CSR News

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...

Washington, DC - To meet the growing demand by companies for increased workplace volunteering opportunities, The Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network and Business Strengthening America today announced the creation of the Corporate Volunte...

San Francisco - May 11, 2004 - Representatives from leading global companies working in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR) will assemble November 9-12, 2004, in New York City. The Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) Annual Conference is recognize...

BOSTON and HOUSTON - Faced with shareholder resolutions requesting reports on their preparedness for world constraints on carbon dioxide emissions, U.S. oil and gas companies have taken two distinct directions in response, with two companies making commitments to deve...

LOS ANGELES--Outsource Partners International, Inc. today announced it has become a member of Business for Social Responsibility, a global non-profit organization dedicated to advancing programs that respect ethical values, people, communities and t...