CSR News

Greenfield, MA - Findings released by the Union for Concerned Scientists showing widespread contamination of conventional seed by genetically engineered (GE) materials give a clear indication that those wishing to avoid planting GE crops may, in fact, be inadvertently...

DELRAY BEACH, FL - Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE: ODP), -- in collaboration with AT&T, (NYSE: T) today presented a $50,000 grant to the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC) to support a new public awareness campaign.

The gran...

Pittsburgh, PA – Alcoa has been named one of Fortune Magazine’s “Most Admired Companies” in the leading business publication’s annual report on reputation, which goes on sale next month.

Fortune named Alcoa the “Most Admired Metal...

BAGSVEARD, DENMARK - ‘What does being there mean to you?’ This question is put to readers by Novo Nordisk in its Sustainability Report 2003. Being there is Novo Nordisk’s promise to its stakeholders.

“To me, Novo Nordisk’s promis...

DANBURY, CT - Praxair, Inc. (NYSE:PX) has received the highest rating for corporate governance from GovernanceMetrics International (GMI) for the second consecutive time. GMI is a leading independent governance research and ratings agency. Only 22 companies out of a t...

ARMONK, NY – A new corporate philanthropy program called On Demand Community is leveraging the skills and resources of IBM’s technology innovation, enlisting over 10,000 volunteers to benefit local communities and schools in just six weeks of launching the global init...

VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA - Further to its news release dated February 3, 2004, Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX V: CMH - Carmanah) is pleased to announce that it has closed its private placement financing for gross proceeds of CDN$5,750,000 (the "financing").

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- ESP (Environmental Software Providers), the leading provider of enterprise software solutions for environmental management and emissions portfolio management, is pleased to announce a one-day workshop entitled “Greenhouse Gas Information Managemen...

Kokomo, IN - First National Bank & Trust is teaming with the Prentiss Smith and Company, Inc. (Brattleboro, VT) to bring a new socially responsible fund to its current customers as well as foundations and individuals seeking this style of investment. The fund, cal...

Global Compact Launched in Egypt

More than 200 leaders representing Egyptian business, government, civil society and academia gathered in Cairo on 9 February to formally launch the Global Compact in Egypt. The event, which ...