CSR News

CINCINNATI - In its 2004 Annual Report, Cinergy Corp. (NYSE:CIN) has taken the unique approach of asking key stakeholders--from U.S. senators to former EPA administrators--how common ground can be found in shaping a response to global warming.

LAS VEGAS - The gaming industry's first company to launch a voluntary diversity initiative today presented a four-year retrospective of its efforts during a meeting attended by more than 700 diversity partners, suppliers, contractors, company executives, elected

TORONTO, ON - EECO 2005 continues to add headline speakers to what is becoming the must attend conference of the spring in the Great Lakes Region. Toronto's mayor David Miller and Chicago's mayor Richard Daley are the latest high-level decision makers to add their nam...

ATLANTA - UPS (NYSE:UPS) is implementing two new initiatives to protect the environment - 11,000 computers soon will automatically go to "sleep" when not in use, and 14 California facilities have begun purchasing "green" power.

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ROUND ROCK, TX - Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) More than 1,000 middle-school students from 29 school districts nationwide graduated from the Dell TechKnow program last fall, a 270 percent increase over the previous year. The students earned a free Dell desktop computer they...

PITTSBURGH - Alcoa Foundation announced today that it has invested $100,000 in grants to the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre as it prepares for its New York City debut at The Joyce Theater from March 29 through April 3, 2005.

"Performi...

CAMBRIDGE, MA and ALEXANDRIA, VA - United Way of America today announced its choice of cMarket, a leading provider of Internet-based auction fundraising services, to become the organization's preferred online auction platform for charitable fundraising. cMarket's tec...

COLORADO SPRINGS - Tracey Latimore of Joliet, Ill., was selected as the winner of a $5,000 college scholarship in the "Excellence through Ethics" essay contest sponsored by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP and JA Worldwide (Junior Achievement). Contestants were asked to...

CHESTNUT HILL - In his first major speaking engagement as Starbucks Coffee Company's (Nasdaq: SBUX) president and chief executive officer, Jim Donald will discuss how corporate responsibility is a core value for the world's largest coffee retailer. He will speak April...

SEATTLE -- As part of its ongoing commitment to balance fiscal responsibility with the goals of enhancing people's lives and protecting the environment, Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) has released its fourth Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Annual Report...