CSR News

Washington, D.C.- KaBOOM!, a ten year-old national non-profit organization that envisions a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America, appoints Bruce Bowman as its first-ever Chief Operating Officer effective immediately.

ICMM has released the latest issue of its newsletter with a health and safety theme. Helping our members improve their safety and health initiatives is a priority for ICMM. To help achieve this we are organizing an international conference focusing on safety and healt...

Atlanta, GA --Interface, Inc. and Meridian IQ are joint recipients of an Environmental Excellence Award from the US EPA's SmartWaySM Transport Partnership for their impressive achievements and leadership in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other air polluta...

HAWTHORNE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2006--Cereplast(TM), Inc. (OTCBB:CERP), a producer of proprietary bio-based resins used as a substitute for petroleum-based plastics, today reports that the company was recently awarded Commonwealth of Massachusetts State contract ...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2006--Dr. Jim Ferris, currently a Director at World Waste Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:WDWT) has agreed to join the company in a managerial role as President and Chief Operating Officer. In this role he will be responsible for overseeing ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 2006--Starbucks Corporation (Nasdaq: SBUX) announced today that four retired (no longer in regular use) laptops have been identified as missing from the Starbucks Corporate Support Center in Seattle. Two of the laptops contained the p...

Montreal, Canada -- Alcan has launched its global Indigenous Peoples policy, a critical component within Alcan's commitment to stakeholder engagement. The Policy, which will be distributed and apply to Alcan's more than 440 sites, is the result of consultations with I...

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 2006--Dole Packaged Foods Company, a division of Dole Food Company, announced today that its fruit processing factory in Hua Hin, Thailand has been certified to the Social Accountability International SA 8000 work place and ...

VERNON HILLS, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 2006--As a national corporate sponsor of the 2006 Marine Toys for Tots campaign, Learning Resources, Inc., a manufacturer of hands-on educational products and toys for the home and classroom, will match one-for-one its online shop...

West Caldwell, N.J. - Vitaquest International, a national nutritional supplement company, today announced that it has pledged $60,000 in product and financial contributions to Vitamin Angels, a non-profit organization designed to fight malnutrition and childhood blindness ar...