CSRwire Press Releases

U.S. Business Community Committed to Supporting Oklahoma Relief Efforts

05.23.2013 - 06:46PM

In response to the devastation caused by recent tornadoes in Oklahoma, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) reported today that businesses have pledged more than $22 million towards relief effo...

Campbell Soup to Acquire Plum Organics

05.23.2013 - 05:15PM

Catamount Ventures, the leading venture capital firm focused on healthy living, sustainability and education firms, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell Plum Organics, a leading premium, organic kids nutrition company, ...

Goldman Sachs and Cisco to Host Conference Call on Cisco's Cloud Computing Strategy

05.23.2013 - 03:23PM

(Marketwired) - Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) will host a conference call with Goldman Sachs to discuss Cisco's views on Cloud Computing. Lew Tucker, Cisco Vice Pre...

Survey of Corporate Professionals Identifies Motivations and Benefits of Sustainability Reporting

05.23.2013 - 03:00PM

There is strong evidence that transparency offers a number of financial and social advantages that make sustainability reporting more than worth its costs. The Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship and Ernst & Young LLP have relea...

Chevron Investors Ask SEC to Investigate CVX for Lying to Shareholders about $19B Ecuador Judgment

05.23.2013 - 02:45PM

Fourteen shareholder groups petitioned the Securities and Exchange Commission today to investigate lies and sins of omission to shareholders about the severity of the $19 billion judgment against the company for destruction of the environment a...

Office Depot Foundation Supports Short- and Long-term Relief and Recovery Efforts Following Oklahoma Tornadoes

05.23.2013 - 12:35PM

The Office Depot Foundation is supporting relief and recovery efforts following the devastating EF-5 tornado in Oklahoma with immediate contributions to local non-profit organiz...

Wyndham Worldwide Receives 2013 Innovation Award From Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)

05.23.2013 - 09:33AM

(Marketwired) - Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN), one of the world's largest hospitality companies, received the 2013 Innovation Award from Kids in Need of Defense ...

Mission Markets Raises $1.5 Million in Series A2 Financing Round

05.23.2013 - 09:00AM

Mission Markets, Inc. today announced it has closed a $1.5 million Series A2 funding round, which brings the company’s total funding to approximately $3 million. Social entrepreneur James Lee Sorenson provided the largest investment in th...

Three Squares Inc. Named Sustainability Certification Partner for Sustainable Brands® 2013

05.22.2013 - 06:04PM

As the first event organizer in North Americ...

UPS Mobilizes Its Disaster Relief Program To Support Oklahoma Recovery Efforts

05.22.2013 - 05:27PM

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced a coordinated plan with its key disaster relief partners that will provide urgent relief as well as strategic support for the long-term recovery efforts needed in Moore, Oklahoma, as well as Cleburne and Shawnee, ...

CSRwire CEO Receives 2013 Listen Learn Care Award for Outstanding Service to Mankind

05.22.2013 - 03:30PM

In conjunction with this year's Weekend in Boca Civil Society Leadership Symposium, the Office Depot Foundation proudly hosted the Listen Learn Care Award...

Climate Change, Carbon Bubble and New York's Green Bank

05.22.2013 - 03:00PM

The 1st edition of the TBLI CONFERENCE™ USA 2013 in New York, USA from June 17-18 at UFT, 52 Broadway, supported by UN Global Compact and in cooperation with research partner The...

Puerto Rican Firm Is Awarded Prestigious B Corp Certification

05.22.2013 - 02:13PM

Impactivo Consulting, a social impact consulting firm, is the first company in Puerto Rico to become a Certified B Corporation.

This prestigious certification is awarded by B Lab, a nonprofit organization sponsored by The Clinton Global...

Boosting the 'Fourth-sector' Economy is Goal of 200-delegate Summit at Harvard

05.22.2013 - 12:52PM

From deep inside a bastion of the American establishment, and armed with a $50,000 “carrot,” 200 delegates from more than 25 states are gathering with a mission to move America’s economic policy from growth for just profits to...

Volkswagen Group of America Supports Oklahoma Tornado Relief Efforts

05.22.2013 - 12:35PM

(Marketwired) - The Volkswagen of America Foundation, which was created by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., announced today that it will make an immediate donation of $250,000 to the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity to assist with ...

MGM Resorts International Earns NASS Medallion Award for Philanthropy and Community Engagement

05.22.2013 - 10:45AM

The Advisory Committee on Participatory Democracy (ACPD) has selected MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) to receive the National Association of Secretaries of State’s (NASS) Medallion Award, an annual award created to recognize individ...

Western Union Responds to Oklahoma Tornado

05.21.2013 - 05:03PM

The Western Union Foundation today announced support for disaster relief efforts that will help the families and communities impacted by the tornado in Oklahoma.

New Report Examines Chevron's Backroom Deals and Open Threats in Ecuador Lawsuit

05.21.2013 - 12:32PM

A new report issued by the Amazon Defense Coalition in the landmark environmental lawsuit between residents of Ecuador’s Amazon rain forest and the oil giant Chevron examines Chevron’s backroom deals and open threats during a multi-...

Investors Highlight Policies That Could Spur Multi-Billion Dollar Opportunity in Energy Efficiency Investments

05.21.2013 - 10:12AM

Energy efficiency is estimated to be a multi-hundred-billion dollar investment opportunity in the United States, but better policies are required to unlock broad-based financing from institutional investors, who together manage approximately $7...

The Aspen Institute and The Atlantic Announce 2013 Aspen Ideas Festival

05.21.2013 - 09:52AM

The Aspen Institute and The Atlantic are pleased to announce the ninth annual Aspen Ideas Festival. From June 26 through July 2, 2013, more than 300 insightful thinkers and leaders from around the country and beyond will gather in Aspe...

TRUST GOES SOCIAL: Global Study Finds Peers, Consumer Reviews Now Rival Certifications As Top Sources of Trust on Product Sustainability Claims

05.21.2013 - 09:00AM

Trust is no longer in your hands. According to a study by BBMG, GlobeScan and SustainAbility, social sources of trust like consumer reviews, blogs and message boards (28%) as well as friends, f...

INDIGENOUS Models Responsible Fashion Supply Chain Ethics, Challenges the Fashion Industry

05.20.2013 - 06:40PM

“No one should suffer or die to make clothing. Just the opposite, they and their families should prosper. That’s how it is with our supply chain. That’s how it can be with others. Let’s not make this harder than it is. A...

L'ORÉAL USA's New Jersey Research & Innovation Facility is Awarded LEED® GOLD Certification

05.20.2013 - 02:30PM

L’Oréal USA announced today that the renovation of the company’s hair and skincare laboratory, has been awarded LEED® Gold certification. The company’s US laboratories are located in Clark, New Jersey and this...

Net Impact's Inaugural Small Steps, Big Wins Campus Challenge Prevents 64,233 Pounds of Carbon Dioxide

05.20.2013 - 12:38PM

Net Impact, a leading nonprofit that inspires a new generation to work for a sustainable future, has announced the results of its first Small Steps, Big Wins Campus Challenge. The Challenge, designed to empower undergraduates to take small step...

Morgan Stanley Expands Partnership with Feeding America, Commits Additional $8 Million to Leading Hunger-Relief Charity

05.20.2013 - 12:30PM

Morgan Stanley today announced the expansion of its longstanding partnership with Feeding America through a new $8 million commitment to its Fill the Plate program and an expanded employee volunteer initiative ...