Published: March 03, 2011
Corporate Social Responsibility Weekly Recap (February 23 - March 02, 2011)
NEW YORK - (BUSINESS WIRE) - The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and
moved during the week of February 23 - March 02, 2011.
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ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME
MINNEAPOLIS -- Medtronic
Answers United Nations' Call for "International Commitment" to
Non-Communicable Diseases (March 02, 2011 04:00 PM) Source:
Medtronic, Inc.
NEW YORK -- Alcoa
Takes Ownership Stake in Electronic Recyclers International (March
02, 2011 04:00 PM) Source: Alcoa
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Bank
of America Donates $1.5 Million to Combat Hunger Through Newly
Established Gift for Opportunity Fund (March 01, 2011 09:30 AM)
Source: Bank of America
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Geisinger
Health System Saves $6.3 Million Annually with Energy Efficient Practices
(March 01, 2011 09:27 AM) Source: Premier
BOULDER, Colo. -- Outdoor
Industry Association Welcomes Launch of Sustainable Apparel Coalition
(March 01, 2011 12:15 AM) Source: Outdoor Industry Association
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Fluor
and Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Help Establish Hydrogen Economy
Center at University of South Carolina (February 28, 2011 07:51 PM)
Source: Fluor Corporation
WASHINGTON -- Wells
Fargo Invested $6.6 Million in District of Columbia Nonprofits in 2010
(February 28, 2011 12:02 PM) Source: Wells Fargo & Company
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Office
Depot Launches New Line of Green Lighting Solutions (February 28,
2011 08:45 AM) Source: Office Depot
NEW YORK -- Alcoa
Foundation Announces Sustainability Investments on International
Corporate Philanthropy Day (February 28, 2011 07:00 AM) Source:
Alcoa Inc.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Community
Reinvestment Fund, USA Helps Fast-Track Jobs and Economic Recovery With
$77 Million New Markets Tax Credit Allocation (February 25, 2011
10:00 AM) Source: Community Reinvestment Fund, USA
SAN FRANCISCO -- Mazzetti
Nash Lipsey Burch joins United Nations Global Compact (February 24,
2011 04:27 PM) Source: Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch
DALLAS -- U.S.
Gypsum's Dallas Plant Awarded Prestigious OSHA VPP Star (February
24, 2011 09:00 AM) Source: USG Corporation
The following knowledgeable industry leaders and scholars from Business
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Corporate Social Responsibility.
Kirwan Rockefeller, Ph.D., Director of Sustainable Leadership Program,
University of California, Irvine Extension, offers in-depth knowledge
about the sustainable movement and how a shift in momentum is changing
perceptions and attitudes towards sustainability. Rockefeller offers
insight on what the growing green jobs are, the benefits of
sustainability for businesses and how to educate the business leaders
tasked with implementing green initiatives.
PR Contact: Vivian Chan
Phone number: 949-486-8960 ext. 235
Email:
vivian@echomediapr.com
Julia Wilhelm is an associate director in the San Francisco office of
Studley, an international commercial real estate firm specializing in
representing tenants. Her expertise in financial analysis as well as her
detail-oriented execution style, supports her ability to successfully
advocate on behalf of tenants in all types of real estate transactions
from site selection and economic modeling to lease negotiation,
execution and move-in. Julia specializes in implementing green real
estate solutions for her clients and is the first Real Estate
Professional in San Francisco to have been awarded the LEED-Accredited
Professional designation from the U.S. Green Building Council certifying
her expertise in sustainable commercial real estate projects. She is
also a member of Studley's National Sustainable Practice. Julia has
represented office lease transactions totaling over 1,000,000 square
feet in downtown San Francisco. Clients include San Francisco-based
firms Murphy Pearson Bradley & Feeney, New Resource Bank (representing
the bank in one of the first LEED-CI office space acquisitions in San
Francisco), PAV Investments, Dwell Magazine, MyVest, and the Boys and
Girls Clubs of San Francisco, as well as national and multi-national
companies such as the Charles Schwab Corporation, EarthLink,
eBay/StubHub, Forest Labs, and Novell.
PR Contact: Renay Fanelli
Phone number: 415-457-7180
Email: renay@wire-to-wire.com
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