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02-20-00
It happens everyday. We make a few purchases and pop them into a plastic bag. Or a few bags. Actually, it’s quite staggering when you think about it. The amount of plastic bags we use and toss is overwhelming. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. consu...
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02-17-00
The Goldman Sachs Foundation today announced the approval of the first three in a series of significant grants to education organizations, each for $1 million. Two of the three grants reflect the Foundation's brand of "venture philanthropy," which will leverage its grants wi...
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02-17-00
Gap Inc. today announced it will meet the challenge made by gold medal speedskater winner Joey Cheek by pledging $25,000 to Right to Play, a humanitarian organization that uses play and sport to further the development and health of children in disadvantaged regions of the w...
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02-17-00
Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) announced today that its has purchased 75,000 pounds of Guatemalan and Nicaraguan coffee from vendors who have guaranteed that the coffee is certified Fair Trade.
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02-16-00
Southern Company, the nation’s largest producer of electricity, announced today that it is the first U.S. utility to join the Zero Emission Coal Alliance (ZECA).
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02-14-00
For the second year in a row, Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) has been distinguished as one of the “100 Best Corporate Citizens” in an annual survey of major U.S. companies by CRO magazine (formerly Business Ethics magazine). Gap Inc. ranked number 25 on the 2007 list which serves as ...
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02-10-00
SBC Communications Inc. will receive the "Women Mean Business" Corporate Award from Business and Professional Women/USA (BPW/USA) today for its leadership in supporting women in the workplace. The women's organization will recognize SBC's commitment to advancing women at a g...
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02-06-00
Widespread corporate noncompliance with SEC requirements triggered by material ESG issues may cause many SEC filings to be materially misleading, inaccurate, or even fraudulent, finds the first independent, comprehensive technical study of how the SEC regime applies to ESG issues, conducted by CS...
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02-01-00
Microsoft Corp. today announced its latest grant of more than $3 million in software* to TRIO programs in 49 colleges and universities across the United States, providing greater technology access to low-income and first-generation students seeking post-secondary educations....
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01-31-00
New York City residents who use their American Express® Cards to make purchases at any local New York City merchant, or to purchase travel into or out of New York City on Continental Airlines, can now help to raise money to improve libraries in New York City elementary and m...