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WASHINGTON, D.C., - Over 40 representatives from extractive companies, non-governmental organizations, government and international finance institutions met last Wednesday in a confidential roundtable, chaired by representatives of the American Petroleum Institute and...

NEW YORK, NY - In a major development of international shareholder activism the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum, an alliance of 27 public sector pension funds with £40 billion in combined assets, announced its support today for shareholder proposals at 13 US compa...

New York -- The Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) presented reporting awards to five companies at the first CERES-ACCA U.S. Sustainability Reporting Awards program in New York City...

NEW YORK, NY - Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (NYSE: CQB) earned the first-ever CERES-ACCA Award for Outstanding Sustainability Reporting for its 2001 Corporate Responsibility Report. The Coalition of Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES) and the Associa...

WASHINGTON, DC - Adele Simmons, former President of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and before that President of Hampshire College, has been elected chair of the board of directors of the Fair Labor Association (FLA), effective September 1, 2003. Sh...

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH -- Golden Eagle International, Inc. (MYNG, OTCBB) announced today that the Golden Eagle Hospital in Cangalli, Bolivia is currently treating victims of a mudslide that devastated the gold mining town of Chima, Bolivia on Monday morning. Torrential ...

NEW YORK - For the fifth consecutive year, Verizon will sponsor a lecture series on business ethics at Bentley College, Waltham, Mass. Presented by Bentley's Center for Business Ethics, the series begins today and will run through April 3.

SEATTLE, WA - Washington Mutual today announced a package of services and programs designed to provide special support and assistance to those affected by the conflict in Iraq. These programs are effective immediately.

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NEW YORK, NY - Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP) today announced that it has again been named among the top companies by Business Ethics magazine in its annual "100 Best Corporate Citizens" listing. This year marks the fourth consecutive elevation of Avon's ranking on ...

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) was notified today that it has been ranked 8th overall on Business Ethics magazine's 2003 list of the "100 Best Corporate Citizens." This marks the first time that Green Mountain Coffee has appeared on this distingui...