Corporate Social Responsibility News
Learn about companies that are doing good while turning a profit. This section features news on company and employee initiatives, corporate donations, activities and announcements that benefit the environment, under-represented groups and the community at large.
Envoy Mortgage Presented Green Originator of the Year Award
Envoy Mortgage was recently awarded the Green Originator Award by Mortgage Technology magazine for its electronic, paperless loan origination process at the 12th Annual Mortgage Technology Awards 2010 at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s 97th Annual Convention & Expo 2010 in Atlanta. The award is granted annually to a mortgage lender that uses technology to create efficiencies, both from a business perspective as well as to help the environment. - October 29, 2010 - Envoy Mortgage
AltaTerra Online Conference on Interactive Sustainability Reporting Features Practitioner from SAP
On November 18, AltaTerra Research will present an online conference that describes leading practices in interactive sustainability reporting, and highlights the experiences of SAP in producing their A+ GRI-rated 2009 Sustainability Report. This is the second in a series of online conferences on sustainability reporting by AltaTerra. - October 27, 2010 - AltaTerra Research
Houston Area Residents Partner with Texas Self Storage Properties, Including Amazing Spaces® Storage Centers to Support Shriners Hospital for Children in Galveston
Houston, Spring, and The Woodlands communities joined Amazing Spaces® Storage Centers to show how easily an individual can “Make a Difference” in a child’s life. The Texas Self Storage Association launched the “Make a Difference” state-wide campaign to emphasize... - October 26, 2010 - Amazing Spaces Storage Centers
Pay-It-Forward: Gap Adventures Staff Inspired, Launch Spontaneous Global Employee Fund-Raising Initiative for Cambodia Eye Care Centre
Global adventure travel company Gap Adventures’ employees pay-it-forward. Staff video contest on company Core Values takes an interesting direction. Contest prize: VIP tix to Neil Young’s Annual Bridge School Benefit Concert. Contest winner launches spontaneous, global employee fund-raising initiative. Staff raises more than $2k in donations donations for Planeterra’s “Ignite the Nite” event, a fundraiser to establish a permanent eye care centre in rural Cambodia. - October 23, 2010 - G Adventures
Pinstripe Marketing Wins Historic Preservation Award
Pinstripe Marketing was presented with a Historic Preservation Award for Excellence in Commercial Rehabilitation from St. Petersburg Preservation on October 19, 2010. The award was presented for Pinstripe’s role in initiating the rehabilitation of the historic Crislip Arcade and 600 Block of... - October 23, 2010 - Pinstripe Marketing
So Cal Love… Online Designer Consignment Boutique with a Twist
Designer Consignment Boutique with a Focus on Doing Good for Animal Welfare. - October 21, 2010 - So Cal Love Boutique
Expert, Mercedes Konin, Shares Points of View About Corporate Social Responsibility in This Month’s Issue of Latino Business Review
In the October Issue of Latino Business Review, learn about the progress in social responsibility in Latin America and find out why in the past 15 years, CSR has gained importance in the global climate. - October 20, 2010 - WDM Group
Ford Motor Company Gives an Exclusive Look Into Their Business Strategies and Lean Manufacturing Programs in October’s Issue of Business Review USA
Business Review USA, the top digital media source for American business news, speaks to Bennie Fowler, Group Vice President of Global Quality and New Model Launches for Ford Motor Company. He discusses the company’s need to focus more attention on customer needs, while driving a Global... - October 19, 2010 - WDM Group
Minnesota Companies Launch Employee-Centric Web Portal Focused on Sustainability
Educational Content Combines with Social Media to Offer Organizations an Innovative Platform for Increasing Environmental Awareness and Action - October 19, 2010 - Paydirt, LLC
Vincent Roa Selected as WWPR 2010 Woman of the Year Finalist
Donna Vincent Roa, Managing Partner & Chief Strategist at Vincent Roa Group, a Maryland-based eco-communications firm, has been shortlisted for the 2010 Washington PR Woman of the Year Award by the Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR). Dr. Roa is among the three finalists for the award,... - October 18, 2010 - Vincent Roa Group LLC
