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07-13-07
HP Meets Billion Pound Recycling Goal Six Months Early, Sets Target for 2 Billion Pounds by 2010
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2007--Having met its goal six months early to recycle 1 billion pounds of electronics, HP NYSE:HPQ) today announced that it has set a new target for another billion pounds by the end of 2010.
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07-13-07
Henry Schein's 'Healthy Children, Healthy Lifestyles' Expands to Four New Cities in Its Second Year
MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2007--Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq:HSIC), the largest distributor of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners in the combined North American and European markets, announced today that "Healthy Children, Healthy Li...
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07-12-07
The Body Shop Announces New Initiative on Sustainable Palm Oil to Tackle Global Threat to Biodiversity
NEW YORK, NY - July 12, 2007 - The Body Shop International today became the first cosmetics and toiletries retailer to introduce sustainable palm oil into the global beauty industry. The company has made this pioneering move as a response to the continue...
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07-12-07
Collaboration with Stakeholders Needed to Improve Working Conditions in Shenzhen’s Information and Communication Technology Industry
BEIJING- July 12, 2007 "“ A new report published today determines that collaboration between suppliers, international customers, local government, and NGOs is key to improving social and environmental conditions in the information and communication technology (ICT) industry ...
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07-12-07
Americans Scrutinize Business Practices in Deciding What to Buy
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than two-thirds of Americans say they consider a company’s business practices when deciding what to buy, according to the 2007 Cone Cause Evolution Survey. At the same time, there is a substantial increase in the number of American workers who w...
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07-12-07
World Environment Center Participates in White House "Conference on the Americas"
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 12, 2007 - The World Environment Center (WEC) today congratulated the White House for organizing a Conference of the Americas. The one-day conference, held on July 9, brought together business, non-governmental and political leaders from over 30 nati...
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07-12-07
Stop & Shop Commits to 100% Renewable Energy at New Kennebunk Store
KENNEBUNK, ME- July 12, 2007 "“ The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company and Sterling Planet today announced Stop & Shop purchased Sterling Planet's Green-e certified renewable energy to match 100 percent of its electricity use at its new store that opened on June 15 in K...
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07-12-07
Wendy's Strengthens Animal Welfare Guidelines
DUBLIN, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2007--Wendy's International, Inc. has strengthened its animal welfare guidelines by giving preferential buying to its pork and chicken suppliers who improve systems for humane animal welfare.
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07-12-07
Western Union and JAG Partner to Offer Financial Literacy Education to at-Risk Youth
(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2007--The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a global leader in money-transfer services, and Jobs for America's Graduates, Inc. (JAG) today launched an innovative financial literacy curriculum aimed to train and empower students.
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07-12-07
Green Mountain Power's Low-Income Pilot Program Begins
COLCHESTER, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2007--Green Mountain Power's new program to assist low-income customers begins today. Under a three-year pilot program developed in cooperation with AARP Vermont and approved by the Vermont Public Service Board, Green Mountain Power...
