CSR News

PITTSBURGH - November 20, 2003-Students in Pittsburgh-area schools have a new tool to introduce them to an important regional asset - trees. The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has produced The Trees of Pittsburgh , a 120-page pocket-sized guide to...

VALDOSTA, Ga. - Saft America, Inc., an international company with a local facility in Valdosta, Ga., has been recognized for its innovative environmental management policies by Frost & Sullivan, a recognized global leader in growth consulting. ...

Boston, Mass. - Jumpstart, the national early literacy organization, was recognized by Fast Company for being one of the top 20 social capitalists of 2004. The Fast Company/Monitor Social Capitalist Awards identify 20 organizations that use entrep...

Sydney, Australia - A 21-year-long partnership between Alcoa and Greening Australia is the National Winner of a Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Community Business Partnerships.

The Award winners were announced at a special evening in Sydney last n...

OVERLAND PARK, KA – In April 2002, Sprint launched a wireless phone donation/recycling program — Sprint Project Connect — to raise money and support for people with disabilities while providing an environmentally friendly way to dispose of used wireless phones. Now, ...

Intertek Testing Services
4th Annual Social Responsibility Conference

"Understanding the Chain of Compliance: Looking from the Top Down and Bottom Up"

NEW YORK--As issues of corporate governance continue to rock Wall Street firms, the nation's largest pension fund is once again coming under fire. At the CREF annual meeting, advocacy groups are joining shareholders to demand that TIAA-CREF -- the $...

OTTAWA - The number of Canadian companies issuing corporate sustainability reports is escalating as the business value of demonstrating corporate responsibility is being recognized.

That’s one of the key findings of a benchmarking...

CHESTNUT HILL, MA - Around the world companies are forming partnerships with non-profit organizations, government agencies and citizen groups as a way to solve pressing social problems. But finding common ground among diverse partners can be a challenge. The Center fo...

SAN JOSE, CALIF - Calpine Corporation’s [NYSE: CPN] Geysers geothermal operations has received an award for environmental stewardship, safety, infrastructure maintenance and resource conservation from the California Department of Conservation. The ...