CSR News

PITTSBURGH, PA., Jan 2, 2007 -- Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business has added a "Sustainable Technology" award to its 2006 Annual McGinnis Venture Competition.

This is an important addition because -- in light of depleting re...

LOS GATOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2007--In a high-profile demonstration of the power of renewable resources, Akeena Solar, Inc. (OTCBB:AKNS), a leading designer and installer of solar power systems, today announced that it teamed with PG&E to help provide the 1...

Socially responsible investing (SRI) experienced a landmark year in 2006 on so many fronts that any one of the SocialFunds Top Five SRI News Stories could have taken the number one spot in any of the previous seven years we published this list. The sheer number of green inv...

CLEVELAND, January 5, 2007 "“ More than 2,000 Ohio families will have the opportunity to purchase their first homes, thanks to a $4 million grant from the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services. The new statewide program offers Individual Development Accounts (IDAs), p...

LATHAM - January 5, 2007 - In its continuing effort to help nonprofits grow their financial resources for the future, The Community Foundation for the Capital Region launched the Legacy Partnership ProgramSM, a new initiative to assist nonprofits in building endowments.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN---January 4, 2007---The Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) )-a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the role of compliance professionals, and advancing corporate governance, compliance and ethics on a global scale-announced t...

AUSTIN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 2007--Hormel Foods Corporation, (NYSE:HRL), one of the nation's largest manufacturers and marketers of consumer-branded meat and food products, published its first citizenship overview today, available in HTML or PDF format at www.horm...

El Segundo, Calif., January 4, 2007 "“ As part of its ongoing commitment to children and families around the world, the Mattel Children's Foundation has awarded 42 grants in 38 countries totaling more than $1 million under its International Grants Program, including 21 grant...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) shifted from the periphery to the mainstream in 2005; in 2006 it dominated headlines and catapulted into the heart of our collective consciousness. CSR initiatives such as microfinance and "green" energy impacted lives and won allegianc...

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL):

MEDIA ADVISORY

WHAT: Media teleconference with Michael Dell, chairman of Dell, to discuss a global environmental initiative.

WHO: Michael Dell,...