Crime Stoppers Annual Report Issued
The FY2010 Annual Report shows that Crime Stoppers of Minnesota is valuable to the fight against crime by helping Law Enforcement agencies. With tip level tripling “Our work to provide statewide access for the public to submit crime information anonymously, has been useful collecting facts they would not otherwise have access to in their work to solve crimes,” said Nick Luciano, Board Chair, who continued “Our report intends to share this good news with all in Minnesota.” - October 17, 2010 - Crime Stoppers of Minnesota
Venture Capital Continues to Grow in Latin America
In October’s edition, Latino Business Review presents an interesting article about the growth of venture capital in Latin America as a model for emerging business financing. In this article, Norma Hernández, EGADE professor gives her opinion about this phenomenon in the region and... - October 14, 2010 - WDM Group
New Jersey Landscape Designer Makes Commitment in Fight Against Breast Cancer
Grandview Outdoor offers donation to fight breast cancer with every signed contract during the month of October. - October 10, 2010 - Grandview Landscape and Masonry
KeepCalling Supports Mosoj Yan
In May 2009 KeepCalling through LlamaBolivia.com began a CSR project. - October 10, 2010 - KeepCalling
NEMEA Security Services’ Compliance Center is Now Accessible to Small and Medium Sized Businesses
An SMB can conduct the same audits as an Enterprise for less than the cost of a consultant. The small to medium sized business can access over 40 regulated authority documents like PCI, SOX, HIPAA, BSA/AML, BASEL II, etc. Total time for audit creation and distribution can be less than 10 minutes. - October 09, 2010 - NEMEA Security Services, LLC
NaturCert Upgrades the Network of International Partners
Today NaturCert announces the new structure of the NaturCert partnership model for the international network of partners. - October 08, 2010 - NaturCert E.E.
The Official Breast Cancer Awareness Flag Celebrates One Year Anniversary
Flying the Official Breast Cancer Awareness Flag is one way everyone can show support for the fight against the vicious disease that affects women, men and families throughout the world. - October 07, 2010 - Men For A Cause, United Against Breast Cancer
Families of Fallen Colorado Soldiers Receive Financial Support; SEAKR Foundation Hosts Gala and Silent Auction 10/08/10 at the Curtis Hotel to Raise Awareness and Funds
The SEAKR Foundation announces the induction of five new Colorado families now supported by the SEAKR Foundation at their annual dinner and silent auction on October 8, 2010 at the Curtis Hotel, Denver. Yearly, the Foundation disperses from $192,000 - $350,000 to families of Colorado soldiers who have given their lives in the support of freedom. - October 03, 2010 - Exodus Moving and Storage
Verde Lifestyles Celebrates One Year Selling Quality Eco-Friendly Home Decor
Verde Lifestyles celebrates 1 year of operation and offers a coupon code. - October 02, 2010 - Verde Lifestyles
Interface, Inc. Featured in Product Life Cycle Innovation Online Conference
Interface, Inc. and AltaTerra Research will address life cycle analysis and environmental product declarations in AltaTerra Research online conference on October 20. - September 29, 2010 - AltaTerra Research
FRP Advisory Supports Macmillan Cancer Support
Hornchurch baking competition raises over £200 for Macmillan Cancer Support - September 29, 2010 - FRP Advisory LLP
LifeSpan Achieves R2/RIOS and ISO 14001:2004 Certifications
LifeSpan Technology Recycling announced today that it has achieved R2/RIOS and ISO 14001:2004 certifications at all of its North American processing facilities, making it one of only four companies nationwide to achieve both of these rigorous designations. LifeSpan was audited for compliance with... - September 28, 2010 - LifeSpan
Boston Law Firm Tarlow Breed Hart & Rodgers, P.C. Donates School Supplies to Josiah Quincy Elementary School
Tarlow Breed Hart & Rodgers, P.C. connects with its community, organizes an employee fundraiser for the purchase and delivery of school supplies for first grade students at the Josiah Quincy Elementary School in Boston's Chinatown. - September 24, 2010 - Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers, P.C.
