CSR News

London - economie, the international organisation dedicated to the education, promotion and development of socially responsible investment (SRI) worldwide, today announced the launch of a new on-line community for people who are interested and committed to sustainabil...

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New York - Reflecting the mainstreaming of the corporate responsibility movement, Business Ethics Magazine announced today that it is merging into The CRO, a new corporate membership organization for Corporate Responsibility Officers.

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Kmart Corporation (NYSE: KM) today announced Leaders in Learning, an aggressive new corporate giving and community outreach initiative that focuses all of the company's community-based resources to support diverse education programs and promote lifelong learning. Kmart donat...

ARCADIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2006--The Vons Division of Safeway Inc. announced today that a record $1,170,800 was raised to support prostate cancer research during the company's annual June fundraiser. This amount is the largest contribution toward the Company'...

DAVIS, Calif.- MicroCredit, a not-for-profit venture that makes guarantor-backed loans to aid third-world poor, today announced its loan of $500,000 to CREDIT, the Cambodian Rural Economic Development Initiatives for Transformation. The three-year loan will enable CREDIT to ...

MEXICO CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2006--Exchanging Views:
Visions of Latin America in the Coleccion Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, a major exhibition of work from the 1950s through the present, is on view at the Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, from A...

HAWTHORNE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2006--Cereplast Inc.
(OTCBB:CERP), producer of resins made from renewable and biodegradable sources, announced today that it has signed an agreement with a Brazilian plastics manufacturer. IraPlast Ltda, located in Iracemapo...

(New York) - Alabama Power Company Senior Vice President Robert Holmes, Jr. today began a two year term as chair of the Ethics & Compliance Officer Association (ECOA). The ECOA is the world's largest membership organization for professionals managing ethics, comp...

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2006-- Just in time for the hottest days of summer, Ben & Jerry's is bringing milkshakes to the masses for some cool relief. Ben & Jerry's MilkShakes are a rich, creamy drinkable treat in three classic flavors from the...