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UNITED NATIONS -- William G. Parrett, global chief executive officer of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, called on multinational corporations to establish and follow codes of conduct that transcend minimum compliance, through principled ethical behavior that bolsters the rul...

TechnoServe/U.S. -- Entrepreneurs from all regions of Nicaragua and beyond are invited to participate in the country's first-ever national business plan competition, called "Idea tu Empresa." Beginning Monday, May 17, applications are being accepted through June 17 or...

COLCHESTER, Vt.--Green Mountain Power Corporation (NYSE: GMP) today announced that it has achieved the highest Corporate Governance Quotient rating from Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), the leading national provider of proxy voting and corp...

SEATTLE - Capitalizing on a renewed interest in poetry fostered by Hip Hop and Rap music, local Comcast and El Centro de la Raza officials today announced that El Centro has received a $25,000 grant from the Comcast Foundation's Comcast Reading Network to fund a progr...

OAK BROOK, IL - May 12, 2004 - Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMH®) and American Express today announced a new program to raise money for Ronald McDonald Houses to support the families of seriously ill children. "Make Room to Heal" will provide funds for home-like...

PHILADELPHIA - It's hard to imagine Norristown, Pennsylvania, as a magnet for new technology startups. A former industrial city on the outskirts of Philadelphia, Norristown has one of the highest poverty and unemployment rates in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

WASHINGTON - The Human Rights Campaign Foundation's workplace project, HRC WorkNet, today unveiled two new online resources to assist employers in navigating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues in the workplace. One resource centers on how marriage for same-...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy recognized the first phase of the Calpine Corporation [NYSE:CPN] Deer Park Energy Center for "leadership in energy supply" with a 2003 EnergyStar® Combined Heat an...

BETHESDA, Md. - A coalition of investors led by Calvert Group, Ltd. and As You Sow Foundation announced a key milestone in their electronic waste initiative as Dell Inc. became the first U.S. computer company to publicly release a global recycling goal. Dell's goal co...

CHARLOTTE, NC - As public and shareholder trust in corporate responsibility and ethics continues to erode, executives from major corporations will convene in Charlotte for the 2004 Forum in Action Workshop to discuss their organization's role as a catalyst for change...