New Green Teams Report Presents Framework for Delivering Value
Green Teams Value Contribution Framework in AltaTerra Research’s new report on green teams and value, helps organizations understand and realize green team potential. - September 24, 2010 - AltaTerra Research
Social Innovators Gather Worldwide to Connect an Emerging Global Sector This November
During the first week in November this year, Connecting Social Innovation 2010 (cosi10) is calling social innovators together at events in a dozen cities around the world, with the aim of strengthening and moving the social innovation sector forward. - September 23, 2010 - Evolutionize It, ASBL
March of Dimes Benefits from Being Home-Tech "Charity of the Month"
Home-Tech and its customers donated $1,250 to the March of Dimes in August as part of its Charity of the Month program. This program donates a portion of the price of each new air conditioning unit purchased to a designated charity each month, in customers’ names. “We applaud... - September 23, 2010 - Home-Tech
NaturCert Signs Representative Office for Spain & Andorra
NaturCert announces the appointment of Grupo Natura for providing NaturCert Certification in Spain & Andorra. - September 22, 2010 - NaturCert E.E.
Al Hassan Group Contributes to Flood Relief Efforts in Pakistan
To help the victims of Pakistan's natural disaster of heavy rains and flooding affecting upwards of 14 million people, Mr. Hassan bin Ali Salman, Chairman, Al Hassan Group of Companies, on behalf of the organization and its employees today presented a cheque of 10,000 RO towards Prime... - September 17, 2010 - Al Hassan Group of Companies
Sonitrol Tri-County Helps Boys & Girls Club of Greater Flint Go Back to School
Sonitrol Tri-County, Flint's largest locally owned and operated security firm, presents 32 backpacks to the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Flint. This gesture helps some of our community's students defray a small portion of their back-to-school expenses. - September 16, 2010 - Sonitrol Tri-County
YourCause Partners with GlobalGiving for International Projects
YourCause, which provides major corporations with an innovative web-based corporate social responsibility platform, partners with GlobalGiving Foundation to offer a seamless experience for donating and volunteering outside the U.S. - September 16, 2010 - YourCause, LLC
Efficient Energy of Tennessee Partners with the University of Tennessee's Team Living Light
Robbie Thomas, President of Efficient Energy of Tennessee (EETN) is proud to announce a newly established partnership with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's Team Living Light. EETN will help promote Living Light and has offered to utilize their network to find opportunities for the team to... - September 14, 2010 - Efficient Energy Of Tennessee
The Top Five Global Biofuel Companies Are Discussed in the Latest Issue of Energy Digital
Energy Digital presents insight into the top biofuels companies around the globe as the cover story of its September issue. Read about the following companies: Australian Renewable Fuels Limited, BlueFire Ethanol Fuels Inc, Brazil-based Cosan, Coskata and Sapphire Energy. CEO of BlueFire, Arnold... - September 13, 2010 - WDM Group
YourCause Partners with HelpAttack for Social Good
YourCause, which provides major corporations with an innovative web-based corporate social responsibility platform, partners with HelpAttack, an internet company that converts social actions into social good. - September 09, 2010 - YourCause, LLC
CSP International™ Committed to Moving the Economy Forward
Christine Rae President of CSP International is pleased to announce Lynelle Hartman will lead CSP in their North America Market Operations for EcoLiving and Eco Certification Training Programs. CSP International Business Training Academy, revered as the global premier staging training company... - September 03, 2010 - CSPI Academy
YourCause, LLC Launches ReliefRequest.com
YourCause, which offers major corporations with an innovative web-based corporate social responsibility platform called CSRconnect, introduces an online emergency relief solution for new companies and prior clients wishing to make an immediate impact when disasters strike. - September 03, 2010 - YourCause, LLC
Champion Self Storage Completes Training and Earns the WomenCertified® Seal
Champion Self Storage earns the WomenCertified Seal for excellence in service, celebrates its commitment to women with Breast Cancer Awareness Month activities. - September 02, 2010 - WomenCertified
Bellwether Services Presents Social Responsibility Risks in the Global Supply Chain for the Financial Services Industry
Retail Supply Chain and Social Responsibility meet at the CFO's desk. - August 31, 2010 - Bellwether Services
RMCN Employees Reach Out to MISD Students
Continuing a tradition of years past, RMCN Cares, a non-profit organization of RepairMyCreditNow.com's came through again for students of McKinney ISD by providing clothes and school supplies for students at Slaughter Elementary for the first day of school. Employees of RMCN Credit Services... - August 28, 2010 - RMCN Credit Services, Inc.
