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05-01-09
New Building at SAP North America's Philadelphia-Area Campus Features Energy-Efficient, Sustainable Design
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. - May 1, 2009 - A suburban office building with a grass roof, toilets that use rainwater for flushing and an air-conditioning system that makes its own ice for cooling? It's a reality at SAP AG's (NYSE:
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04-30-09
Siemens Building Technologies: Committed to a Greener, Sustainable Future
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04-30-09
Sustainable Brands '09 Launches Sustainable Venture Exchange Award
BURLINGAME, Calif., April 30, 2009 - Sustainable Brands today announced its search for the most inventive environmental and social entrepreneurs to highlight at Sustainable Brands 09 (SB09), which takes place May 31 - June 3 in Monterey, Calif. Eight startups will be selecte...
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04-30-09
Microfinance Leader Awarded Prestigious IDB Prize for Latin American Development
Boston, MA. - April 30, 2009 - ACCION(R) International, a pioneer and leader in microfinance, today announced that it has been awarded the Inter-American Development Bank's "Juscelino Kubitschek Award" for its contributions to economic and financial development in Lat...
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04-30-09
Help for Shareholders: Green America Launches Proxy Education Center On Climate Change, CEO Pay, Human Rights and Credit Card Industry Practices
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 30, 2009 - In the wake of financial scandals and a major market downturn Green America (formerly known as "Co-op America") is mounting a major effort to get direct shareholders in publicly traded companies to learn more about key issues "“ climate ch...
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04-30-09
The Big Debate: Print or Digital Media - Which is more Sustainable?
MERCER ISLAND, WA. - April 29, 2009 - Which is more sustainable, physical mail or email, a magazine page or a web page, a book or an ebook? Which has the larger carbon footprint and what is the risk to a brand if their messaging says one thing and their media supply chain ch...
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04-30-09
PricewaterhouseCoopers Announces National Relationship with Be the Change, Inc., Expands Commitment to Community Service
NEW YORK, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) announced today a national relationship with B...
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04-30-09
Entergy's Work to Help Low-Income Customers Receives National Recognition
NEW ORLEANS, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) received Chartwell Inc.'s Best Practices Award for Serving Low-Income Customers for Entergy's "exceptional" commitment and innovative approach to helping poverty-stricken customers move toward se...
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04-30-09
Leaders in Sustainability Honored at Rainforest Alliance Gala
New York, NY - April 30, 2009 - The Rainforest Alliance, an international nonprofit conservation organization, announces its 2009 honorees at its annual gala on May 6 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Sustainability commitments from global businesse...
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04-30-09
Urban Land Institute Honors Heifer International
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Heifer International's world headquarters in Little Rock, Ark., a LEED(R) platinum-certified facility built atop Arkansas' largest brownfield reclamation site, has been named one of 10 recipients of the Urban Land Institute's 2009 ...
