CSR News

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The pace of adoption of most takeover defenses slowed in the last two years, says the Investor Responsibility Research Center in its recently released 2004 edition of Corporate Take-over Defenses (CTD). This may reflect heightened sensitiv...

Toronto - Imperial Oil is pleased to announce that the company, in partnership with its employees and retirees, contributed more than $2.5 million to the 2003 United Way/Centraide campaigns across Canada. The total contribution increased by over $100,000 from $2.4 mil...

TORONTO - Imperial Oil has been awarded the 2003 United Way Corporate Support Award (for organizations with over 1,000 employees) by the United Way of Greater Toronto in recognition of its outstanding 2003 campaign. During its two-week campaign Imperial Oil, in partne...

BEAVERTON, OR – Nike, Inc. today announced its first micro-enterprise initiative in China, expanding the company’s six-year-old micro-enterprise program to four countries in Southeast Asia. Nike will provide US$275,000 over three years to help fund a joint micro-ente...

RALEIGH - In a continuing commitment to good corporate citizenship, Progress Energy today reported that the company's foundation investments totaled nearly $9 million in 2003. Funds were distributed to nonprofit organizations throughout the Florida and Carolinas

BOSTON - WHAT: The Mary Baker Eddy Library presents the latest in the series of briefings from The Christian Science Monitor, "Values-Based Investing: Paths to Success" on January 29, 2004.

The event, which will be modera...

NEW YORK, NY/LONDON, UK - Corporate social responsibility is increasingly influencing where and with whom major multinational corporations do business. That is the conclusion of Race to the Top, a new study prepared for the World Bank and the International Fina...

MCLEAN(Tyson's Corner), VA - The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) is proud to announce their continued relationship with AT&T as a valued 2004 NAWBO Corporate Patron. NAWBO and AT&T formed this important relationship in order to help wome...

Attracting business, saving money, and protecting the environment are the themes at the upcoming "Greening the Hospitality Industry Conference" which will take place at the Airlie Conference Center in Warrenton, Virginia on February 4-5, 2004. The event will involve a...

AUSTIN – Paula Ivey, founder of The CSR Group, has joined the faculty at The University of Texas McCombs School of Business. Paula will be creating and teaching a course on “Global Issues in Corporate Social Responsibility,” beginning this spring.