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08-14-08
Benefits Go Green: The Hartford Delivers Thousands of Reusable Bags to Employees at Meetings Nationwide
Would you be able to put food on the table if you could not work because you were sick or hurt? That's the food for thought that hundreds of thousands of employees will receive along with a reusable grocery bag this benefits enrollment season.
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08-14-08
First Ever National Initiative to Establish Sustainable Agriculture Standard (SCS-001) Enters Next Important Phase
EMERYVILLE,CA. - August 14, 2008 - The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) process to develop a national standard for sustainable agriculture will take another important step forward this September as the newly formed Standards Committee meets to establish its work ...
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08-14-08
Sustainable Harvest Becomes a Certified B Corporation
Berwyn, PA - 14 August 2008 - B Lab announced today that specialty coffee importer Sustainable Harvest was certified as a B Corporation, joining over 120 other leading companies who are setting a new corporate standard for social and environmental performance. B Corporations...
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08-14-08
Alcoa Leads in Social Responsibility, Innovation and Quality and Corporate Governance in Annual Ranking of 500 Best Companies in Brazil
NEW YORK,NY. - August 14, 2008 - Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that it has taken top honors in Social Responsibility, Innovation and Quality, and Corporate Governance in the Steel and Metallurgy category in the annual ranking of the 500 best companies published by Dinheiro...
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08-14-08
New Urban Research, Inc. Announces Mapping California Communities GIS and Analysis Workshops
LOS ANGELES, CA. - August 13, 2008 - Mapping California Communities will be the focus of beginner-level workshops offered in several California cities to teach the fundamentals of using GIS and Census data for community analysis. Presented by New Urban Research Inc. the work...
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08-13-08
JCPenney Launches Solar and Wind Power Projects
PLANO, Texas, Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Demonstrating its commitment to adopting renewable power sources that deliver both environmental and business benefits, J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) today announced plans for solar and wind power projects that will supply elect...
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08-13-08
Bayer and UNEP Organize the 18th International Children's Painting Competition
PITTSBURGH,PA. - August 13, 2008 - "Climate change: our challenge" "“ this is the theme of the 18th International Children's Painting Competition, which the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is organizing jointly with Bayer AG. Starting immediately, children from a...
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08-13-08
Former Starbucks Corporate Responsibility Executive Joins APCO
WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 13, 2008 - Sandra E. Taylor, president and chief executive officer of Sustainable Business International LLC, today joined APCO Worldwide’s International Advisory Council (IAC), Margery Kraus, president and chief executive officer, announced.
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08-13-08
Marathon Releases 2007 Corporate Social Responsibility Report
HOUSTON, TX - August 13, 2008 - Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) today announced that it has released its "2007 Living Our Values Corporate Social Responsibility Report." This report provides information on the Company's non-financial performance and its actions to promo...
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08-13-08
El Bravo's Organic Tamales Obtain Expanded Distribution - Now Available in the Southern California Market
Los Angeles, CA - August 12, 2008 - El Bravo is proud to announce its partnership with Nature's Best, a well-known distributor serving the needs of natural product retailers, independent supermarkets and restaurants i...
