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06-22-09
The Earth Institute and Merck & Co., Inc./The Merck Company Foundation Partner to Strengthen Health Services in Rural Africa
NEW YORK, NY. - June 22, 2009 - With the financial support and collaboration of The Merck Company Foundation, the Earth Institute at Columbia University is launching an ambitious initiative to strengthen community health services for over 400,000 people in ten African countr...
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06-22-09
PepsiCo Joins Ceres Network of Companies
PURCHASE, N.Y., June 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PepsiCo, one of the world's largest food and beverage companies, has been approved as a member of Ceres' corporate network. As a Ceres member, PepsiCo will be among the more than 25 Fortune 500 companies that have joined Cere...
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06-22-09
Chempol(R) MPS Wins the 2009 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award
WASHINGTON, June 22, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) today announced that it has been awarded the "Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for Designing Greener Chemicals" for 2009 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on beh...
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06-22-09
Call for Applications: Open Seat on SCS-002 Standards Committee, Environmentalist Interest Category
Madison, WI "“ June 22, 2009 "“ Leonardo Academy is now accepting applications for an additional member on the SCS-002 Standards Committee within the Environmentalist Interest Category. Any individual or representative of an organization that is focused on preserving and imp...
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06-22-09
8th Annual Colloquium of the European Academy of Business in Society (EABIS)
The Conference Theme
Three days after the last EABIS Colloquium (Cranfield, Sept 2008), Lehman Brothers collapsed, unleashing a financial, economic and "“ increasingly "“ socio-political and governance crisis. The financial crisis especia...
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06-22-09
Launch of .eco (Dot Eco) Application to Empower Global Community
Vancouver, BC, Canada. - 22 June 2009 - Empowering individuals, businesses, and organizations to make informed environmental choices is the key idea behind a globally-developed bid for the .eco (Dot Eco) Internet extension launched today by Big Room Inc..
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06-19-09
MIT Report Analyzes Best Paths to Cut Carbon Emissions at Existing Coal Plants
WASHINGTON, June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- An MIT Energy Initiative report outlines clear steps the nation must take to develop cost-effective options for cutting carbon emissions at existing coal-fired power plants, Entergy Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Office...
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06-18-09
Expansion of Lee County’s Solid Waste Resource Recovery Facility Wins Sustainable Florida Best Practices Award for Partnership
FORT MYERS, Fla., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Lee County, Florida and Covanta Energy today announced that the $120 million expansion of Lee County’s Solid Waste Resource Recovery Facility has received the 2009 Best Practices Award in the Partnership category from Sustainable Flo...
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06-18-09
UN Global Compact: Notable Reporters Outperform Key Stock Index
NEW YORK, NY. - 18 June 2009 - UN Global Compact participants recognized as good, or "notable", sustainability reporters have outperformed a major stock market index over the past two years. This is the key finding of a new study released by the RiskMetrics Group, a...
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06-18-09
Baxter Highlights Progress Toward Sustainability Priorities in 10th Annual Sustainability Report
DEERFIELD, Ill. - June 18, 2009 - Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) today released its 2008 Sustainability Report - Our People and Our Products Make Our World a Better Place, which marks the 10th year the company has released a sustainability report about its soci...
