Thursday, November 4, 2010

“Corporate Social Responsibility Weekly Recap (October 27 – November 3, 2010)”

“Corporate Social Responsibility Weekly Recap (October 27 – November 3, 2010)”


Corporate Social Responsibility Weekly Recap (October 27 – November 3, 2010)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:08 AM PDT

Press Release Source: Business Wire On Thursday November 4, 2010, 5:08 am EDT

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of October 27 – November 3, 2010.

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ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME

ABU DHABI, UAE -- 2011 $2.2 Million (USD) Zayed Future Energy Prize Receives Record Number of Submissions (November 03, 2010 09:10 AM) Source: CNBC

NEW YORK -- Alcoa's Vanessa Lau Honored with Woman of Distinction "Badge" from Girl Scout Council of New York (November 03, 2010 09:00 AM) Source: Alcoa Inc.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Ban on Petroleum-Based Plastic Bags Driving Rapid Growth for Cereplast Bioplastic Resin in Europe (November 03, 2010 08:30 AM) Source: Cereplast, Inc.

BEIJING -- Bank of America Charitable Foundation Provides $2 Million to Support Forest Conservation and Address Global Climate Change (November 03, 2010 05:00 AM) Source: Bank of America

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Cereplast, Inc. to Present at the Stifel Nicolaus Cleantech Conference in New York City on November 9, 2010 (November 02, 2010 03:52 PM) Source: Cereplast, Inc.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Millions of Children in Need Positively Impacted around the World, Mattel Philanthropic Efforts Continue to Make a Meaningful Difference (November 01, 2010 03:04 PM) Source: Mattel, Inc.

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Plug In Carolina Selects Eaton to Supply and Support Electric Car "Re-fueling" Stations Throughout South Carolina (November 01, 2010 02:21 PM) Source: Eaton Corporation

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Office Depot Named America's Greenest Large Retailer in Newsweek Magazine's Annual Green Ranking (November 1, 2010 08:45 AM) Source: Office Depot

BEDFORD, Mass. -- Spire Named New England's 5th Largest Cleantech Employer (October 29, 2010 11:00 AM) Source: Spire Corporation

MINNEAPOLIS -- MoneyGram International Donates $200,000 for Pakistan Disaster Relief (October 29, 2010 05:00 AM) Source: MoneyGram

NEW YORK -- Ethisphere Announces 'Attorneys Who Matter' for 2010 (October 28, 2010 03:18 PM) Source: Ethisphere Institute

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Blackbaud's Conference Draws 2200 Attendees to Learn about Nonprofit Technology (October 28,2 010 12:38 PM) Source: Blackbaud, Inc.

DETROIT -- National Collaborative Announces $80 Million Investment in Five Cities (October 28, 2010 08:00 AM) Source: Living Cities

WASHINGTON -- Support the Washington Area Fuel Fund, Provide Warmth this Winter for a Family in Need (October 27, 2010 04:15 PM) Source

The following knowledgeable industry leaders and scholars from Business Wire's ExpertSource database are available to discuss topics relating to Corporate Social Responsibility.

Dr. Maretno Agus Harjoto (Augus) received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Kentucky in 2002. Prior to joining the Graziadio School of Business and Management in 2007, Augus served as a finance faculty member at San Jose State University. His banking area of expertise is asset and liability management as well as the Asian banks with a presence in the U.S. and particularly in Los Angeles. He published in academic and practitioner journals such as Financial Management, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Corporate Finance, Financial Review, Journal of Financial Education, and Commercial Lending Review. His work on whisper number (Wall Street analyst's true number for earnings per share which is different from the published number) received media coverage by the Business Week and CFO Online magazines.

Phone number: 310-506-7352
Email: maretno.harjoto@pepperdine.edu
PR Contact: Douglass Gore
Phone Number: 310-568-5580
Email: graziadiopr@pepperdine.edu

Bev Dribin, vice president, community relations for ARAMARK, is a resource for obtaining expert commentary on: Large-scale company-wide employee engagement/volunteer initiatives, including: How to develop strategic programs that engage employees in company-sponsored and personal volunteer events; Employee volunteerism, skills based volunteerism; Community programs and public/private partnerships, including: How to develop, implement and manage programs and partnerships, philanthropy and product donations, in-kind donations, employee volunteerism and community response; Building employee moral, by involving employees in their local business markets help to engage them around the company, which can result in a positive business environment; Integrating community involvement and corporate social responsibility into your business and aligning with core business strategy.

PR Contact: Krystin Williamson
Phone number: 619-533-7974
Email: krystin@allisonpr.com

Registered journalists can submit queries to the ExpertSource staff and/or search for more experts in this and various other topics by going to www.businesswire.com and logging in with your email address and PressPass password. If you are not registered, you may do so at www.businesswire.com. For more information or assistance with ExpertSource, please contact Stacey Frank, ExpertSource Coordinator/Business Wire at 312-223-1037, stacey.frank@businesswire.com.

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