CSR News

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 11, 2008-IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and ING Bank N.V. of the Netherlands have signed an agreement to help reduce methane emissions in Ukraine. The agreement takes place under the Netherlands European Carbon Facility, a joint facility o...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Recycling Coalition (NRC) today honored The Coca-Cola Company with its annual "Recycling Works!" Award for the Company's unparalleled commitment to sustainable packaging design, investment in recycling infrastructur...

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Actor, director and Enterprise Community Partners Board Trustee Edward Norton, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, dignitaries and formerly homeless residents gathered today at 9:30 a.m. at the St. George Hotel in downtown Los Angeles to celebrat...

NEW YORK, NY - Ceres and the United Nations Foundation will host hundreds of Wall Street leaders and institutional investors at the Investor Summit on Climate Risk at the United Nations on Thursday, February 14, 2008. Participants from around the world will discuss the far-r...

BETHESDA, MD "“ February 11, 2007 - With more than 35 million U.S. consumers spending $209 billion annually on socially and environmentally responsible products*, Marriott (NYSE:MAR) becomes the first hotel company to offer its customers organic and sustainably-grown flower...

BOSTON, MA - February 11, 2008 "“ Luggage Forward, the leading provider of door-to-door luggage delivery service to more than 200 countries and territories, announced today that it is offsetting its carbon emissions with Carbonfund.org, one of the country’s leading carbon of...

VANCOUVER, CANADA - One of the overwhelming challenges facing society and policy-makers in the 21st century will be how to reconcile the economic and social needs of urban populations in ways which are sustainable. With half the global population now living in cities, urban ...

NEW YORK, NY - February 11, 2008 - Transparency in communications is a key indicator of a socially responsible company "“ more important than philanthropy or NGO partnerships "“ according to a landmark corporate responsibility and sustainability communications report launche...

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- VeeV, the World's First Acai Spirit, announced today that they have become certified carbon neutral by Climate Clean LLC, making them the first U.S. alcohol company -- and one of the first consumer product companies -- to fully offset the...

ATLANTA, GA - February 11, 2008 - UPS (NYSE: UPS) today awarded $75,000 in scholarships to five minority students with NASCAR ambitions. The scholarships demonstrate UPS’s continued commitment to helping NASCAR better reflect a changing workforce and fan base.