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04-13-09
Film Highlighting Hitachi's Corporate Citizenship among Top Honorees in First Annual Competition
TARRYTOWN, NY. - April 13, 2009 - Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501) today announced that the company's "Ripple Effect" film (www.hitachi.us/truestories) was a 2n...
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04-13-09
Walmart Broadens and Accelerates Sustainability Commitments with Earth Month Campaign
BENTONVILLE, Ark. - April 13, 2009 - According to a recent study 1 , only 41 percent of Americans cited protecting the environment as a top priority, down from 56 percent last year. However, in a time where every penny counts, Walmart is redoubling its effo...
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04-13-09
Wal-Mart's Earth Month Efforts Circle the Globe
BENTONVILLE, Ark., April 13, 2009 - Wal-Mart is celebrating global Earth Month by demonstrating its commitment to a greener environment around the world. Wal-Mart will unveil a number of earth friendly products, partner with local governments and NGOs, sponsor community acti...
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04-13-09
Johnson Controls Among 2009 "World's Most Ethical Companies"
MILWAUKEE, WI. - April 13, 2009 - Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI) announced today it has been named for the third consecutive year as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute. The Institute said it was recognizing the company "for going beyond...
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04-13-09
Genocide- Free Investing Proposal on Ballot at 30 Vanguard Funds
Boston, MA. - April 13, 2009 - Due to a shareholder action coordinated by Investors Against Genocide, millions of Vanguard customers will soon have the opportunity to vote on whether or not they want ...
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04-13-09
Ratings Service for Financial Institution Achieves Critical Mass; Investors can use CARS(TM) for Unprecedented Transparency with a Broad Range of CDFIs
PHILADELPHIA, PA. - April 13, 2009 - Seven community development financial institutions(CDFIs) from across the United States were rated by the CDFI Assessment and Ratings Service (CARS(TM) in the first quarter of 2009, bringing the total number of CDFIs rated to 46. Investor...
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04-13-09
OCEG Announces Standards to Improve Corporate Conduct
Pheonix, AZ. - April 13, 2009 - The non-profit Open Compliance and Ethics Group (OCEG), today announced the release of ne standards for corporate conduct and management of risk. The OCEG GRC Capability Model(TM) (also known as Red Book 2.0) sets out practices that will ensur...
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04-13-09
Nestlé Crunch(R) Makes a Play Date with KaBOOM! for New Partnership
GLENDALE, Calif. - April 13, 2009 - Play has a purpose "“ to inspire, to motivate, to create and to energize. Every child deserves a great place to play, yet a steady decrease in the quality and quantity of play spaces has contributed to a decline in play throughout the Uni...
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04-09-09
Seventh Generation Unveils Three New Natural Cleaning Products to Detoxify, Green Spring Cleaning
BURLINGTON, VT -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/09/09 -- Earth-friendly spring cleaning just got three steps easier. Seventh Generation, the nation's leading brand of non-toxic and environmentally safe household products, today introduced Natural Fabric Softener Sheets, Auto Dish Pac...
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04-09-09
Nicor and Its Employees Give Back To Northern Illinois Communities
NAPERVILLE, IL. - April 9, 2009 - Today Nicor announced the results of its 2008 philanthropy endeavors, which resulted in more than $2 million in corporate and employee donations "“ and thousands of volunteer hours "“ benefiting more than 1,200 worthy causes in communities ...
