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03-14-07
Ethiopian Rainwater Harvesting Project Wins 5th Swiss Re Award for Sustainable Watershed Management
Zurich - March 14, 2007 - The Ethiopian Rainwater Harvesting Association (ERHA) has won Swiss Re's 2007 International ReSource Award for Sustainable Watershed Management. The ERHA will receive up to USD 80 000 for the implementation of a rainwater harvesting system to pro...
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03-14-07
Sustainable Ventures Seeks Market Leaders for Phase Two of "Our Daily Bread" Prize Program
BERKELEY, CA.,- March 13, 2007 "“ Sustainable Ventures (SV) catalyzes opportunities for people to create a sustainable future by using their purchasing power. In order to inform and engage the marketplace, SV and the Our Daily Bread Leadership Team are seeking Market Leader...
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03-14-07
IFC Offers Guidance to the Private Sector in Relation to ILO Convention 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples
March 13, 2007- The International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced today the release of a new IFC publication, "ILO Convention 169 and the Private Sector: Questions and Answers for IFC Clients." The publication is intended as a practical guide for IFC clients and t...
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03-14-07
Building Your Business Case for Sustainable Purchasing
A new guide from the BC-based Sustainability Purchasing Network "“ available at www.buysmartbc.com "“ shows organizations why it makes sense to consider the impact of their purchasing decisions all the way down the l...
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03-13-07
"Best-Facade Contest" in Chemuyil.
Carlos Manuel JoaquÃn González, Mayor of Solidaridad, and the Executive Director of Xel-Há, Francisco Córdova Lira, awarded prizes to the winners of the second facade contest. They both stressed the importance of the Chemuyil Project as an example for private and public ...
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03-13-07
Thunderbird To Offer Corporate Social Responsibility Program
PHOENIX - GLENDALE, AZ - March 13, 2007 - Business's traditional social contract is dead. In today's global economy creating jobs, paying taxes and making profits is not enough to meet society’s expectations. Responding to these changes, Thunderbird’s Corporate Responsibil...
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03-13-07
TIAA-CREF Issues New Edition of its Policy Statement on Corporate Governance
NEW YORK, March 13, 2007 "“ TIAA-CREF, the financial services organization and the leading provider of retirement services in the academic, medical, research and cultural fields, today released a newly revised edition of its Policy Statement on Corporate Governance. The rev...
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03-13-07
Herbalife Family Foundation Provides Grant to Hong Kong Children's Home
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2007--A grant to establish a Casa Herbalife program at Po Leung Kuk in Hong Kong has been given by the Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF).
The Casa Herbalife program, created in 2005, works with existin...
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03-13-07
Munich Re Joins World Environment Center to Strengthen its Sustainable Development and Business Capabilities
WASHINGTON, D.C.- March 13, 2007- The Munich Re Group, a global market leader in property-casualty, life and health reinsurance, and Germany's second largest primary insurer, has today announced its decision to become a member of the World Environment Center, a global non-p...
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03-13-07
Alcoa's Kawneer Architectural Products Help in the Design of "Green" Building
NEW YORK- March 13, 2007- Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that a wide range of the company’s Kawneer architectural aluminum products and systems were used in the construction of a new "green" headquarters building designed for Heifer International, a non profit organization ...
