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The Verizon Foundation has granted $154,000 to the Texas Business and Education Coalition ("TBEC") to create the "Business-To-Teaching" initiative, whereby displaced employees and retirees from the workplace will be encouraged to pursue a career in teaching, particularly in ...

Alcoa Foundation announced today a $50,000 grant to Junior Achievement International, a non-profit organization that teaches free enterprise to students.

JAI is developing a Global Business Ethics program to help students make conscientious, ethical business deci...

In conjunction with the expected release of GSK's 2001 full year fiscal results on Thursday, February 14th, United States Congresswoman Diane Watson (D, California) and AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the nation's largest provider of specialized HIV/AIDS medical care, hosted a s...

SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE: SBC) is one of the country's Top 25 Companies for Executive Women, according to the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE). This marks the third consecutive year SBC has been singled out for its commitment to and success in providing...

Two top publications for the Hispanic community, Hispanic and Hispanic Business, have included SBC among their annual rankings of top employers. The magazines recognize SBC's efforts to provide opportunities for Hispanic employees and its broader commitment to promoting dive...

Today Upromise, Inc. announced that two Boston-area non-profit organizations--Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston (BGCB) and The Steppingstone Foundation --are charter members of the company's new "Ten Friends" initiative. Building on its successful college savings service, Upr...

KLD Research & Analytics, Inc., a leading provider of social research services for institutional investors, and The Nasdaq Stock Market today announced the launch of the KLD-Nasdaq SocialSM Index (KLD-NSI), the first socially screened index of Nasdaq companies.

Calvert Asset Management Company, the Advisor to Calvert mutual funds, the nation's largest family of socially screened mutual funds, has filed 25 shareholder resolutions this 2002 proxy voting season with 2 late season filings pending on a range of issues including global l...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christie Whitman today announced the acceptance of 32 new members into the National Environmental Performance Track program. Launched just 18 months ago, Performance Track now has 280 members who are recognized for their ach...

In a substantial move to advance distributed generation in the state, the California Energy Commission (www.energy.ca.gov) has certified the 30- and 60-kilowatt Capstone MicroTurbine(TM) energy systems as the first and so far the only products that comply with the requiremen...