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05-26-09
The Aspen Institute and the Atlantic Announce 2009 Aspen Ideas Festival
Washington, DC, May 26, 2009 -- The Aspen Institute and The Atlantic announce their fifth annual celebration of ideas with the 2009 Aspen Ideas Festival. From June 29 - July 5 in Aspen, Colorado, more than 175 leaders from the fields of arts, science, culture, religio...
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05-26-09
Sustainable Brands '09 Announces New Venture Exchange Contest Semi-Finalists
BURLINGAME, Calif. - May 26, 2009 "“ Sustainable Brands '09 today announced the nine semi-finalists of the SB’09 New Venture Exchange pitch contest, taking place the night of June 1st, the first full day of Sustainable Brands 09 (Monterey, May 31 "“ June 4). Nine comp...
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05-26-09
Copenhagen Call by Business Outlines Steps Needed for Ambitious Global Climate Treaty
Copenhagen, 26 May 2009 - Global business leaders assembled in Copenhagen today called for ambitious global action on climate change.
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05-25-09
Announcing First Close of Renewal2 Investment Fund
Vancouver, BC. - May 25, 2009 - Paul Richardson, President of Renewal2 Investment Fund, is pleased to announce the first close of the Fund at over $16 million. Renewal2 is one of a handful of funds in North America that focus on companies which have positive environmental,...
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05-24-09
Robert Johnson of the UN Commission of Experts on Global Financial Reform to Keynote the June 9-10 2nd Summit on the Future of the Corporation
May 22, 2009 - Do international financial institution-the IMF, World Bank, IFC-- need reform or reinvention? What are the most promising innovations to vastly upscale the flow of capital to socially-purposeful corporations? What management strategies and policy options are m...
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05-22-09
BJ’s Wholesale Club and its Vendors Donate More Than $100,000 in Products to The Family Inn at Children’s Hospital Boston
Natick, Mass. - May 22, 2009 - BJ's Wholesale Club and its vendors announced today their donation of more than $100,000 worth of products to The Family Inn at Children's Hospital Boston (CHB). Gifts range from electronics and kitchen supplies to bed and bath linens. Today, ...
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05-22-09
Novelis Takes Aluminum Can Recycling to New Heights
ATLANTA, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Aluminum company Novelis Inc. announced today that it recycled an estimated 39 billion aluminum beverage cans in the past year, a new company record. Novelis is the world's largest producer of flat-rolled aluminum and the world's leading recyc...
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05-21-09
Ball Selected for Key Social Responsibility Index
BROOMFIELD, Colo., May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) has been selected for inclusion in the FTSE4Good Index Series. The index is designed to facilitate investment in companies that meet globally recognized corporate responsibility standards.
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05-21-09
Marriott Execustay(R) Focuses its Community Giving
Bethesda, Md. - May 21, 2009 - Marriott ExecuStay(R), a leader in temporary housing, corporate housing and furnished apartments, is making time to give back to the communities where it does business. The company has aligned its community service efforts with Feeding America,...
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05-21-09
Levi Strauss & Co. Shuts Offices in Asia Pacific for a Day to Donate Time and Cash to Nonprofit Organizations
SINGAPORE - May 21, 2009 - This month, Levi Strauss and Co.'s (LS&CO.) employees across its Asia Pacific division will take a day off to "trade in" their computers for brooms, paint brushes and gardening gloves, to volunteer with a nonprofit organization in their country...
