The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of September 30 - October 7, 2009.
ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME
NEW YORK & LOS ANGELES -- The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity and LRN Celebrate 20 Years of Inspiring Ethical Leadership Among America’s College Students (October 07, 2009 11:24 AM) Source: LRN and The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Napo Gathers International Panel on Global Health (October 07, 2009 11:02 AM) Source: Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CHICAGO -- IES Abroad Launches Go Green Initiative For Study Abroad Students and Study Centers (October 07, 2009 10:02 AM) Source: IES Abroad
AUSTIN, Minn. -- Hormel Foods Announces Donation to Philippines (October 07, 2009 08:00 AM) Source: Hormel Foods Corporation
NEW YORK & LONDON -- Intertek Sustainability Solutions and CRedit360 Join Forces to Provide High-Efficiency Sustainability and Carbon Management (October 06, 2009 07:16 PM) Source: Intertek Sustainability Solutions
SEATTLE -- Quintiles Backs Drug Discovery Transformation with Major Donation to Sage Bionetworks (October 06, 2009 04:05 PM) Source: Sage Bionetworks
CHICAGO -- Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Executive Named “Responsible CEO of the Year” by CRO Magazine (October 06, 2009 12:00 PM) Source: Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.
HERNDON, Va. -- PayItGreen Introduces New Membership Program (October 06, 2009 12:00 PM) Source: PayItGreen
CYPRESS, Calif. -- UnitedHealth Group/PacifiCare Awards More Than $6.2 Million in Grants to Help Improve Health Care in California (October 06, 2009 11:30 AM) Source: UnitedHealthcare
MEDIA ADVISORY -- Staples, Conservation Groups, Wood Products Companies and Landowners Join to Protect Forests and Combat Climate Change (October 06, 2009 09:00 AM) Source: Carbon Canopy
HAWTHORNE, Calif. -- Cereplast, Inc. Hybrid Resins® Reduce Use of Petroleum-Based Plastics (October 06, 2009 08:30 AM) Source: Cereplast, Inc.
SKOPJE, Republic of Macedonia -- Intel and Government of Macedonia Announce Joint Plans to Improve Quality of Education by Accelerating 1:1 e-Learning in Macedonian Schools (October 06, 2009 08:00 AM) Source: Intel Corporation
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Economists Join to Say: We Can Afford a World Climate Policy (October 06, 2009 08:00 AM) Source: Economics for Equity and the Environment
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. -- CSL Behring Solicits Proposals for LEAD Grants to Support Patient Advocacy Efforts (October 06, 2009 08:00 AM) Source: CSL Behring
WASHINGTON -- Government, Private Sector and Civil Society Leaders Highlight Improving Women’s Economic Opportunities as a Growth Strategy at U.S.-Africa Business Summit (October 05, 2009 01:17 PM) Source: Exxon Mobil Corporation
SPARKS, Md. -- McCormick Joins Coalition to Fight Childhood Obesity (October 05, 2009 12:00 PM) Source: McCormick & Company, Incorporated
MINNEAPOLIS -- General Mills Joins Unprecedented Coalition to Help Reduce Obesity (October 05, 2009 11:32 AM) Source: General Mills
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Hagemeyer North America Donates Sustainable Lighting to SC Historical Society (October 05, 2009 10:02 AM) Source: Hagemeyer North America
BALTIMORE -- Constellation Energy Receives NAHRO Community Service Awards (October 05, 2009 09:26 AM) Source: Constellation Energy
DALLAS -- Children’s Eye Foundation Names Credit Solutions’ CEO As Business Advisory Board Chairman (October 02, 2009 06:40 PM) Source: Credit Solutions
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Western Union Foundation Bolsters the Response of Mercy Corps to Relief Efforts in Indonesia and Samoa (October 02, 2009) Source: Western Union
MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- Mark Your Calendar: Do-It-Yourself to Cut Your Energy Bills and Celebrate Energy Awareness Month with Lowe’s (October 02, 2009 04:07 PM) Source: Lowe’s
IRVING, Texas -- ExxonMobil & American Idol Elliott Yamin Support Malaria Prevention at Angola Orphanage and School (October 02, 2009 12:45 PM) Source: Exxon Mobil Corporation
