NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility
and moved during the week of April 23 - April 30, 2008.
ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--FedEx Corp. Donates $1 Million to Teach For
America (April 30, 2008 01:00 PM) Source: FedEx Corp.
OMAHA, Neb.--Business Wire to Raise Funds for Abused Children by
Selling Trading Cards to Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting Attendees
(April 30, 2008 09:08 AM) Source: Business Wire
NEW YORK--Live from New York - It's Finance Park (April 30, 2008
08:00 AM) Source: Capital One Financial Corporation
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--Dole Nutrition News Wins Web Marketing
Association's Outstanding Achievement Award (April 29, 2008 04:50 PM)
Source: Dole Food Company, Inc.
LONDON--SAS Helps Drive Sustainable Business Strategies (April 29,
2008 02:30 PM) Source: SAS
SEATTLE--Safeco Insurance Foundation Announces Puget Sound Area
Grants Totaling More Than $1 Million (April 29, 2008 01:21 PM) Source:
The Safeco Insurance Foundation
WASHINGTON--New Solar Energy System Makes It Possible to Produce
Wholesale Electricity at a Cost Competitive with Fossil Fuels (April
29, 2008 08:01 AM) Source: SUNGRI
MINNEAPOLIS--United Health Foundation Grant to the American
Academy of Family Physicians to Help Doctors Improve Care Delivery
Through Patient-Centered Medical Homes (April 29, 2008 08:00 AM)
Source: United Health Foundation
IRVING, Texas--ExxonMobil & Employees Donate $36 Million to
Colleges & Universities (April 28, 2008 11:14 AM) Source: ExxonMobil
Foundation
SAN DIEGO--On Call Employee Solutions, Inc. Embarks on Mission
Possible (April 28, 2008 11:00 AM) Source: On Call Employee Solutions,
Inc.
SAN DIEGO--Premier Healthcare Alliance Launches National Search
for Leading Community Health Programs (April 28, 2008 10:46 AM)
Source: Premier Inc.
PITTSBURGH--Alcoa Foundation Announces Three Strategic
Partnerships: ''Partners for Pittsburgh's Future'' (April 28, 2008
10:30 AM) Source: Alcoa Inc.
BOSTON--Energy Planning Network Recognizes J. Craig Venter
Institute for Innovative Energy Procurement Initiative Powered by
EnerNOC (April 28, 2008 08:30 AM) Source: EnerNOC, Inc.
SEASIDE, Calif.--Benefits of Green Schools Emerge as Officials
Discuss State and National Efforts While Recognizing Chartwell School
(April 28, 2008 08:01 AM) Source: Chartwell School
AZUSA, Calif.--Rain Bird and The American Public Gardens
Association Release Series of Outdoor Water Conservation PSAs
Featuring This Old House Landscape Contractor, Roger Cook (April 28,
2008 08:00 AM) Source: Rain Bird Corporation
VISTA, Calif.--New Natural Product from Earth Care Products Able
to Save Noses of Flood Victims (April 25, 2008 02:08 PM) Source: Earth
Care Products
WESTERLY, R.I.--Washington Trust Collects More Than 13 Tons of
Peanut Butter for the RI Community Food Bank (April 25, 2008 10:04 AM)
Source: Washington Trust Company
ROCHESTER, N.Y.--Xerox Commits $2 Million to RIT Targeting
Education and Research in Sustainability (April 24, 2008 06:00 PM)
Source: Rochester Institute of Technology and Xerox Corporation
PRINCETON, N.J.--NRG Energy Funds New Tijuana School Building
(April 24, 2008 05:54 PM) Source: NRG Energy, Inc.
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa--Aviva USA Breaks Ground for Operations
Headquarters in West Des Moines (April 24, 2008 03:00 PM) Source:
Aviva USA
OMAHA, Neb.--Tag, You're It! Doubletree Hotels Helps Students
Kick-Off Environmental Game of Tag Across North America (April 24,
2008 02:47 PM) Source: Doubletree Hotels
IRVING, Texas--ExxonMobil Marks First-Ever World Malaria Day
(April 24, 2008 01:00 PM) Source: Exxon Mobil Corporation
MEDIA ADVISORY--Alcoa Foundation Announces ''Partners for
Pittsburgh's Future'' (April 24, 2008 11:35 AM) Source: Alcoa Inc.
