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08-01-07
Sustainable Brands '07 Conference to Discuss Emerging Best-Practices in Building Sustainable Brands
BURLINGAME, CA - July 31, 2007 - Sustainable Life Media announced today the launch of Sustainable Brands '07, a new B2B conference focused on helping the mainstream business community learn from the leaders how to build and communicate about their sustainable brands.
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08-01-07
ORBIS Receives $5 Million from AIG for Blindness Prevention
NEW YORK, NEW YORK- July 31, 2007 - ORBIS International has received a $5,000,000 grant from American International Group, Inc. (AIG) to ensure the growth of its long-term blindness prevention programs in the developing world. The funding will be used to expand the organizat...
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07-31-07
Safeway Raises Funds for Research and Treatment to Help People with Disabilities
PLEASANTON, CA. - July 31, 2007 - Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) today elevated its commitment to charities that help people with disabilities by launching a month-long fundraising campaign in support of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).
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07-31-07
US EPA, US BCSD Announce International Initiative to Foster Sustainable Development Projects
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07-31-07
Lord, Aeck & Sargent Partners With Carbonfund.org to Eliminate Firm’s Carbon Footprint
ATLANTA, GA.- July 31, 2007 - Lord, Aeck & Sargent announced that it has become a carbon-neutral firm by partnering with the Carbonfund.org Foundation - a non-profit organization that fights global warming - to offset the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions for which it is di...
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07-31-07
General Motors and World Environment Center Report Significant Results in China "Green Supply Chain Project"
SHANGHAI, CHINA - July 31, 2007 - The General Motors Corporation (GM), Shanghai General Motors (SGM) and the World Environment Center (WEC) have reported significant energy efficiency, environmental and water conservation improvements in a demonstration project involving eig...
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07-31-07
CARE Launches I Am Powerful Workout With Eric Harr to Raise Funds and Awareness for the Fight Against Global Poverty
SAN FRANCISCO- July 31, 2007 - CARE, the global poverty-fighting organization, has partnered with CBS fitness expert, professional triathlete and best-selling author Eric Harr to launch the I Am Powerful Workout with Eric Harr, a campaign to help Americans achieve th...
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07-30-07
Metabolix Announces New Gift Card by Target Corporation Made from Mirel Biobased Plastics
CAMBRIDGE, MA- July 30, 2007 - Metabolix Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX), a bioscience company focused on developing clean, sustainable solutions for plastics, fuels, and chemicals, today announced that a new gift card by Target (NYSE: TGT) made using Mirel(TM) biobased plastic is no...
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07-30-07
EPA Recognizes Pepsi's Three Anchor Bottlers Among Nation's Top Purchasers of Renewable Energy Certificates
PURCHASE, N.Y. - July 30, 2007 - In an effort to extend PepsiCo's sustainability efforts to the supply chain, the three largest Pepsi-Cola bottlers in North America announced today that they are each purchasing renewable energy certificates (RECs) to match 100% of the electr...
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07-30-07
Dole Food Company, Inc. Announces SA 8000 Certification in Colombia
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA "“ July 30, 2007 - Dole Food Company, Inc. today announced that all its Company-owned banana farms located in Colombia have been certified to the Social Accountability International SA 8000 work place and human rights standard. The certification's scope...
