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.
New York Internet Marketing Company Partners with CarbonFund to Help Offset Carbon Footprint
Saibot Technologies, Inc., an innovative internet marketing company based in New York, is proud to announce that it is offsetting its carbon emissions with Carbonfund.org, the leading nonprofit carbon offset and climate solutions organization. By joining Carbonfund.org’s CarbonFree® Partner program, Saibot has joined a national movement of businesses and organizations that are leading the fight against global warming. - August 09, 2010 - Saibot Technologies
ATS Successfully Completes the Four Day Marches
ATS’ walking team successfully finished the 94th International Four Day Marches in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Walking a total of 160k over the four day event led ATS to achieve its fundraising goal. - August 07, 2010 - Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc.
Leading Costa Rica Green Architectural Engineering Firm Announces First Sustainable Luxury Development in Manuel Antonio with Habitat Protection Alliance
Arqueco Ltda., KC Development Group, The Costa Rica Real Estate Company and the Eco Preservation Society announce approved plans for Palazzo Park Hotel & Residences, a green rooftop and LEED green building resort adjoining Manuel Antonio Park, Costa Rica, and the project's program to restore habitat for the endangered Mono Titi, the Palazzo Park Eco Action Program. - August 06, 2010 - The Costa Rica Real Estate Company
Donate a Suit and Change a Woman's Life
Intelligent Office of Tampa Bay announces their partnership with the Tampa chapter of Dress for Success where they will serve as a drop off location for women executives to donate new or nearly new suits for donation. - August 06, 2010 - Intelligent Office of Tampa Bay
Xceed Develops Corporate Sustainability Programs
The connection between business performance and society welfare has never been so salient. Corporations of all sizes are focusing on the issue of corporate social responsibility with a new lens that involves a more holistic view of the impact of stakeholder engagements in the course of business, on... - August 06, 2010 - Xceed
Flexfit Announces Creation of Signature Hat Line with Mauli Ola Foundation to Raise Awareness for Genetic Diseases
Flexfit is donating their headwear to be custom designed by famous pro-surfers, to raise awareness for Mauli Ola Foundation’s work with Cystic Fibrosis and other genetic diseases. - July 28, 2010 - Flexfit
New Office Opens in New York for Green Printing Company
Due to the rising need for eco-friendly printing services in the U.S., Oddi Printing has opened up a second office located in New York with the intention to serve its clients across the East Coast. The Icelandic printing company has already been offering its U.S clients quality eco-friendly... - July 25, 2010 - Oddi Printing
John Wilkerson Scheduled for Social Media Interview- "Greening the Federal Supply Chain"- Passion in Action TV
Executive Order 13514, Corporate Social Responsbility (CSR) and “Greening the Federal Supply Chain" Book details will be featured during this Internet Broadcast Interview. - July 22, 2010 - Bellwether Services
Vincent Roa First in Maryland to Receive Sustainability and CSR Practitioner Certification
Marylander Donna Vincent Roa receives CSR-P designation and becomes part of an elite group of more than 100 certified CSR practitioners worldwide. - July 21, 2010 - Vincent Roa Group LLC
Building Hope: Newest Housing Project for TROSA's Substance Abuse Recovery Program
A generous donation from Pegasus Lighting helps complete reconstruction for a local non-profit's newest housing project. - July 20, 2010 - Pegasus Lighting
Innovative Credit Consultants Donates to the National Wildlife Federation
Innovative Credit Consultants contributes to the costly challenge of reviving the Gulf due to the BP Oil Spill Catastrophe. - July 18, 2010 - Innovative Credit Consultants
P.A.N.D.O.R.A.-Patient Alliance for Neuroendocrineimmune Disorders Organization for Research & Advocacy, Inc Wins a $20K Grant on Chase Community Giving
P.A.N.D.O.R.A., the charity organization behind the NeuroEndocrineImmune (NEI) Center™, a community patient-driven scientific research center, to be located in the state of New Jersey, wins a $20,000.00 Grant from Chase Community Giving as announced on July 13, 2010. - July 17, 2010 - PANDORA Org
