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03-10-09
Gabelli to Offer Green Fund
Rye, New York, March 9, 2009 - GAMCO Investors, Inc. (NYSE: GBL) today announced that the Board of Directors (the "Board") of The Gabelli SRI Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"), approved a broadened "green investing" focus for the Fund through the addition of sustainability criteria. T...
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03-10-09
The Amsterdam Declaration on Transparency and Reporting
AMSTERDAM, 10 March 2009 - Global leaders from business, labor and civil society today declared their belief that the lack of transparency in the existing system for corporate reporting has failed its stakeholders. In issuing The Amsterdam Declaration on Transparency and...
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03-10-09
Australia's Epic Drought, a Warning of Global Water Scarcity: "The Biggest Dry"
- The Biggest Dry: Climate change and drought sweep Australia's Murray-Darling Basin
- "A diabolical problem emerging for the world," experts say
- Imaginatik's Idea Central: Have your say - ...
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03-10-09
Green Gets Real"¦Current Economic Environment Subduing Green Enthusiasm But Driving Practical Action
NEW YORK, NY - GfK Roper Consulting, a division of GfK Custom Research North America, today announced results from its 2008 GfK Roper Green Gauge(R) study, revealing that consumers are not only more aware of green issues, but are finding practical ways to be eco-friendly whi...
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03-10-09
Baxter and Its Foundation Contribute Nearly $44 Million in 2008 to Address Critical Needs Locally and Globally
DEERFIELD, Ill., March 10, 2009 - Baxter International Inc. and The Baxter International Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Baxter, today announced their combined 2008 charitable giving, which focused on increasing access to healthcare, helping developing nations and count...
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03-10-09
Pizza Hut(R) BOOK IT! Beginners(R) Kicks Off 2009 Reading Program With 'Charlie and Lola' Book Series By Lauren Child
DALLAS, TX March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- BOOK IT! Beginners(R) announced today that it is featuring the Charlie and Lola book series in its 2009 read-aloud program. Created and sponsored by Pizza Hut(R), the program encourages teachers to read aloud to students in preschool and ...
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03-09-09
The Walt Disney Company Announces Significant Long-Term Environmental Goals
BURBANK, Calif., March 9, 2009 -- The Walt Disney Company today announced a landmark set of strategic environmental goals and challenging 3 to 5 year targets to reduce emissions, waste, electricity and fuel use, and its impact on water and ecosystems.
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03-09-09
Newmont Releases Independent Community Relationships Review
DENVER, March 9, 2009 - Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) today released the results of an independent, 18-month global review of the Company's ability to manage relationships with local communities. The Community Relationships Review (CRR) and supporting documents are ...
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03-09-09
Letter from Council of Women World Leaders expresses concern over recent actions taken by Government of Sudan
9 March 2009
To H.E. Omar al-Bashir, President, Republic of Sudan
To Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General, United Nations
To H.E. Jean Ping, President, African Union Commission
At a meeting of the Council ...
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03-09-09
Bayer Awards $200,000 to National Science Teachers Association to Nurture Early-Career Science Teachers
PITTSBURGH, PA, March 9, 2009 "“ Bayer Corporation's Bayer USA Foundation has awarded the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) a $200,000 grant to create the Bayer-NSTA Fellows program and to expand the NSTA New Science Teacher Academy.
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