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05-20-08
SEMAFO Receives 2008 Alpha Award Award of Distinction for Environmental Protection
MONTREAL, QUEBEC -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/20/08 -- SEMAFO (TSX: SMF), a Canadian-based mining company with gold exploration and production activities in West Africa was awarded the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Saint-Laurent 2008 Alpha Award of Distinction for Environme...
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05-20-08
United Technologies Named Corporation of the Year for Supplier Diversity
HARTFORD, Conn.,May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- United Technologies Corp.
(NYSE: UTX) has been named "2008 Corporation of the Year" by the Connecticut Minority Supplier Development Council for successfully increasing procurement opportunities with minority business owners.
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05-20-08
Innovest Confirms The Walt Disney Company's IVA Rating
May 20, 2008 "“ CSRwire: Innovest Strategic Value Advisors has confirmed its Intangible Value Assessment of The Walt Disney Company based on the company’s relative performance of social, environmental, and strategic governance (ESG) issues relative to sector pe...
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05-20-08
New PureTrac Software Helps Businesses Manage Building Performance While Conserving Energy, Saving Money
BURNSVILLE, Minn., May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- PureChoice, a leader in building-performance reporting software, announces the release its new PureTrac(R) software, which provides commercial building owners and facility managers with a cost-effective answer to the ongoing struggl...
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05-20-08
DBI Announces International Charity Event and Contest
AUSTIN, Texas, May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Database-Brothers, Inc. (DBI) today announced an international database tuning charity event benefiting the American Red Cross, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, an...
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05-20-08
National Society of Black Engineers Honors UNCF/Merck Science Initiative With Golden Torch Award
WHITEHOUSE STATION, NJ - MAY 20, 2008 - The UNCF/Merck Science Initiative was recently honored by the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) with the 2008 Golden Torch Award for Corporate/Education Partnership at the NSBE Annual National Convention in Orlando, Florida. ...
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05-20-08
JetBlue Announces Jetting to Green Environmental Initiatives
Partnership launched with Airbus, Honeywell and International Aero Engines to research alternative jet fuels
NEW YORK, NY - May 20, 2008 - JetBlue Airways Corporation (Nasdaq: JBU) today announces Jetting to Green - a suite of initiatives...
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05-20-08
World Cocoa Foundation Welcomes Six New Members from Ecuador, Peru, Australia, the Netherlands, Canada and the U.S. to Global Cocoa Sustainability Work
VIENNA, VIRGINIA AND GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR - May 20, 2008 - The World Cocoa Foundation, at its 13th Partnership Meeting, held in Guayaquil, Ecuador, today welcomed six new member companies to its global cocoa sustainability work. The new companies bring the Foundation's member...
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05-20-08
Henkel Provides 150,000 Euros for Chinese Earthquake Victims
DUESSELDORF, Germany and GULPH MILLS, Pa., May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Henkel has earmarked assistance totaling 150,000 euros to help the victims of the recent devastating earthquake in China. Working closely with the Henkel sites in China, the company is already in the process o...
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05-20-08
National Sustainable Agriculture Standard Will Revolutionize American Agricultural Production and Markets
MADISON, WI "“ May 20, 2008 "“ What could be the first national standard for sustainable agriculture in the United States- the Sustainable Agriculture Practice Standard for Food, Fiber, and Biofuel Crop Producers and Agricultural Product Handlers and Processors (SCS-001) Dra...
