comprehensive investment study conducted by the Capital Markets Partnership (CMP). Green real estate investment can also ...
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08-20-09
International Recognitions for Piraeus Bank’s CSR performance
Aug. 20 /CSRwire/ - Piraeus Bank was recently ranked first among the Banks in Greece according to the Accountability Ratings and was the only bank to be awarded by the CR Index for its corporate responsibility performance.
The Accountability Rat...
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08-19-09
Changes in Climate and Water Availability Adding Stress and Costs to Global Electricity Sector
LONDON, Aug. 19 /CSRwire/ - According to an Acclimatise global report, backed by IBM (NYSE: IBM), nearly all electric utilities claim climate change is threatening power outages, higher costs and changes in usage as demand grows to power the world's expanding cities.
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08-19-09
The Dannon Company Awards Fourth Annual 'Dannon Next Generation Nutrition Grants' Supporting Nutrition Education For Children
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Aug 14 /CSRwire/ - The Dannon Company, Inc. awarded its fourth annual Dannon Next Generation Nutrition Grants, donating a total of $120,000 to four non-profit organizations in support of community-based nutrition education programs for children and their ...
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08-19-09
Bentley Prince Street Recognized as a Champion Healthy Worksite by California Department of Public Health California Fit Newsletter
Commercial carpet manufacturer Bentley Prince Street was recently recognized as a Champion healthy worksite by the California Department of Public Health's (CDPH) Network for a Healthy California program for its employee wellness programs.
The...
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08-19-09
Bentley Prince Street Recognized as a Best Place to Work in Los Angeles By Los Angeles Business Journal
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11 /CSRwire/ - For the third consecutive year, California's largest commercial carpet manufacturer Bentley Prince Street, Inc. has been named one of the 2009 Best Places to Work in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal.
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08-19-09
Bentley Prince Street Products Achieve New NSF/ANSI 140-2007 Sustainable Carpet Certifications
LOS ANGELES, June 24 /CSRwire/ - Meeting new, stringent definitions for sustainable carpet, Bentley Prince Street, Inc. announced that all of its standard* broadloom products are certified at the highest Platinum Level with the new NSF 140-2007 Sustainable Carpet Assessment ...
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08-19-09
NSF International & Trucost Release New Carbon Emissions Report
NSF International, a public health and safety organization, and Trucost Plc, a global provider of environmental data and analysis, today announced the availability of a new report entitled, Carbon Emissions - Measuring the Risks.
Many U....
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08-19-09
InterfaceFLOR steps up war on waste
July 8 /CSRwire/ - InterfaceFLOR is continuing to push the boundaries of sustainable manufacturing with the introduction of two leading-edge technologies that will significantly reduce manufacturing waste at its facilities in Europe. The global modular flooring specialist ha...
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08-19-09
Second Nature to Support Sodexo Sustainability on Campuses
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 19 /CSRwire/ - Sodexo, a leading food and facilities management company, will partner with Second Nature, a nonprofit that catalyzes sustainability strategies for higher education. Second Nature will enhance Sodexo's groundbreaking work in sourcing f...
