CSR News

PARINTINS, Brazil--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20, 2006--In one of the most remote inhabited places on Earth, the Amazon, Intel Corporation has created a wireless, high-speed Internet network for residents to access vast resources of medical, educational and commercial knowledge ...

SAN RAFAEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2006--California Closets(R), the leading designer of home storage solutions, today announced it has added Roseburg Forest Products' SkyBlend(TM)particleboard to their product line offerings. SkyBlend is a Scientific Certific...

Boyle, AB - Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. (Al-Pac), a private company in northeastern Alberta owned by Mitsubishi Corporation (70 per cent) and Oji Paper Co. Ltd. (30 per cent), has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) accredited certifier, ...

Singapore - The International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, announced gains on key development indicators for FY06, with investments in high-risk and low-income countries up 20 percent, and a record $9.5 billion in investment com...

SAN FRANCISCO - Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) will attend the second annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Sept. 20-22, 2006, in New York, where CEO Aron Cramer will present BSR's commitment to enhance women's reproductive health in global supply chains.

EMERYVILLE, Calif. - Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEET), a specialty coffee roaster and marketer, today introduced Ethiopian Super Natural, a rare wonder from the heart of the crop in the famed Yirgacheffe region of Ethiopia. Appropriately named, this unique...

SAN FRANCISCO - Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) is pleased to announce the appointment of environmental economist and sustainable business expert Dr. Diane Osgood as the organization's new Vice President, CSR Strategy.

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SEATTLE--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that its Intalco Works in Ferndale, Wash., will be honored with the Corporate Wildlife Stewardship Award by the Washington Waterfowl Association (WWA) in recognition of the plant's commitment to preserving fish and wildlife resources ...

Brussels-- Ethical Corporation will hold a 2-day conference on September 26-27, 2006, in Brussels focussing on corporate communication of values to employees.

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London -- Ethical Corporation will hold a 2-day conference on November 20-21, 2006 in London which focuses on brand management and consumer communications.

Toyota has sold over 500,000 hybrid Prius cars since 1997. For many, they own the green s...