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Slow Money Announces The Entrepreneurs Who Will Be Presenting At The Upcoming Slow Money National Gathering June 9-11 in Shelburne Farms, VT

Blog from Vital Systems

We are very pleased to be able to announce the entrepreneurs who will be presenting at the upcoming Slow Money National Gathering June 9-11 in Shelburne Farms, VT.  They include: An organic dairy coop from Maine An organic home delivery service from Austin A manufacturer of modular slaughterhouses from Seattle A Bay …

Leonardo Academy Launches Free Webinar on How to Be a Hero and Deliver Great Post-Occupancy Performance in LEED-NC Certified Buildings

Press Release from Leonardo Academy

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) Madison, WI - May 26, 2010 - Leonardo Academy announced today that it will present a free webinar training course on maintaining high performance in LEED-NC certified buildings on June 17, 2010 and July 15, 2010, titled: 1-2-3 LEED-NC Certification: How to Be a Hero & Deliver Great Post-Occupancy Performance.  This course provides step-by-step guidance on how the …

Compensation Outlook Conference and Benefits Summit 2010

Press Release from The Conference Board Of Canada

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) May 26, 2010 - The Conference Board of Canada Presents Compensation Outlook Conference and Benefits Summit 2010. For over a decade, the Conference Board of Canada has offered our Compensation Outlook conferences; one-day events that feature the top forecasts from Canada's leading compensation experts. The forecasts are derived from original Conference …

GRI Announces Its 2015 and 2020 Goals and Launches G3.1 Public Comment At First Day of Amsterdam Global Conference

Press Release from GRI

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) Amsterdam, 26 May 2010 - The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) today opened the doors for the Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency, the world’s largest gathering of leaders, thinkers and doers in the field of sustainability reporting. At the fully booked conference, close to 200 speakers from business, finance, politics and civil society …

Top Ways to Green Your Memorial Day Cook Out

Blog from Taiga Company

According to the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association, over half of all Americans will be on patios enjoying meals from backyard grills this Memorial Day weekend.  While the affect of a small grill may seem small, the cumulative impacts of the millions simultaneous burns around the country can add up.  So why not add a little ‘green’ to your party this year? By …

Lead, Follow or Get the Hell Out of the Way - Three Paradigms for Taking Responsibility in CSR

Blog from The Acacia Group

There have been several discussions in recent months in the blog space regarding the role and value of government in the monitoring and setting of regulations regarding corporate social responsibility (CSR). Perhaps the most radical and visible discussion occurred as a result of a proposal put forth in the Indian legislature that suggested that CSR activities could be traded across …

Drive Over Plastic Trash and Old Tires!

Blog from Greenopolis

My old man was in the concrete business. I was learning how to use (or at least hold) a trowel when I was 4 years old, working on a concrete driveway with him. Concrete is energy intensive, accounting for roughly 8% of all waste CO2 worldwide. But concrete is durable- what else holds up so well?Well, plastic and old tires for one thing. What if you could take plastics and tires, headed for the …

PUMA commits its Strategic Suppliers to Sustainability Reporting

Press Release from GRI

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 26 May 2010 - The Sportlifestyle company PUMA expands its project in cooperation with The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) in GRI’s GANTSCh program which supports supplier factories to report on their social and environmental initiatives and agreed with 20 key suppliers in South …

Pearl Jam Partners with Cascade Land Conservancy to Mitigate Band's CO2 Emissions

Blog from Greenopolis

Pearl Jam is an iconic rock band from Seattle, Washington that is more than just super guitar riffs and badass songs – the members are also very active in promoting political and environmental issues. When they’re not touring and selling over 60 million records around the world, they’re doing things like donating money to rainforest preservation initiatives and riding in …

Wal-Mart: Advancing Business Sustainability and Bikes

Blog from Taiga Company

While we may be more familiar with  Wal-Mart’s business sustainability strategies demonstrated in broad supplier-focused efforts like its Packaging Scorecard and Sustainability Index, in celebration of National Bike Month during May, Wal-Mart is offering free shipping and free assembly on ALL bikes purchased online at Walmart.com. In addition, customers who purchase Cruiser bikes on …

AngelPoints Giving: This Isn't Your Old-School Giving Campaign

Blog from Blackbaud Corporate Solutions

This Isn't Your Old-School Giving CampaignGet a sneak peak of the latest addition to our online CSR and Sustainability platform - AngelPoints Giving- designed to help you manage your employee giving, matching gift and disaster relief campaigns. Why should your employees settle for clunky and out-dated software when they can have a tool that makes giving easy and impactful? Be one of a …

Hagerty Insurance, Exelon Corp., and UnitedHealth Group Leaders Honored for Excellence in Volunteer Engagement

Press Release from VolunteerMatch

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) May 26, 2010 - VolunteerMatch has honored Hagerty Insurance, Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC), and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) for leadership in employee volunteer program management in VolunteerMatch’s annual survey of corporate volunteering in the United States.The awards, announced each year at VolunteerMatch’s client summit, recognize outstanding achievement and …
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