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Basel - Dr. Daniel Vasella, Chairman and CEO of Novartis, announced today that the Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases (NITD) will initiate research on malaria - estimated to annually kill more than one million people worldwide and one of the top three killer dis...

West Bridgewater, MA- Responding to a plea for support from small-scale cocoa farmers in the Dominican Republic, the pioneering fair trade business Equal Exchange is urging that country's president to repeal a tax that it claims is illegal, discriminatory, and has bee...

West Bridgewater, MA-- While other small, growing natural product brands continue to get bought up by large corporations, Equal Exchange - the Fair Trade coffee pioneers - and Wainwright Bank have created a unique, company specific Certificate of Deposit to raise affo...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2006--America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network and Hormel Foods Corporation today announced the signing of a two-year partnership agreement to work together to combat hunger in the United States.

Fairfield, Conn. - GE released today its 2006 citizenship report highlighting the company's progress in 2005 and providing a view into its priorities for the coming year. The report, "Solving Big Needs," is the company's second, and tells the story of how GE uses its ...

The Organizing Committee of the 28th Annual Industrial Energy Technology Conference, (IETC), in New Orleans, Louisiana presented Dow with an award for leadership in energy management. Sponsored by the Energy Systems Laboratory, Texas A&M University System, Louisia...

In an address in Washington, D.C., Andrew Liveris, President, CEO and Chairman of The Dow Chemical Company, announced the company's sustainability goals for the next decade.

Speaking to leaders of the policy, regulatory, business...

The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is proud to announce greening efforts for its 2006 event, to take place June 16-18 in Manchester, Tennessee. The Bonnaroo organization is dedicated to producing a festival that is as environmentally friendly as possible while raisi...

SALUDA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2006--In recent press releases, XcelPlus International Inc. (PINK SHEETS: XLPI) announced its negotiations for a bio-diesel product called Diesenol. Due to an overwhelming number of questions from our shareholders, the Company is ...

SUDBURY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2006--Jones and Bartlett Publishers (J&B) has announced a training grant valued in excess of $1,000,000. This training grant will be distributed exclusively through members of the North American Fire Training Directors (NAF...