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12-23-08
Give a Gift That Makes a Difference This Year With Online Carbon Offset Cards From Save the Planet and Win
BERKELEY, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 12/23/08 -- Still have holiday shopping left on your list? Make a real difference this year with carbon offset gift cards from Save the Planet and Win. Sending carbon offset cards is easy, takes only a few seconds, and nothing shows you care ...
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12-23-08
Procter & Gamble and Population Services International Responding to Cholera Outbreak in Zimbabwe by Providing 10 Million Liters of Safe Drinking Water
CINCINNATI, Dec. 23, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) and global health organization Population Services International (PSI) will provide 10 million liters of safe drinking water to help prevent cholera in Zimbabwe. More than one-thousand people...
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12-23-08
Entergy Charitable Foundation Announces Nearly $950,000 in Grants
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Entergy Charitable Foundation today announced grants totaling more than $948,000 to organizations across the Entergy service territory. The grants bring to approximately $4.4 million the total amount donated to organizations in 2008. ...
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12-23-08
Microfinance Leader Makes Multi-million Dollar Investment in Microinsurance Companies
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 23, 2008 - ACCION(R) International, a pioneer and leader in global microfinance, today announced that it plans to expand its investments to support the development and marketing of microinsurance services to the poor.
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12-23-08
Jacques Whitford completes first ever Corporate Sustainability Report
SAINT JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK. "“ December 23, 2008 "“ To mark the end of a very successful and sustainably focused year, Jacques Whitford Ltd., a leading provider of engineering, sustainability, environmental and earth sciences solutions, announced today the completion of the c...
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12-23-08
Bennett Jones Earns Top Three Position on Canada's 50 Best Employers List
December 23, 2008 - For the seventh year, Bennett Jones LLP, one of Canada's leading business law firms, is named among the "50 Best Employers in Canada" in an in-depth study conducted by international consulting firm Hewitt Associates and the Globe and Mail's Report on Busi...
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12-23-08
Gowling Lafleur Henderson: National Law Firm Makes Canada's Best Employers List for 2009
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 23, 2008) - The Globe and Mail's Report on Business magazine announced today that Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP ranked as number 36 on its 2009 - 50 Best Employers in Canada list. This recognition is especially meaningful for Gowlings bec...
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12-22-08
Dominion Foundation Donates More Than $1 Million To Food Banks
-- Dominion Resources understands families are facing economic hardships
-- Funds will replenish food banks in 14 states
-- Donation follows $5 million contribution to EnergyShare in May
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12-22-08
Business, Government and Civil Society Leaders Convene for Office Depot Foundation's Second Annual 'Weekend in Boca' Leadership Symposium
BOCA RATON, FL. - December 22, 2008 - For the second consecutive year, the Office Depot Foundation(TM) has partnered with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) to present a leadership symposium focused on the challenges and opportunities faci...
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12-22-08
Sodexo National One-Day Food Drive Garners One Year's Worth of Food for 250 Families
GAITHERSBURG, Md. - December 22, 2008 - Sodexo, a leading foodservice and facilities management company, organized a national food drive with 600 of its clients and collected nearly 370,000 pounds of food in November through its annual "Cans Across America" program. In its t...