How to Integrate Social Responsibility Into Your Organization's DNA
Communitelligence and Applied Materials co-sponsor Communicating Sustainability 2010 conference where industry experts will share views and best practices - August 28, 2010 - Communitelligence Inc.
Breitling Oil and Gas to Present at 8th Annual MENA Oil and Gas Conference
Breitling Oil and Gas CEO Chris Faulkner will present at the 8th Annual Middle East and North Africa Oil and Gas Conference. - August 26, 2010 - Breitling Oil and Gas
Home-Tech Donates Bears to R.O.C.K. Camp Kids
Stuffed teddy bears dressed like cowboys were donated to children attending the American Cancer Society’s Reaching Out to Cancer Kids (R.O.C.K.) camp at Camp Boggy Creek earlier this month. The bears were originally purchased for the 2010 Cattle Baron’s Ball by Home-Tech, the... - August 26, 2010 - Home-Tech
PACE Center for Girls Receives Donation from Home-Tech, Customers
Southwest Florida air-conditioning and appliance sales and service leader Home-Tech donated $1,157 in the names of its July customers to the PACE Center for Girls as part of the company’s Charity of the Month program. - August 26, 2010 - Home-Tech
Widmer Options Announces Charity Donation Program
Widmer Options has announced a staff-driven charitable donation program that will provide much needed funding to a variety of local charities. - August 26, 2010 - Widmer Options
Xmarter TIBCO Consultants Extend a Helping Hand to Orphans in the Philippines
Alongside delivering quality TIBCO consulting services, Xmarter, Inc., an information technology consulting firm in Asia, also strengthens its community outreach programs as part of its corporate social responsibility. Last June 18, 2010, the company conducted an outreach activity at the Bacolod... - August 24, 2010 - Xmarter, Inc.
Wayne Murphy of Edson Alberta Announces Expansion of Wash Facilities Throughout Western Canada and North West United States
The Murphy Corporations announced today plans to expand their wash facility operations throughout western Canada and the north-western United States. Wayne Murphy of Edson Alberta says that the industry recognizes the need to clean industrial equipment, and primarily oilfield equipment in an... - August 21, 2010 - Murphy Quarter Horses
The Ultimate Green Store.com Launches Their Save the Planet - Sustain a School Program Providing Schools with the Opportunity to Fundraise While Parents and Students Shop
The Ultimate Green Store.com - an online green superstore that sells hundreds of eco-friendly products - has announced the launch of their “Save the Planet - Sustain A School” program. The Ultimate Green Store has set up a division of its affiliate program for schools to be able to... - August 21, 2010 - The Ultimate Green Store
ZoomSafer Teams with SkyGuard to Deliver Fleet Management Innovation
New partnership provides companies with tools to reduce distracted driving liability. - August 19, 2010 - SkyGuard, LLC
Online Conference to Highlight Business Value of Green Teams
AltaTerra Research and eBay to discuss how to effectively engage employees on sustainability goals in online conference on September 16. - August 18, 2010 - AltaTerra Research
Northern Border Stays Secure While Saving Energy with LumaSmart LED Wallpacks
Transit company saves energy by switching to energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly LED lighting products. - August 17, 2010 - LumaSmart Technology International, Inc.
DS&D Community Initiative: Habitat for Humanity Raritan Valley Chapter
DS&D lent a hand to Habitat for Humanity’s Raritan Valley Chapter as they were in the thick of building a nine home community in Bridgewater, NJ. This community will consist of four standard ranches, two extended ranches and three two- story homes at the time of completion. A group of... - August 14, 2010 - Dancker, Sellew & Douglas (DS&D)