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07-05-06
Premier Inc. to Present at National Events In July; Discussions Include Recent Release of Evidence That Improving Patient Care Can Reduce Costs, Save Lives
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 5, 2006--Leaders from the Premier Inc. healthcare alliance will speak at conferences around the nation in July, with several presentations focusing on Premier's recent release of evidence that improving patient care can reduce costs and...
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07-05-06
Levi's Brand Launches 100% Organic Cotton Jeans; Denim Leader to Offer Organic Options in its Most Popular Styles for Fall 2006
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 5, 2006--The Levi's(R) brand today announced it will include jeans made with 100% organic cotton in its fall 2006 product line. Organic cotton will be used in select new and popular men's and women's styles within its Red Tab and rece...
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07-05-06
CEOs Embrace Corporate Social Responsibility With New Urgency, But Do They Risk Angering Shareholders? Not If They Can Prove Bottom-line Benefit, Says New Survey
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 5, 2006--Ask any Fortune 500 CEO to talk about how philanthropic and socially responsible his or her company is these days and you will likely open a floodgate of conversation ranging from carbon-offsetting and fair labor standards to employ...
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07-05-06
Premier Honors Healthcare System, Contracted Supplier for Efforts to Promote Diversity in Supply Chain Process
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 5, 2006--The Premier Inc.
healthcare alliance has named SSM Health Care and Phoenix Textile Corp., both of St. Louis, Mo., as winners of the 2006 Premier Diversity Recognition Award for efforts to promote the use of minority, wome...
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07-05-06
ReportAlert! Holcim Ltd publishes Sustainable Development Report 2005
Swiss global cement producer Holcim Ltd has published its sustainability report for 2004/2005. The Group is well on track to achieving its sustainability targets and has set further targets in the area of atmospheric emissions and occupational health and safety. The report i...
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07-05-06
Join Abbott and Harvard University's Jane Nelson for an Online Discussion About Abbott's Global Citizenship Efforts and Impact on the Global Community
WHAT: Abbott will host a webcast discussion about its approach to global citizenship in key areas such as access to medicines, environmental health and safety, diversity, ethics and compliance, and research and development. Learn, ask, and assess Abbott's efforts ba...
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06-30-06
AT&T Helps Connect Military Families for Independence Day, Supports Military Families with Free Phone Calls and Entertainment; Donates Second 10,000 of 30,000 Prepaid Phone Cards to U.S. Military
SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 2006--AT&T Inc.(NYSE: T) announced today that, in honor of Independence Day, it will work with the United Service Organizations (USO) to distribute an additional 10,000 free prepaid phone cards to U.S. military members overseas in...
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06-30-06
ReportAlert! Telefónica publishes 2005 Corporate Responsibility Report
Telefónica has published its 2005 Corporate Responsibility Report, available at http://www.telefonica.es/corporateresponsibility/
The report seeks answers to four questions:
Does Telefónica drive economic progr...
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06-29-06
Global Compact Board Convenes Inaugural Meeting
The 20-member board, appoin...
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06-29-06
MicroCredit Enterprises Reaches Key Milestone with Approval of 20,000 Total Microloans to Poor Women
DAVIS, Calif.,- MicroCredit Enterprises, a not-for-profit venture that makes Guarantor-backed small business loans to aid third-world poor, today announced that with its most recent board vote the organization has now provided loans to 20,000 impoverished women in Cambodia, ...
