CSR News

DUBAI - Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and its importance for the region's growth and long-term development will be the focus of attention for Middle East business leaders gathering in Dubai, from June 5 to 8, 2005 to attend the 2nd Middle East Corporate Social...

PITTSBURGH - Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today announced it has released its 2004 Sustainability Report, a detailed review of the company's global environmental, social and economic performance. The report is available online at

SAN FRANCISCO - The Institute for OneWorld Health today announced that it has been awarded a 2005 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship in the amount of $615,000 over three years. Based in San Francisco, OneWorld Health is the first nonprofit pharmaceutical company...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Jessica O'Connell, an English teacher and Honor Society Advisor, made history on March 16 when she volunteered to help with a fundraiser in New York City. O'Connell found an opportunity with the Huntington's Disease Society on VolunteerMatch, and by o...

SAN FRANCISCO - Today, VolunteerMatch launched a new and improved version of its popular web site, offering clearer navigation and more powerful search tools. The freshly designed site makes it easier for volunteers to find opportunities that match their interests, an...

BEAVERTON, OR - Nike, Inc. today announced grants of cash and product totaling more than $100,000 to 21 nonprofit organizations in 14 communities in the U.S. through the 2005 NikeGO Factory Store Grant Program. The program recognizes and rewards organizations dedicate...

Irving, Texas - The VHA Health Foundation has hired Kristie Patton as director of corporate development.

In her role, P...

Kendall Wilson, AIA, IIDA, LEED AP, a principal and founder of Washington, DC-based Envision Design, has been recognized as "2005 Designer of the Year" by Contract magazine. Wilson is only the second designer from the Washington metropolitan area to win the award in t...

LOS ANGELES - ED&F Man, the world's leading merchant of cocoa, sugar and coffee, has formed Corigins (www.corigins.com), a new US-based supplier of the highest quality, traceable ingredients to the rapidly expa...

BOSTON, MA - After extensive negotiations with shareholders, Anadarko Petroleum, Apache, ChevronTexaco and three other leading U.S. oil and gas companies have taken far-reaching actions in recent months to disclose their potential financial exposu...