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09-30-08
Sodexo Advances Corporate Citizenship Programs with Expansion of Leadership Team
GAITHERSBURG, Md., September 30, 2008 - Sodexo, a leading food and facilities management services company, has appointed Anthony Owens as senior director of Corporate Citizenship Partnerships and Communications, a move that expands the company's capabilities for sustainabili...
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09-30-08
Global Compact Names New Deputy Director
New York, NY -- 29 September 2008 -- The UN Global Compact Office today announced the appointment of Gavin Power as Deputy Director, effective immediately. Since 2002, Mr. Power has led the development of a number of strategic policy initiatives for the UN Global Compact, in...
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09-30-08
Smurfit-Stone, Advanced Disposal Partner on Jacksonville Recycling Facility Helping Florida Meet Recycling Goals
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, in partnership with Advanced Disposal Services, Inc., today celebrated the grand opening of Smurfit-Stone's Jacksonville-South materials recycling facility (MRF). Now with two recycli...
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09-30-08
WiseUSA '08 A Global Meditation Program Aimed at Influencing the American Election
SAN FRANCISCO,CA. "“ September 30, 2008 - Gaiafield Center for Subtle Activism (GCSA), sponsored by the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), announces the launch of WiseUSA 'O8, a non-partisan, free global meditation and prayer program to run from October ...
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09-30-08
Faith-based and Social Investors Praise Wal-Mart's Efforts to Stop Forcing Children to Pick Cotton
NEW YORK CITY/SAN FRANCISCO. - September 30, 2008 "“ Faith"“based and socially responsible investors commend Wal-Mart for taking action to put an end to child labor in Uzbekistan.
Today, Wal-Mart announced that it has "instructed its global sup...
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09-30-08
Wal-Mart Takes Action to End Forced Child Labor in Uzbekistan
BENTONVILLE, ARK. - September 30, 2008 - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. has instructed its global supply base to cease sourcing cotton and cotton materials from Uzbekistan in an effort to persuade the Uzbek government to end the use of forced child labor in cotton harvesting. ...
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09-30-08
In-Kind Corporate Contributions Make Big Difference to Non-Profits in Tough Economic Times
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. - September 30, 2008 - One Warm Coat, the only national non-profit organization supporting local coat drives today announced a significant in-kind contribution of services from Virtual Marketing Partners. One Warm Coat along with many other non-pro...
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09-30-08
Supporting Girls' Empowerment in Guatemala
- September 30, 2008 -
A Guatemalan Girls' Empowerment Organization
Dean's Beans is proud to announce the creation of CHICA- Communidades de Hermanas Inteligentes con Corazones Abiertos (translated- C...
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09-30-08
CSRwire President: A Call to All Enlightened Capitalists
The free market ideology is dead. Those that have espoused that the market is efficient enough to be left alone without any conscience, regulation or transparency (they say all the important information is available) cringe at the thought of the government 'bailing out' busi...
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09-30-08
USA Cares Grants More Than $70,000 To South Carolina Military Families
RADCLIFF, KY. - September 30, 2008 "“ USA Cares Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military families, has donated more than $70,000 over five years to service members living in South Carolina. The grants were used for getting treatment for w...
