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10-30-08
Bayer and UN Environment Programme Launch International Painting Competition in Elementary and Middle Schools
PITTSBURGH,PA. - October 30, 2008 - To help raise environmental awareness and foster science literacy among elementary- and middle-school students, Bayer Corporation and the United Nations Environment Programme's Regional Office for North America (UNEP RONA) have kick...
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10-30-08
New Guide by CSR Innovator Kellie McElhaney Shows Companies How to Build Better Brands
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. "“ October 30, 2008 - If you doubt the impact that CSR strategy can have on a business's bottom line, look no further than one of its least likely champions - Wal-Mart. After receiving employer-provided training on sustainability, one low-ranking employee ...
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10-29-08
Two Franklin Families to Own Dream Home Through Nissan and Habitat for Humanity Partnership
FRANKLIN, Tenn., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- For Franklin residents Georgi Hodge and her daughter, Martha Gilbreath, moving into their new Habitat for Humanity home will be a dream come true.The same is true for Thelma Harrison and her grandson, Chris, who are moving f...
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10-29-08
Smurfit-Stone Celebrates Grand Opening of New High-Tech Plant in Chicagoland
CREVE COEUR, Mo. and CHICAGO, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation (Nasdaq: SSCC) today celebrated the opening of its new Chicago-area container plant located in New Lenox, IL.
Located in the nation's second largest pa...
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10-29-08
Net Impact Releases 2008 Business as UNusual: The Net Impact Student Guide to Graduate Business Programs
San Francisco, CA - October 29, 2008 - Net Impact, an international nonprofit organization with over 10,000 students and professional members dedicated to improving the world through business, released its third annual edition of Business as UNusual: The Net Impact Studen...
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10-29-08
JohnsonDiversey Sustainable Cleaning Award goes to OCS Cleaning and Environmental Services
STURTEVANT, WI. - October 29, 2008 - JohnsonDiversey President and CEO Ed Lonergan awarded OCS Cleaning and Environmental Services with the first ever JohnsonDiversey Sustainable Cleaning Award this week at the World Federation of Building Service Contractors (WFBSC) ...
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10-29-08
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Launches World's First Online Portal Profiling Human Rights Lawsuits Against Companies
LONDON. - October 29, 2008 - Today the non-profit Business & Human Rights Resource Centre launches a free online portal "“ the first to bring together and demystify lawsuits from across the world alleging human rights abuses by companies. The portal summarises in...
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10-29-08
Seventh Generation's Jeffrey Hollender Named CEO of The Year
BURLINGTON, VT. - October 29, 2008 - Seventh Generation, the nation's leading brand of natural and non-toxic household products, announced today that President and Chief Inspired Protagonist Jeffrey Hollender has been named 2008 Social Entrepreneur CEO of the Year by ...
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10-29-08
U.S. EPA Executive and Climate Change Expert Jim Sullivan Joins Clear Standards
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 29, 2008 - Clear Standards (www.clearstandards.com), a leading provider of enterprise carbon management and sustainability solutions, added Jim Sullivan to its executive team. Mr. S...
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10-29-08
The Coca-Cola Company Releases 2007/2008 Sustainability Review
ATLANTA,GA. - Oct. 29, 2008 - The Coca-Cola Company announced the release of its fifth annual Sustainability Review, which profiles its commitment to growing its business in an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable way.The 2007/2008 Sustainability ...
