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01-29-07
New Magazine Focused on Responsible Business Launched
CHESTNUT HILL, MA - January 29, 2007 "“ A new magazine, The Corporate Citizen, has been published by the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship, a research center at the Carroll School of Management, to provide business leaders, policymakers, academics and ot...
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01-26-07
Imperial Oil contributes almost $3 million to United Way-Centraide
January 26, 2007- Imperial Oil is pleased to announce the company, in partnership with its employees and retirees, contributed close to $3 million to the 2006 United Way-Centraide campaigns across Canada.
"Our employees and retirees have once a...
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01-26-07
The White House Requests $10 Million from Congress to Restore the Penobscot River
JANUARY 26, 2007 - Old Town and Augusta, ME - The Bush Administration today announced that it is requesting $10 million dollars from Congress to restore the once-abundant sea-run fisheries of the Penobscot River in Maine, the second largest river in the Northeast. The anno...
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01-26-07
Natalie Cole and Josh Kelley Join Hilton Hotels, The GRAMMY Foundation and The Recording Academy to Put Music Education in the Spotlight
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 2007--On Feb. 1, hundreds of Los Angeles-area public school students will watch as eight-time GRAMMY(R) winner Natalie Cole and breakout singer-songwriter Josh Kelley become the final two signatures on the Hilton Harmony Piano...
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01-26-07
IMD Reduces and Offsets its Carbon Emissions
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND- January 26, 2007 "“ With its Forum for Corporate Sustainability Management (CSM) IMD has a long history of supporting ecologically and socially sustainable initiatives among partners in its Learning Network. According to Peter Lorange, President, IMD i...
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01-26-07
Portfolio 21 Announces Top 10 'Green' Companies of 2006
Portland, OR -- January 26, 2007-- Global mutual fund Portfolio 21 today announced its Top 10 financial performers among companies implementing environmental business strategies. The top performers in the fund posted returns ranging from 41% to 131% in 2006. Portfolio 21 ...
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01-25-07
Global Impact Announces Winner of Global Citizen Award
Alexandria, VA --January 25, 2007-- Global Impact announced today that it will present its highest honor, the Global Citizen award, to Microsoft Corporation for its generous support of philanthropy worldwide. Renée S. Acosta, President & CEO of Global Impact, will presen...
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01-25-07
Dr. Angel Cabrera Named Senior Adviser to UN Global Compact
GLENDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 25, 2007--Dr. Angel Cabrera, President of Thunderbird, the Garvin School of International Management, has been appointed Senior Adviser for the Global Compact on Academic Affairs.
Dr. Cabrera will lead ...
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01-25-07
Safeway Leads Retail Sector in Fighting Greenhouse Gas Emissions
PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 25, 2007--Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) announced today it has joined the California Climate Action Registry (the Registry), California's only official registry for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions reduction projects. Participation in the Re...
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01-25-07
UPS's Safest Driver Marks 45 Years (3 Million Miles) without an Accident
WEST CARROLLTON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 25, 2007--When UPS driver Ronald Sowder steps down from his tandem tractor-trailer rig tonight at the end of his 312-mile route from West Carrollton, Ohio, to Louisville and back, he'll mark 45 years of accident-free driving.
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