CSR News

CHICAGO, IL - On February 16th, Boardroom Bound(R) and its corporate partners and 165 women and ethnic minority male individual investors will honor business leaders for their recognition of a diverse corporate boardroom as a critical business imperative. Honorees are...

NEW YORK - Today's investor wants to invest in companies that demonstrate strong corporate governance and good corporate citizenship, and many companies are striving to be leaders in governance and corporate social responsibility (CSR). There are a number of ways to e...

"Microfinance has proved its value, in many countries, as a weapon against poverty and hunger. It really can change peoples' lives for the better - go especially the lives of those who need it most. "
Secretary General Kofi Annan

AUSTIN, TX - Vignette Corp. (Nasdaq:VIGN) today announced that it has donated more than $160,000 (U.S.) in products and services to the American Red Cross in the last month, in support of relief efforts following the devastating tsunami that struck Southern Asia and E...

Andrews University is offering a new educational event. "Andrews in May," a graduate level intensive session, will teach practical methods for increasing corporate responsibility toward the community. The three-week annual event takes place on the beautiful and histo...

SAN FRANCISCO - Tides Center has been awarded grants totaling $4.5 million to significantly expand its services to social innovators and nonprofit organizations. W.K. Kellogg Foundation led the funding with a three-year grant of $4.07 million. Additional funders of th...

LOS ANGELES - The NAT-UR(R) biodegradable plastic cutlery has just received another international honor. The Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) this week granted its first "Compostable Logo" to NAT-UR, Inc. for compostable utensils. NAT-UR(R) utensils are made of ...

SANTA CLARA CA - Hedge Funds Care, in conjunction with the San Francisco 49ers Foundation, will sponsor the fourth annual west coast, "Open Your Heart to the Children Benefit" at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art on March 9th, 2005 at 4:30 p.m.

Mountain View, CA - ESP (Environmental Software Providers) has announced that its software has been selected by Eni for enterprise-wide greenhouse gas management. The Italian-based Eni, one of the world's largest energy companies, will implement the software for its ...

Newark, NJ - In 1986, a minority business-owner wanted to build middle-income housing in the heart of Newark. Only one financier was willing to back the then-risky proposition. That 40-unit townhouse project became the precursor to what is currently the K. Hovnanian S...