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09-24-07
Alcoa Recognized as ''Best in Class'' in Response to Climate Change; Named to Climate Disclosure Leadership Index
NEW YORK, NY - September 24, 2007 - Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that it was recognized as "Best in Class" in its approach to climate change disclosure in a report released today by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a coalition of more than 315 global investors with mo...
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09-24-07
Neenah's Flagship CLASSIC(R) and STARWHITE(R) Brands Now Carbon Neutral
ALPHARETTA, GA - September 24, 2007 - Neenah Paper announces that its six flagship CLASSIC CREST®, CLASSIC® Linen, CLASSIC® Laid, CLASSIC COLUMNS®, CLASSIC COTTON® and STARWHITE® Brands are now manufactured Carbon Neutral.
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09-24-07
Jacob & Jones; Scotland's First Carbon Neutral Estate Agency
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - September 24, 2007 - One of Scotland's newest estate agencies, Jacob & Jones, today announced that it will offset its carbon emissions with Carbonfund.org. This makes the Glasgow company, which specialises in providing quality, affordable home-selling...
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09-24-07
IBM joins Anglo American, Banco Real/ABN Amro, Nestle and BHP Billiton to debate responsible business strategies for emerging markets
September 24, 2007 - IBM has recently joined the executive level cast of speakers, which includes representatives from Citigroup, Unilever, SABMiller and De Beers, who will gather at the "Responsible Business in Emerging Markets Summit" set to take place on 9th - 10th Octob...
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09-24-07
Volvo Doubles Award Money for America's Top Hometown Heroes
Winning Heroes Will Receive $100,000 for Charity of their Choice; Grand Award Winner Also Receives a Volvo Car for Life
IRVINE, CA - September 24, 2007 - Volvo Cars of North America announced today it is doubling its charitable donation t...
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09-21-07
Pearson Helps Break World Record for Largest Shared Reading Experience
NEW YORK, NY - September 21, 2007 - Pearson people helped set a new world record yesterday for the largest "shared reading experience" as part of Jumpstart's Read for the Record 2007, breaking the world record for the number of people reading the same book on a single day. ...
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09-21-07
Accidental Deaths Increasing at Alarming Rate Poisonings, Overdoses Seeing Greatest Gains
ITASCA, IL - September 21, 2007 - Accidental deaths in the United States are rising at an alarming rate, more than 20 percent over a 10-year period, reaching 113,000 deaths in 2005, according to the latest data available. The National Safety Council (NSC) warns that at the c...
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09-21-07
Senate Resolution Declares June 2007 National Safety Month
WASHINGTON - September 21, 2007 - With a recent National Safety Council report citing a dramatic increase in accidental death rates, the United States Senate has passed a resolution declaring June as National Safety Month.
Co-sponsored by Senat...
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09-21-07
The Principal Financial Group Receives Perfect Rating on Corporate Equality Index
DES MOINES, IA - September 21, 2007 - The Principal Financial Group(R) scored 100 percent on the 2007 Corporate Equality Index. This annual measure by the Human Rights Campaign rates employers on a scale from zero to 100 percent on the treatment of gay, lesbian, bisexual and...
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09-21-07
Global Reading Campaign Makes History While Raising Awareness and Funding for Early Education in Low-Income Communities
NEW YORK - September 21, 2007 - The Pearson Foundation helped make history yesterday as hundreds of thousands of children and adults read the classic The Story of Ferdinand across the U.S. and in Latin America. The reading campaign raised more than $1 million for the...
