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11-19-07
Barrick Gold and CARE Tanzania Education Partnership Doubles Enrollment
November 19, 2007 - A six-year partnership between Barrick Gold Corporation and CARE International Tanzania has raised academic standards and improved the quality of education for thousands of children and youth living near the company's Bulyanhulu mine in Tanzania.
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11-19-07
Innovest Upgrades Hilton Hotels Corp.'s IVA Rating
November 19, 2007 - Innovest Strategic Value Advisors has upgraded its Intangible Value Assessment of Hilton Hotels Corp. based on the company's relative performance of social, environmental, and strategic governance (ESG) issues relative to sector peers.
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11-19-07
Innovating to Support Women Entrepreneurs
KAMPALA, UGANDA - November 19, 2007 - A coalition of 15 banks from around the world is coming together in Uganda on November 19-20, 2007, to discuss how to increase access to finance for women entrepreneurs. This year's annual summit of the Global Banking Alliance for Women ...
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11-19-07
Firsthand Introduces Alternative Energy Fund, Announces Collaboration with Environmental Organizations
SAN JOSE, CA - November 19, 2007 - Silicon Valley-based investment management firm Firsthand Capital Management today announced the launch of the Firsthand Alternative Energy Fund (Nasdaq: ALTEX), a no-load fund investing in U.S. and international alternative energy and clea...
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11-19-07
Simmons Natural Bodycare Offsets its Carbon Emissions with Carbonfund.org
BRIDGEVILLE, CA - November 19, 2007 - Simmons Natural Bodycare announced today that it has offset its carbon emissions with Carbonfund.org, the country's leading carbon offset organization. Simmons Natural Bodycare has offs...
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11-19-07
This Holiday season - Buy Once and Give Twice at BiddingforGood.com
CAMBRIDGE, MA - November 19, 2007 - Giving is what the holidays are all about, right? Now what if there were a way to avoid battling the mall crowds, frantic parking lots, and give to a host of great nonprofit causes while at the same time finding that perfect gift? Now, t...
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11-19-07
Merck Company Foundation Expands Network of Immunization Training Centers in Africa
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. - November 19, 2007 - The Merck Company Foundation announced today a $2.8 million commitment to establish two new immunization training centers in Uganda and Zambia and to expand the Foundation's support of two existing centers in Kenya and Mali as p...
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11-19-07
IBM's Corporate Volunteer Program Reaches 100,000 Employee Milestone; Contributes Six Million Hours of Community Service in 97 Countries
ARMONK, NY - November 19, 2007 - In only four years after the initiation of IBM's (NYSE: IBM) On Demand Community, the company's community service program, a global army of IBM volunteers are making a world of difference.
From working with the ...
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11-16-07
Deloitte Chairman of the Board Sharon L. Allen Named Chairman of the American Friends of the Phelophepa Train
NEW YORK, NY - November 16, 2007 - Sharon L. Allen, Chairman of the Board, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, has been named Chairman of the Board of the American Friends of the Phelophepa Train (AFPT).
"It's an honor, on behalf of Deloitte, to sup...
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11-16-07
A Green Christmas: Deloitte Survey Says One in Five Consumers Will Purchase More "Eco-Friendly" Products This Holiday Season; Many Willing to Pay More
NEW YORK - November 16, 2007 "“ The environment is increasingly on consumers' radar screens, according to the 22nd Annual Holiday Survey of retail spending and trends, commissioned by Deloitte.
The survey reports that almost one in five consumer...
