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04-29-08
Karito Kids(R) Play More Than 'House' - Karito Kids Play 'World'
LOS ANGELES, April 29, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Children have played "house" for hundreds of years. The game is simple: youngsters create social situations and then imitate the behavior of each person involved. Playing house is not only a lot of fun, but it is also a healthy w...
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04-29-08
KEEN Inc. Announces STAND Winners, Gives $150,000 in Award Money
PORTLAND, OR - April 29. 2008 - KEEN Inc., a leader in hybrid outdoor performance products including footwear, socks and bags, today announced the winners of its sustainability contest: STAND. To support recipients’ sustainability projects, KEEN gave a total of $150,000 acro...
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04-28-08
Organic Style Ltd. acquires Bed & Bath pioneer Coyuchi, Inc.
SAN RAFAEL, CA - April 28, 2008 - Organic Style Ltd., the fast-growing eco-luxury internet retailer, announced today the acquisition of Coyuchi, Inc., an eco-luxury brand for premium Organic and Fair Trade cotton bed and bath products.
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04-28-08
Toyota Announces $5 Million Grant To National Park Support Organizations For Environmental Leadership Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 28, 2008 - Toyota today announced a $5 million contribution in support of five National Parks and the National Park Foundation to enhance environmental leadership and educational programs at parks around the country. The company also will donate 23 ...
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04-28-08
Mercy Corps Taps DHL's Global Logistics Expertise to Deliver Medical Supplies to Iraq
PORTLAND, OR - April 28, 2008 - DHL, the express and logistics company, has teamed up with the global relief and development agency Mercy Corps to send $9.6 million worth of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies to southern Iraq. The emergency supplies will be distributed to ...
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04-28-08
Working Mother Magazine Names Bayer Among "2008 Best Green Companies for America’s Children"
PITTSBURGH, PA - April 28, 2008 - Bayer Corporation is among 20 U.S. companies Working Mother magazine honors in its May issue featuring the "2008 Best Green Companies for America's Children." Bayer is the only Pittsburgh-based corporation to receive the accolade.
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04-28-08
Exclusively Green, LLC Partners with Carbonfund.org to Offset Shipping of Green Products
EAGLEVILLE, PA - April 28, 2008 - Exclusively Green, LLC announced today that it is offsetting its carbon emissions with Carbonfund.org, one of the country's leading carbon offset organizations.
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04-28-08
The Center for Employment Opportunities Helps Program Participants Return to the Workforce Through Salesforce.com's 1% Product Donation Program
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Salesforce.com Foundation, the global leader in integrating philanthropy and business, today announced that The Center for Employment Opportunities, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping the formerly incarcerated and o...
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04-28-08
Committees on Investor Responsibility at Colleges and Universities Meet for the First Time This Month
April 28, 2008 - Over 60 people from various U.S. colleges and universities from across the country joined the Responsible Endowments Coalition (REC), The Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing at Columbia University (ACSRI) and members of the Columbia Universi...
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04-28-08
Missing Out: New Deloitte Survey Finds Most Corporations Overlook Cost-Effective Opportunity to Unlock New Training and Development Resources
NEW YORK, NY - April 28, 2008 - According to the fifth annual Volunteer IMPACT Survey by Deloitte, the overwhelming majority of human resource professionals view skills-based volunteerism as a powerful and cost-effective professional development tool, yet very few companies ...