Maxed Out Author/Director Calls on Obama to Nominate Elizabeth Warren to Head Financial Reform
"Maxed Out" Author/Filmmaker James Scurlock calls on President Obama to nominate Elizabeth Warren to head Financial Reform Body. Elizabeth Warren starred in Scurlock's award winning 2007 documentary on debt. - July 16, 2010 - James Scurlock
Credit Union Donates $100K to Primary Children's Hospital
Mountain America Credit Union presented a check for $100,000 to Primary Children's Medical Center at the hospital's recent Telethon. - July 16, 2010 - Mountain America Credit Union
TaxSlayer.com Makes Large Donation to Save the Children, Haiti Relief
TaxSlayer.com pilot program raises over $27,000 for Haiti earthquake relief efforts being provided by Save the Children. - July 14, 2010 - TaxSlayer.com
Strategy, Inc. Participates and Donates Funds to Entrepreneurial School
Strategy, Inc., a leading sales and marketing firm in Middleburg Heights, OH, announced that the company has volunteered time and donated funds to The Young Professional’s division of New Business Development Committee of “Friends of E-Prep.” Strategy, Inc. team members, along... - July 14, 2010 - Strategy, Inc.
Local Business Helps Raise $58,000 for Student Group
As they prepared for their annual summer mission trip, the youth choir of First Baptist Church eagerly accepted the aid of local business Access Self Storage - to the tune of $58,000. As in years past, Access donated moving trucks and storage spaces to the choir to prepare for the world’s... - July 10, 2010 - Access Self Storage & Truck Rental
Sonitrol Pacific Monitored Cameras Ensure Repeat Offender Arrested
Police arrested a twice convicted felon after Sonitrol Pacific’s monitored security cameras caught the man breaking into a truck inside the yard of a Tacoma auto repair shop July 3. Operator Michael Young spotted a dark figure moving inside the yard of Gerber Collision with SonaVision,... - July 10, 2010 - Sound Security, Inc., dba Sonitrol Pacific
Algonquin Studios Hosts "Day at the Office" for Buffalo Soccer Club
Algonquin Studios was the proud host of a “Day at the Office” for children from the Buffalo Soccer Club’s u12 boy’s and girl’s travel teams on Thursday, July 1, 2010. Twenty-four children, ages 10-12, converged on Algonquin Studios’ Buffalo offices for a day of fun and learning that included arts & crafts projects, classroom-setting soccer instruction, and graphic design demonstrations. - July 09, 2010 - Algonquin Studios, Inc
Military Veteran Company, Bellwether Services, Joins the Fight Against Greenhouse Gases
Bellwether Services offsets carbon emissions in support of Executive Order 13514, Federal Environmental Leadership Policy. Company offers tactical, Greenhouse Gas, Scope 3 solutions. - July 08, 2010 - Bellwether Services
San Diego Marketing Group Participates in Relay for Life for American Cancer Society
San Diego Marketing Group is participating in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life on Aug. 21 and aiming to raise over $1000. - July 04, 2010 - San Diego Marketing Group
NaturCert Expands in the Caribbean
Today NaturCert announces the appointment of Eco Project Ltd. for providing NaturCert Certification in the Lesser Antilles islands. - July 02, 2010 - NaturCert E.E.
C&S Wholesale Grocers Joins Unified Grocers and Brand Coupon Network for ‘Coupons for Miracles’
Cause-Marketing Promotion Aims to Raise Funds for Children’s Miracle Network - June 30, 2010 - Brand Coupon Network,LLC
Atomic Design Donates $10,000 to Help Support the Seneca Park Zoo
Atomic Design, an integrated web development company has generously donated $10,000 to help support the Seneca Park Zoo. - June 30, 2010 - Atomic Design
Free Advertising Offered to Tourism & Visitor / Convention Bureaus in the Gulf Region Affected by the Horizon Oil Spill
Winemaking social network forum WinePress.US is offering free advertising for a limited time to all visitor convention and tourism bureaus affected by the oil spill in the Gulf. - June 29, 2010 - WinePress.US
NaturCert Announces New Presence in Ecuador
Today NaturCert announces the appointment of S&S CONSULTING for providing NaturCert Certification in Ecuador. - June 27, 2010 - NaturCert E.E.