NEW YORK--Sponsor Direct(R) Appoints James Cooper New CEO (April
24, 2008 09:20 AM) Source: Sponsor Direct
The following knowledgeable industry leaders and scholars from
Business Wire's ExpertSource database are available to discuss topics
relating to Corporate Social Responsibility.
Peter Breitstone is the CEO of Aon Environmental Services Group.
Breitstone is available to speak on how the insurance industry is
being pushed to develop solutions to problems, such as climate change,
that are not yet measurable and how this complicated matter will
depend not only on the continued participation of private insurers but
also on legislative, regulatory and political action. Sustainability
is forcing companies in all sectors to shift from a single-minded
focus on the financial bottom line to a more holistic business view
that encompasses economic, social and environmental impact and
considers the changing and multiplying corporate governance
regulations worldwide. The growing emphasis firms now place on
sustainability has forced them to closely examine the topic of global
warming and how it is emerging as a significant risk factor for their
business. In order to reduce their liabilities, corporations should
right now be integrating global warming exposures into their risk
management programs and directors and officers should make sure that
their organizations are aware of climate change issues and responding
to them.
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PR Contact: Raphaele Schnoll
Email: raphaele.schnoll@kemperlesnik.com
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Jennifer Grimwood is the outreach coordinator for Pacific Dental
Services. Her role provides oversight to Corporate Social
Responsibility programs, General Philanthropy and Community Outreach
programs for over 150 dental practices located within three states.
Primary thrust is to increase employee involvement within respective
local communities and to create opportunities to increase employee
engagement in community service.
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Phone Number: 714-508-3600
Email: grimwoodj@pacden.com
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Dr. Gregory Unruh, of the Thunderbird School of Global Management,
is guiding students as they develop and administer a global climate
survey among worldwide corporations, assessing their impact on global
warming. The goal of the exercise, Unruh explains, is to create a
comprehensive strategy that Thunderbird can use to tackle its own
climate impacts. The project allows students to consult with
companies, helping them understand the climate impacts of their
organizations and develop strategies for reducing those impacts. As a
student consultant on Unruh's team, you will work with for-profits in
the U.S. who are actively trying to manage and reduce climate change.
You also will work with international Non Governmental Organizations
(NGOs) that are partnering with multinational corporations on
environmental and sustainability issues. "We're trying to build
contacts with leaders in the field of corporate social responsibility"
says Unruh, who admits his moral compass and interest in the
environment developed as the result of his upbringing in California,
where hiking and environmental issues topped local interests. "The
effort is working" he continues. "During our first summer, students
had offers from Timberland, Grameen Foundation and Ashoka."
After earning an undergraduate degree in earth and environmental
science, Unruh completed environmental consulting projects with
companies ranging from Shell, Chevron and Texaco to Apple, Intel and
Sun Microsystems, helping them manage hazardous wastes generated by
their operations. Unruh was soon frustrated working with companies at
the back-end, cleaning things up. "I realized the biggest impact would
be on the front-end, helping companies develop innovations that would
eliminate toxic wastes in the first place," he explains. "I wanted to
bolster government policies and smart, strategic business decisions,"
he explains of his own decision to continue his education, ultimately
earning a Ph.D. in international technology and environmental
management. Unruh's success is evident through his professional
accomplishments. Not only did he help establish a master's program for
Columbia University at the Biosphere 2 Center - an Arizona-based,
closed ecological system - but he also founded The Centre for
Eco-Intelligent Management in Europe with world-renowned designer
William McDonough. The Centre researched a variety of companies on the
cutting edge of sustainability innovation, including Herman Miller,
Shaw Industries, S.C. Johnson and Camper. "Thunderbird considers
climate change and the larger issues of sustainability an important
global problem," says Unruh of his current employer. "And President
Cabrera believes Thunderbirds should do their part and demonstrate
what effective climate change management is." Unruh couldn't agree
more.
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PR Contact: Carol Sunnucks
Phone Number: 602-978-7272
Email: carol.sunnucks@thunderbird.edu
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