Published: August 12, 2010
Corporate Social Responsibility Weekly Recap (August 4 - August 11, 2010)
NEW YORK - (BUSINESS WIRE) - The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and
moved during the week of August 4 - August 11, 2010.
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ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Medicaid
Help a Potential Lifeline for State Breast Cancer Programs (August
11, 2010 02:12 PM) Source: Susan G. Komen for the Cure Advocacy Alliance
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Walgreens
Launches Expanded Food Selection in 10 Chicago Stores to Address Food
Desert Issue (August 11, 2010 10:00 AM) Source: Walgreens
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Staples
Foundation for Learning Appoints Mike Miles President (August 11,
2010 08:00 AM) Source: Staples, Inc.
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Dole
Banana Farm in Costa Rica Receives Sustainability Award from Marks &
Spencer (August 10, 2010 04:17 PM) Source: Dole Food Company, Inc.
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Aetna
Appoints Wayne Rawlins, M.D., to New Role Addressing Disparities in
Health Care (August 10, 2010 12:34 PM) Source: Aetna
PHOENIX -- APS
to Develop Largest Solar Power System on U.S. Government Property
(August 10, 2010 07:50 AM) Source: Arizona Public Service Co.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Photo
of David Novak, Chairman and CEO, Yum! Brands, Inc., Preparing and
Serving Meals at the El Hular Abajo Community School in Matagalpa,
Nicaragua, is Available on Business Wire's Web Site and AP PhotoExpress
(August 09, 2010 11:26 AM) Source: Yum! Brands, Inc.
MINNEAPOLIS & ST. PAUL, Minn. -- An
Exercise in Style: UnitedHealthcare, U.S. Surgeon General and the
Bronner Brothers International Hair Show Launch Fashion-Friendly Fitness
Initiative for African American Women (August 09, 2010 11:00 AM)
Source: UnitedHealth Group
DALLAS -- National
Search for Retailers That Give Back (August 09, 2010 11:00 AM)
Source: Dallas Market Center
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Cereplast,
Inc. to Conduct a Webcast to Discuss Second Quarter 2010 Financial
Results (August 09, 2010 09:00 AM) Source: Cereplast, Inc.
CINCINNATI -- P&G
Professional's "Business Cleaning Sustainability Study" Finds Businesses
Value Environmental Responsibility but Suffer from "Green Confusion"
(August 09, 2010 07:30 AM) Source: Procter & Gamble Professional
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Clayton
Homes to Help in Haiti (August 06, 2010 01:30 PM) Source: Clayton
Homes
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Walgreens
Launches New Social Responsibility Website (August 05, 2010 12:20
PM) Source: Walgreens
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Get
Caught 'Green Handed' and Get Rewarded (August 05, 2010 11:00 AM)
Source: Coca-Cola Consolidated
The following knowledgeable industry leaders and scholars from Business
Wire's ExpertSource database are available to discuss topics relating to
Corporate Social Responsibility.
Tim Mohin, of AMD, is an articulate, accomplished Corporate Social
Responsibility professional with more than 20 years' experience. His
roles have spanned multiple companies in the semiconductor and computing
industry, as well as roles with the U.S. Senate and U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency. Tim also serves on the board of directors of Net
Impact, an international nonprofit organization with a mission to
inspire, educate, and equip individuals to use the power of business to
create a more socially and environmentally sustainable world.
PR Contact: Catherine Greenlaw
Telephone: 512-602-2292
Email: catherine.greenlaw@amd.com
Lois Vitt Sale is Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer
for Wight & Company, a full-service design and construction firm in the
Chicago area. She is an internationally recognized leader in sustainable
design and environmentally sound building practices. Her portfolio
consists of more than 60 LEED projects, including prominent projects
such as the LEED Platinum Hidden Oaks Nature Center and the Bachelor
Enlisted Quarters at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center - one of the
first LEED certified buildings in the country. Her career has spanned
over 20 years, through which she has remained at the forefront of the
evolution of the green movement facilitating the integration of
sustainability into the built environment. Vitt Sale also has
contributed to the development of policy that has resulted in more
sustainable building solutions. She is a national leader in the
application of private and commercial green technologies and sustainable
planning to the public and private sectors.
Lois has participated in the development of policies to reduce the
negative impacts of the built environment on the health of people and
our natural resources. Her special area of expertise is the intersection
between applied technology and the development of policy provisions for
City, State, and Federal entities. In addition, Lois applies these
technologies and practices to leading-edge sustainable designs and
consulting to design teams and clients to maximize the environmental
potential for projects. Lois is also an adjunct faculty at Northwestern
University, where she teaches sustainable construction, and LEED Faculty
with the U.S. Green Building Council. She was also an integral part of
the CDB Green Design & Construction Seminar, participated in a Green
Building Trade Mission to China, was a member of the Illinois Climate
Change Advisory Group, and Policy Committee for Green Roofs for Healthy
Cities. Additionally, she was a guest speaker for the American Embassy
in Berlin where she spent a week touring cities across Germany lecturing
on Integrating Environment into Urban Infrastructure in the U.S.A.
PR Contact: Peter Duckler
Telephone: 312-423-4930
Email: pduckler@hlbcomm.com
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