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03-17-08
Pepsi Center Makes Green Effort, From Air to Zamboni
DENVER,CO March 17, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- There's virtually no part of Pepsi Center's arena operation that can't be considered for an environmentally friendly makeover and arena officials began showing off a number of them today -- from giant air circulating fans in the build...
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03-17-08
Pepsi Center First Major U.S. Sports Venue to Claim '100% Green' Status; Targets Fan Involvement in 'Play Clean' Environmental Initiative
DENVER, CO - March 17, 2008 - /PRNewswire/ -- Pepsi Center, Colorado's largest indoor sports and entertainment venue, has become the first sports arena in the United States to claim "100 percent Green" status, announcing it will buy enough renewable energy to offset all elec...
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03-17-08
Kroenke Sports Encourages Fans to Talk Trash, Play Clean
DENVER, CO March 17, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Pepsi Center officials today announced the start of a program designed to encourage fans to recycle products used during concerts and events as well as cut down on pollution caused by cars.
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03-17-08
Allegheny Contract Flooring Inc. Takes an Environmental Leadership Position by Joining Carbonfund.org's CarbonFree Program
WINCHESTER, MA - March 17, 2008 - Allegheny Contract Flooring Inc. announced today that it is offsetting its carbon emissions with Carbonfund.org, one of the country's leading carbon offset organizations. Allegheny Cont...
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03-17-08
Top Manufacturers Gearing Up to Share Climate Strategies
CHICAGO, IL - March 17, 2008 - With only three weeks to go, leading manufacturers are gearing up to share their climate strategies at the inaugural Sustainable Manufacturing Summit on April 8-9 in Chicago. "Sharing non-proprietary information improves total collective corpor...
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03-17-08
Nestle Releases the Company's First Creating Shared Value Report
March 17, 2008 - Nestlé has launched the company's first Creating Shared Value report, including new figures on the impact of its business activities on the environment and society across the world. In 2007, Nestlé reduced its direct greenhouse gas emissions by 16% compared ...
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03-15-08
Nokia collaborates with Free The Children to raise social consciousness of Canadian students
TORONTO, ON - March 12, 2008 - Nokia and Free The Children announced today that they are working together to launch the Directors of Change program, a joint initiative that aims to create a generation of socially engaged and globally aware Canadian youth.
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03-14-08
Nordstrom to Transition to Environmentally Friendly Shopping Bags and Boxes
SEATTLE, WA - March 14, 2007 - /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced that it will introduce new environmentally friendly packaging options for customers throughout 2008. Fully recyclable shopping bags and gift boxes and a reusable shop...
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03-14-08
Verite Convenes Consultative Meeting in Efforts to Eliminate Child Labor in West African Cocoa Farming
LONDON, UK - March 14, 2008 - Verité, the US-based nonprofit that provides solutions to labor abuses worldwide through innovative corporate social responsibility, is convening a landmark one-day consultative meeting called "Why Verify? Making Cocoa Verification Count," in Lo...
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03-14-08
Partnership Drives Revitalization of East Palo Alto
EAST PALO ALTO, Calif., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The dream of innovative business partners from Silicon Valley and the Bay Area has finally materialized. The East Palo Alto Branch of Community Trust Federal Credit Union is celebrating its opening with an official public cere...
