CSR News

NEW YORK, NY - Grammy Award-winning musician and Haitian native Wyclef Jean is announcing the launch of his new humanitarian initiative Yele Haiti (www.yele.org) today in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Yele Haiti is a non-p...

HONG KONG - CLSA Ltd, Asia-Pacific's #1 brokerage, yesterday raised more than US$2.3 million for the CLSA Relief Fund to support rebuilding efforts in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia and Thailand. Global institutional investors gave generously by directing orders generati...

New York, NY - On January 26th, EmployeeROI and its partners will bring together women business leaders to develop, share and reinforce new leadership skills and competencies, and expand their sphere of influence through peer networking. The women leaders attending w...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - More than three-hundred companies have requested applications to compete in DiversityInc's fifth annual survey of the Top 50 Companies for Diversity for 2005, and applications for the competition are still being accepted. The most in-depth analysi...

PARIS - Novethic, a subsidiary of the Caisse des dépôts (CDC), is a resource center for socially responsible investment. Below, Novethic presents the highlights of the SRI* investment market in France for 2004: net change in SRI assets under management, num...

SAN FRANCISCO - Business for Social Responsibility's Clean Cargo Working Group has just published a Guidance Appendix to its Environmental Performance Survey (EPS). The Clean Cargo EPS is a standard environmental reporting tool for ocean transport. The Guidance Appe...

SEATTLE - Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) today announced a major commitment of $1 million in 2005 for the improvement of parks throughout King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties. At a formal launch event attended by Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, representatives fro...

ATLANTA, Jan. 19, 2005 - Do hunger and obesity go together?

To a surprising extent, say nutrition experts, hunger often leads to obesity. Families unable to afford nutritious food often end up developing unhealthy eating habits, ...

El Segundo, Calif. - Mattel, Inc. [NYSE: MAT] today announced the relaunch of its non-profit philanthropic arm, the Mattel Children's Foundation. Committed to making a difference in the global community by effectively serving children in need, the Mattel Children's F...

SUNNYVALE, CA -- AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced it will donate $1.5 million (U.S.) in financial support for relief and recovery efforts in response to the devastating tsunami in Southeast Asia. The company will also utilize its employee-giving program to provide a on...