CSR News

Midland, MI - September 12, 2006 - The Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) has rated Dow as one of the top performers in the global chemical industry, a recognition Dow has received for the sixth time since the launch of the index in 1999.

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2006--Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) will name Office Depot "Humanitarian of the Year" for its commitment to keeping America's youth safe and drug free. The prestigious award will be presented at CADCA's Annual Drug-F...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2006--Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) announced its energy-efficiency product strategy today, underscoring the importance of reduced power consumption as well as enhanced performance in its product design.

The company also launched an ene...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2006--The number of women holding the top executive position in the Fortune 500 has doubled from five in August 2001 to ten in August 2006. That number will hit 11, when PepsiCo CFO Indra Nooyi takes over as CEO in October.

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2006--In an effort to alleviate the serious health problems caused by air emissions, leaders from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), North Carolina State University (NC State) and the University of North C...

Paris- According to statistics compiled by Novethic, which were used by Eurosif to evaluate the French market for its European SRI Study - 2006, France is now Europe's fourth largest SRI market, with invested assets totaling €8.2 billion. This is 8% of the European SRI (soc...

New York - Innovest, the global leader in analyzing extra-financial sources of investment risk, has released its most recent report on the Chemical Sector. As the only investment research firm that currently identifies chemical product risk prior to incident, the Innovest re...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2006--Leading brain health experts convened today in Washington, D.C. for a public forum discussing the results of a new poll entitled Attitudes and Awareness of Brain Health. One of the poll's key findings: most Americans are not makin...

Amberjac Projects Limited, a company in the United Kingdom, wish to congratulate Andy Green and the JCB Dieselmax team on their momentous 350mph world landspeed record attempt success.

Amberjac Projects developed and built the battery systems an...

STRATHAM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2006--The Timberland Company today introduces new, environmentally-friendlier packaging for its footwear products and a product information label that details aspects of the company's environmental and community footprint. The new p...