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.

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)

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