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PLEASANTVILLE, NY. - August 18, 2008 - The Reader's Digest Foundation announced today that it will donate $100,000 to CancerCare, a national nonprofit organization that offers free, professional support services to anyone whose life is touched by cancer: peopl...

SOMERS, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) - August, 18, 2008 - A new IBM (NYSE: IBM) consulting offering can help clients lower their environmental impact, increase efficiency and reduce costs by applying Lean Six Sigma principles to energy and water usage throughout their operations.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Independence Blue Cross (IBC) today announced that it is the presenting sponsor of the American Diabetes Association's (ADA's) Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes to be held in Philadelphia on Saturday, October 4, 2008.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. and INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 900 employees and families of Group RCI, a world leader in leisure real estate and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN), gathered recently for the emotional reunion of RCI co-founder Christe...

- August 18, 2008 - ICMM's new toolkit, Planning for Integrated Mine Closure, provides practical guidance for closing a mine in a sustainable manner.

The new planning toolkit, which is intended for use by both large and small companies, ...

GUATEMALA CITY,GUATEMALA. - August 18, 2008 - In a groundbreaking move toward national reconciliation and unity among its peoples, the Guatemalan government has formally recognized the Maya and other native cultures in this Central American nation, granting them an official...

August 18, 2008 - "Whether your issue is fiscal responsibility, compensation, leadership, decision making, decentralization, control, social entrepreneurship, employee development, or racism, sexism and drugs in the workplace, you will find here principles, guidelines, and e...

CAMBRIDGE,MA. - August 18, 2008 - Genzyme Corporation, a world leading biotechnology company, today announced that it awarded more than $100,000 in community grants and sponsorships in the third quarter of this year to support 10 non-profit organizations located in a...

CALGARY, AB. - August 18, 2008 - In the midst of unprecedented growth within the field of sustainability consulting, Jacques Whitford Ltd. is pleased to announce its acquisition of The Sheltair Group. The newly created entity, Sheltair, a Jacques Whitford Company, unites two...

- August 18, 2008 - CSRwire: Innovest Strategic Value Advisors has confirmed its Intangible Value Assessment of Chubu Electric Power Company based on the company's relative performance of social, environmental, and strategic governance (ESG) issues relative to sector ...