New Long® Fence Office is Designed to be Green
Maryland Fencing Contractors move into new, state of the art eco-friendly facility. - June 26, 2010 - Long Fence
Corporate Sustainability Becoming "Force of Its Own" in Global Marketplace
New conference report from AltaTerra Research and the Silicon Valley Leadership Group highlights growing force of corporate sustainability in the global marketplace, and how leading companies are creating business advantage through innovation in products and operations. - June 25, 2010 - AltaTerra Research
NaturCert Signs South African Representative
Today NaturCert announces the appointment of ETC - Africa for the territory of South Africa. - June 25, 2010 - NaturCert E.E.
Fulcrum Celebrates World Environment Day - Employees Made Paper Bags and Distributed in Various Shops
On go green front on world environment day, Fulcrum employees took initiative to distribute the hand made paper bags to shopkeepers and educate them about the consequences of using plastic bags. - June 25, 2010 - Fulcrum
Pexagon Technology & ImageAmmo's Technology Products Enhance North Branford High School Project Graduation 2010
Two Connecticut shoreline technology companies joined forces to provide some "wow" in the effort to keep a local High School's Graduation Night drug & alcohol free. - June 24, 2010 - Pexagon Technology
Balfour Beatty Construction Receives 2009 Mayor’s International Community Award for Local Corporate Citizenship
Balfour Beatty Construction was honored in May for its volunteerism and corporate philanthropy with a 2009 Mayor’s International Community Award from the Charlotte International Cabinet and the Mayor’s office. The award recognizes the philanthropic giving and other forms of support that... - June 22, 2010 - Balfour Beatty Construction
Unified Grocers Partners with Brand Coupon Network for ‘Coupon for Miracles’ Initiative
Cause-Marketing Promotion Aims to Raise Funds for Children’s Miracle Network - June 22, 2010 - Brand Coupon Network,LLC
Geosemble Names New VP of Government Programs
The new position reflects growing demand from government customers for Geosemble’s technology for geographic search and overlaying of text on geospatial imagery and maps. - June 22, 2010 - Geosemble Technologies
VoicePulse Customers Help Fight Heart Disease this Father’s Day
VoicePulse customers will be helping to raise money for the American Heart Association when they call Dad this Father’s Day weekend. - June 19, 2010 - VoicePulse
Gulf Coast Oil Spill Cleanup Delayed Due to Contractor Insurance Requirements
Many contractors stand ready to help save the Gulf of Mexico, but rigid insurance requirements are thwarting their efforts. Contractors are required to purchase specific liability, pollution and federally mandated workers’ compensation coverages designed for employees working on, around or... - June 18, 2010 - MarketScout Corporation
Local Business Helps People Get Ready for Hurricane Season
Office Assistance Plus announced today the launch of their Hurricane GO Kit to help locals prepare for an active 2010 hurricane season that began June 1 and runs through November 30. According to the St. Petersburg Times (Friday, May 28), experts from NOAA forecast an “active to extremely... - June 18, 2010 - Office Assistance Plus
Charity Book Sale to Benefit Classrooms
4,000+ popular used books will be sold June 23-25 at prices of $0.50 and $1.00 to benefit public classrooms around the country. - June 16, 2010 - McKenzie Books, Inc.
