October 2, 2008

RIL Wins Golden Peacock Award For Corporate Governance

By: The Press Trust of India

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October 1, 2008

Project To Save The Lives Of Malnourished Children Voted Top 5 In American Express Members Project

By: PR Newswire

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- International Medical Corps (IMC) has been voted into the Top 5 as part of the American Express Members Project. After more than 87,000 votes, the project, "Saving the Lives of...

October 1, 2008

CA, Inc. Hosts Third Annual CA Together In Action Program; Company And Employees Join Together Globally To Make A Difference In Their Communities

By: Business Wire

CA, Inc. will hold its annual CA Together in Action program to support non-profit organizations around the world. CA employee volunteers will donate their time in October to projects such as cleaning up parks and beaches,...

October 1, 2008

The End! No More Plastic Bags Available At IKEA; ~ Results Show 92% Of IKEA Customers Bagged The Plastic Bag! IKEA Will No Longer Offer Plastic Or Paper Bags. The Offering Will Only Be Reusable.

By: PR Newswire

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- We talked about it. We said it could be done. We believed that most of our customers would put an end to plastic bag consumption. And now we know, we were right. The majority of IKEA...

October 1, 2008

E-WASTE: Advocacy Group Protests Proposed EPA Standards

By: E News PM

Sara Goodman, E&ENews PM reporter

An advocacy group announced today that it would no longer participate in a U.S. EPA effort to set standards for electronics recycling, saying the agency's proposals are too weak to result in...

September 30, 2008

Exelon Recognized For Sustainability And Climate Change Leadership; Utility Company Tops Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index And Makes Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index For Third Consecutive Year

By: Business Wire

In recognition of Exelon Corporation's leadership in disclosing climate change risks and opportunities, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) ranked it the top U.S. utility on the 2008 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI)....

September 30, 2008

Coca-Cola Foundation Pledges $500,000 To The Drucker Institute At Claremont Graduate University; Grant Enriches And Promotes Best Practice In Nonprofit Innovation;

By: Business Wire

The Coca-Cola Foundation has pledged $500,000 to Claremont Graduate University over the next four years to support the Drucker Institute's Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation. Funding will be used to stimulate...

September 30, 2008

Wal-Mart Takes Action To End Forced Child Labor In Uzbekistan; Instructs Suppliers To Cease Sourcing Of Cotton From Uzbekistan

By: PR Newswire

BENTONVILLE, Ark., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. has instructed its global supply base to cease sourcing cotton and cotton materials from Uzbekistan in an effort to persuade the Uzbek government to end...

September 30, 2008

American Express Announces Top Five Projects Competing For $2.5 Million In Funding Through Members Project®; Final Cardmember Votes Will Determine The Top Prize Of $1.5 Million

By: Business Wire

American Express revealed today the top five projects selected as finalists for Members Project ( www.membersproject.com ). Over the past few weeks, Cardmembers have come together through this online initiative to submit,...

September 30, 2008

NW Natural Names New Chief Governance Officer And Corporate Secretary

By: Datamonitor NewsWire

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