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04-21-02
Good Guys Are Prospering:
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota - Socially responsible behavior pays off on the bottom line. That’s the conclusion of new research based on Business Ethics’ 100 Best Corporate Citizens list, which shows the financial performance of these companies was "significantly better" than othe...
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04-19-02
United Recycling Industries, Inc. Commits to New Level of Environmental Stewardship
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The board of directors of the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES) approved United Recycling Industries, Inc. (URI) of West Chicago, Ill., as a new endorser of the CERES Principles at their 2002 conference held here April 17 to 19.
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04-19-02
Chiquita Emerges from Pre-Arragend Chapter 11 with Solid Finaial Structure
CINCINNATI, Ohio - Chiquita Brands International, Inc. announced today that it has emerged from its Pre-Arranged Chapter 11 restructuring as a healthy company with a solid financial structure. Today, the Company’s Plan of Reorganization went into effect, only 111 days after ...
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04-19-02
Alcoa's Board Formalizes Limited Use of Independent Accounting Firm
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania - Alcoa's Board of Directors today adopted a resolution formalizing the company's general practice of retaining an independent accounting firm only for audit, audit-related services, and acquisition and due diligence reviews.
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04-18-02
Kinko’s Honors Environmental Award Recipients
Dallas, TX - Just in time for Earth Day, Kinko's, Inc. today announced winners of its "Third Annual U.S. Environmental Branch of the Year" competition, part of Kinko's ongoing commitment to care for the environment.
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04-18-02
Americans Want More 'Green' for Earth Day
AUSTIN, TX - Though Kermit the Frog laments that it's not easy to be green, according to a new national survey commissioned by Green Mountain Energy Company, the nation's largest residential provider of less-polluting electricity, the ease of being "green" -- or environmenta...
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04-18-02
Aquatic Cellulose Partners With News USA
BELEM, Brazil - Aquatic Cellulose (OTCBB:AQCI - news) has entered into an agreement with News USA, a national news feature syndicate, guaranteeing AQCI 12,000 media placements equivalent to $6 million in advertising.
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04-18-02
Investor Coalition Finds U.S. Corporations Face Multi-Billion Dollar Risk from Climate Change
WASHINGTON, DC - There is mounting evidence that failure to respond to the risks posed by climate change could result in multi-billion dollar losses for U.S. businesses and investment portfolios, and this failure could represent a breach of fiduciary duty on the part of corp...
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04-18-02
UPS Joins President Bush and Others for Meeting on Welfare Reform
WASHINGTON, D.C. - UPS representatives, including the senior vice president of human resources and four employees who've left the welfare rolls, today join President George W. Bush and business leaders at the White House to discuss the future of welfare-to-work.
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04-18-02
Alcoa and Alcoa Foundation Jointly Release First Community Investment Report
PITTSBURGH, PA - Combined Giving for Alcoa and Alcoa Foundation at More than $52 Million, Community Investment Beyond Money to Include Expertise, Products and Employee Engagement