CINCINNATI -- Hugging Trees Becoming New Mantra in the Act of Going to College (October 02, 2009 04:35 AM) Source: Hobsons
LONDON -- Accor Hotel Group Tops the First Tomorrow’s Value Rating(October 02, 2009 03:00 AM) Source: Two Tomorrows
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Career Education Corporation Announces Ronald McDonald House Charities Sponsorship (October 01, 2009 07:37 PM) Source: Career Education Corporation
MIAMI -- HAVE IT YOUR WAY® Foundation Raises Funds to Support Scholarships for Graduating High School Seniors (October 01, 2009 06:40 PM) Source: BURGER KING CORPORATION
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- AMD and Learning Games Network Announce Winners of A-HA Moment Video Contest (October 01, 2009 05:01 PM) Source: AMD
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- J. Lohr to Fund 500 Mammograms for Women in Need Through Partnership with the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.® (October 01, 2009 04:48 PM) Source: J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Western Union Foundation Pledges Immediate Relief for Flood Response in the Philippines (October 01, 2009) Source: Western Union
WATERBURY, Vt. -- Green Mountain Coffee’s “Be Fair” Campaign Celebrates Fair Trade Month in October (October 01, 2009 12:45 PM) Source: Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.
PEORIA, Ill. -- Susan G. Komen Memorial Designated State Historic Site (October 01, 2009 10:30 AM) Source: Susan G. Komen for the Cure
PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Scan, Share and Recycle to Help the Environment with Visioneer and the Arbor Day Foundation (October 01, 2009 08:30 AM) Source: Visioneer
HAWTHORNE, Calif. -- Cereplast, Inc. Retains IRTH Communications, LLC to Provide Investor Relations Services (October 01, 2009 08:30 AM) Source: Cereplast, Inc.
LONDON -- Verdantix Says Ubiquitous Carbon And Energy Risks Accelerate Global Demand For Carbon Management Software (October 01, 2009 08:00 AM) Source: Verdantix
SAN FRANCISCO -- Photo of UnitedHealth Group Presenting a $250,000 Grant at On Lok's 2009 Annual Conference Available on Business Wire's Web Site and AP PhotoExpress (September 30, 2009 05:24 PM) Source: UnitedHealth Group
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Russell Griffin is founder, owner and president of Griffin MarCom Inc., a successful strategic marketing practice. He has also served as head of business line diversity for one of the largest insurance companies in the world. The federal government has, on numerous occasions, addressed the near critical shortage of diverse talent and minority-led firms in particular in advertising. Russell can address these issues from the front lines, and with an informed and knowledgeable opinion on what can be done to make progress.
Phone number: 404-734-8843
Email: russell@griffinmarcom.com
Julia Wilhelm is an associate director in the San Francisco office of Studley, an international commercial real estate firm specializing in representing tenants. Her expertise in financial analysis as well as her detail-oriented execution style, supports her ability to successfully advocate on behalf of tenants in all types of real estate transactions from site selection and economic modeling to lease negotiation, execution and move-in. Julia specializes in implementing green real estate solutions for her clients and is the first Real Estate Professional in San Francisco to have been awarded the LEED-Accredited Professional designation from the U.S. Green Building Council certifying her expertise in sustainable commercial real estate projects. She is also a member of Studley's National Sustainable Practice. Julia has represented office lease transactions totaling over 1,000,000 square feet in downtown San Francisco. Clients include San Francisco-based firms Murphy Pearson Bradley & Feeney, New Resource Bank (representing the bank in one of the first LEED-CI office space acquisitions in San Francisco), PAV Investments, Dwell Magazine, MyVest, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco, as well as national and multi-national companies such as the Charles Schwab Corporation, EarthLink, eBay/StubHub, Forest Labs, and Novell.
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