CSR News

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 25, 2005--A team of 30 Americans from across the nation, representing a Northwest firm, Alaska Structures, has spent Thanksgiving week in northern Pakistan, building shelters to house more than 1,000 homeless earthquake victims. The tea...

Basel - Private initiative can change the world. That was the joint message issued by well-known speakers from a wide range of backgrounds at the international 2005 Symposium of the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development in Basel/ Switzerland. The large audie...

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 24, 2005--On Thanksgiving Day, HomeAid, the country's leading non-profit developer of transitional housing, in partnership with their Gulf Coast Rebuilding Fund donors Ameriquest Mortgage Company and a nationwide network of leading h...

WATERBURY, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 23, 2005--Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) is a recipient of a 2005 Green Power Leadership Award for its commitment to purchasing renewable energy. The annual awards, presented during the Green Power Marketing C...

Institutional investors could face negligence claims unless they incorporate environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) considerations into their investment decision making, according to a new report produced by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer for the UN*.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 23, 2005--MicroEdge, a wholly owned subsidiary of Advent Software (NASDAQ: ADVS) and leading provider of solutions for the grantmaking community worldwide introduced its new product offering, GIFTS Plus Pack .NET Extension, in a live br...

Espoo, Finland - Nokia and Grameen Foundation USA (GFUSA) today announced a collaboration to bring affordable, accessible telecommunications to rural villages in Africa through microfinance. This collaboration builds on GFUSA's global Village Phone initiative that hel...

Woonsocket, Rhode Island: With enrollment for the new Medicare prescription drug coverage benefit underway, CVS/pharmacy has successfully launched a comprehensive initiative to better inform and educate seniors about the Medicare Part D program.

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 2005--BenefitPoker.org, a not-for-profit organization and the first online poker site dedicated to becoming a major fundraising resource for charities, is pleased to announce its inaugural charity tournament. On November 29th, 2005 a...

Participation in a top flight international program from Australia is now not only affordable but achievable from the comfort of your own office or home. The 2005 Corporate Social Responsibility Summit will broadcast its program on demand 24 hours a day from Decembe...