Published: February 03, 2011
Corporate Social Responsibility Weekly Recap (January 26 - February 2, 2011)
NEW YORK - (BUSINESS WIRE) - The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and
moved during the week of January 26 - February 2, 2011.
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ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- thesalesfactory
Kicks Off Foundation and Campaign Against Texting and Driving with
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (February 02, 2011 01:54 PM) Source:
thesalesfactory
NEW YORK -- Alcoa
Best in Class in Covalence Ethical Reputation Ranking (February 02,
2011 11:00 AM) Source: Alcoa
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Office
Depot Foundation Releases 2010 'Report to the Community' (February
02, 2011 09:22 AM) Source: Office Depot Foundation
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Western
Union Successfully Engages Employees, Agents and Consumers to Expand
Giving Globally (February 02, 2011 08:00 AM) Source: Western Union
HAMILTON, Bermuda -- Bacardi
Limited Contributes $100,000 to Disaster Relief Efforts in Australia and
Brazil (February 02, 2011 06:00 AM) Source: Bacardi Limited
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Intel
Increases Renewable Energy Credit Purchase to 2.5 Billion Kilowatt Hours
(February 01, 2011 11:00 AM) Source: Intel
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Bamboo,
the Fastest Growing Plant on the Planet Builds Constituency
(February 01, 2011 08:00 AM) Source: The MFG Group, LLC
NEW YORK -- Morgan
Stanley Smith Barney Hosts Go Red Women's Leadership Breakfast In
Special Recognition of National Wear Red Day (January 31, 2011 04:28
PM) Source: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
MINNEAPOLIS -- Ameriprise
Financial and Its Employees and Advisors Pledge $5.5 Million to
Nonprofit Organizations (January 31, 2011 10:29 AM) Source:
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
AUSTIN, Texas -- Dell
and the University of Texas Empower Young Social Entrepreneurs
(January 31, 2011 09:00 AM) Source: Dell
WESTLAKE, Ohio -- New
Nordson Corporation Headquarters Incorporates Leading Green Building
Technologies (January 31, 2011 08:00 AM) Source: Nordson Corporation
HAMILTON, Bermuda -- Bacardi
Limited Publishes 2010 Corporate Responsibility Report (January 31,
2011 06:00 AM) Source: Bacardi Limited
WARSAW, Ind. -- Biomet
Announces Increased Support in 2011 for Biomet/OREF Orthopaedic Graduate
Medical Education Partnership (January 28, 2011 04:36 PM) Source:
Biomet, Inc.
PHOENIX -- Southwest
Airlines Donates $300,000 in Travel to Help Make-A-Wish Foundation
Grant Wishes (January 28, 2011 01:24 PM) Source: Make-A-Wish
Foundation of America
MINNEAPOLIS -- Allianz
Life Contributes $1.6 Million to Local Charities in 2010 (January
28, 2011 08:00 AM) Source: Allianz Life Insurance Company of North
America
LOS ANGELES & STURTEVANT, Wis. -- Diversey
Announces Worldwide Partnership Agreement with Green Globe Certification
(January 27, 2011 06:23 PM) Source: Diversey, Inc.
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- eBay
Buyers and Sellers Gave a Record $54.8 Million to Thousands of
Nonprofits in 2010 (January 27, 2011 03:22 PM) Source: eBay Inc.
CHANGÉ, France -- Seche
Environnement: Robust Activity in 2010: Revenue up +10% to EUR
402 million (January 27, 2011 11:40 AM) Source: Seche
Environnement
MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- The
Votes Are in: America Shows Its Love for National Parks, but Everyone
Wins in Lowe's First Online Giving Campaign (January 27, 2011 11:15
AM) Source: Lowe's
BRISBANE, Australia -- Mincom
Pledges A$200,000 to Queensland Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal Fund
(January 26, 2011 05:00 PM) Source: Mincom Pty Ltd
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Forty
Young Innovators Named Intel Science Talent Search 2011 Finalists
(January 26, 2011 04:00 PM) Source: Intel Corporation
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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