Sales of Handmade Soap to Benefit Gulf Disaster Wildlife Rescue
Good Karma Soaps, makers of handmade soaps is donating 100% of the proceeds from the sales of their turtle soap to the National Audubon Society's gulf disaster wildlife rescue efforts. - June 15, 2010 - Good Karma Soaps
ConsumerBell Puts Power Back in the Hands of Consumers and Aims to Hold Corporations Accountable
With almost-daily product recalls, ConsumerBell puts the power back in the hands of consumers - and begins to hold corporations accountable. ConsumerBell is the first consumer complaint website to assist with resolutions. It aims to speed up the process of consumer resolution through the creation of a collective consumer power via an automated platform currently in development. - June 13, 2010 - ConsumerBell
Vaco Raleigh Employees Donate To Help Nashville Flood Victims
Vaco Raleigh, LLC (www.vaco.com), an executive placement and consulting firm, has announced its support of “Oreo Cookies for a Cause,” a campaign to aid flood victims in Nashville, Tenn. Hosted by Vaco Nashville, LLC, employees who participated in the event donated $1,000 for every... - June 13, 2010 - VACO Raleigh
ATS Walks for UNICEF
Advanced Thermal Solutions,Inc. (ATS) announces its participation in the 94th International Four Days Marches Nijmegen. In July 2010, senior executives at ATS, including Dr. Kaveh Azar, President/CEO, Sharon Koss, VP of Operations, and Norbert Engelberts, Director of ATS-Europe BV, will walk 160k to raise money for UNICEF. ATS will match every donation from http://inside.unicefusa.org/goto/qats - June 12, 2010 - Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc.
GetSolar Launches Online Solar Quote System
GetSolar releases a new interactive online tool that allows US residential and commercial customers to find out the true energy potential of their roofs. - June 09, 2010 - GetSolar
Ecotrain Media Group is Transparently Green
Ecotrain Media Group is doing it again with the first of its kind 2010 Corporate Sustainability Report, a quarterly template for sustainable business operations. - June 08, 2010 - Ecotrain Media Group, LLC
Winery Insider and Humanitas Support Gulf of Mexico Response on World Oceans Day
Winery Insider (wineryinsider.com), the first members-only, private sale company to focus exclusively on the wine category, and Humanitas Wine Company are teaming up on World Oceans Day – June 8th – in support of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill response effort. 100% of the profits of Humanitas wines sold by Winery Insider during the one-day sale, which will feature the winery’s Signum and Good Earth wines at up to 40% below suggested retail prices, will be donated to Ocean-related organizations. - June 05, 2010 - Cronin Communications
AXIS Foundation, Inc. Receives Sponsorship from Morongo Band of Mission Indians
As the Morongo Band of Mission Indians acknowledges the goals and objectives set forth by Axis Foundation, Inc (AFI), AFI look forward to addressing the IT and IS needs of the “at-risk” youth and the concerns they have in the Riverside County community. - June 02, 2010 - AXIS Foundation, Inc
Atelier Aveda Salons Join Efforts to Clean Up the Gulf Coast After BP Spill
Following the tragic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast on April 20th, Atelier Aveda Salon Spa founder Karie Bennett decided to take action. Once again, Atelier Aveda Salon Spa and Atelier Aveda Studio at Santana Row is helping the San Francisco Bay-based organization Matter of... - May 28, 2010 - Atelier Aveda
Charter Builders Breaks Ground on the Largest Zero Energy Public School in the United States
Charter Builders and Irving Independent School District recently celebrated the official groundbreaking for the largest “net zero” public school in the United States. The first of its kind in Texas, the school district’s Lady Bird Johnson Middle School is designed to produce as... - May 27, 2010 - Balfour Beatty Construction
Supply Chain, Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility Executive, John Wilkerson Earns Breakthrough Global Financial Credentials
John Wilkerson, Vice President, Supply Chain, Environmental and Corporate Social Responsibility Practice Leader achieved senior accreditation, similar to former Kraft, Albertson’s, Mckinsey, Grant Thornton Executives. - May 25, 2010 - Bellwether Services
Queensboro Shirt Company on Why It is Difficult to Go Green and Make Green
How one small business is finding ways to make environmentally-friendly products and money at the same time - May 25, 2010 - The Queensboro Shirt Company