Corporate Social Responsibility Weekly Recap

Business Wire, Dec 18, 2008

NEW YORK -- The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of December 10 - December 17, 2008.

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NEW YORK -- ecomii Seizes the Top Spot among Green Lifestyle Sites on the Internet (December 17, 2008 12:25 PM) Source: ecomii

ROUND ROCK, Texas - Dell Foundation Awards 2008 'Connected Community' Grants to Non-Profit Organizations in Four States (December 17, 2008 11:00 AM) Source: Dell Inc.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Community First Credit Union to Build First Net Zero Energy Commercial Building in Florida (December 17, 2008 10:43 AM) Source: Community First Credit Union

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Natural Capital Group Makes It Easy for Businesses to Go Green (December 17, 2008 10:26 AM) Source: Natural Capital Group

OMAHA, Neb. -- Nebraska Teachers Receive Surprise Grants from Qwest Foundation (December 17, 2008 07:00 AM) Source: Qwest Communications

KYOTO, Japan -- KYOCERA Donates Solar Power Generating Systems to Schools in Nepal (December 17, 2008 02:13 AM) Source: Kyocera Corporation

PHILADELPHIA -- Anapol Schwartz Foundation Announces First Grant (December 16, 2008 11:07 AM) Source: Anapol, Schwartz, Weiss, Cohan, Feldman & Smalley, P.C.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Aerosolv Helps Businesses Save the Earth While Saving the Bottom Line - One Can at a Time (December 16, 2008 09:05 AM) Source: Katec, Inc.

HAWTHORNE, Calif. -- Indiana State Capital Cafeterias to Switch to Bio-Based Products Made from Cereplast Resin (December 16, 2008 09:00 AM) Source: Cereplast, Inc.

ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Dell Expands Global Green-Packaging Strategy to Drive Cost and Environmental Savings (December 16, 2008 08:00 AM) Source: Dell Inc.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Doubletree Hotel Palm Beach Gardens Receives Florida Green Lodging Program Designation (December 16, 2008 07:11 AM) Source: Doubletree Hotels

LOS ANGELES -- OriginOil Announces Successful Automation of Its Helix BioReactor System (December 16, 2008 05:00 AM) Source: OriginOil, Inc.

ZUG, Switzerland -- Improving Sustainability: A New Tool to Increase Corporate Transparency (December 16, 2008 02:55 AM) Source: ASSET4 AG

AUSTIN, Texas -- New Aftermarket Automotive Technology is First to Pass EPA Guidelines for Increased Fuel Economy in Independent Lab Testing, While Dramatically Reducing CO2 Emissions (December 15, 2008 05:23 PM) Source: Sabertec

HAWTHORNE, Calif. -- Cereplast to Supply Bio-Based Plastic Used to Make Products for Chipotle Restaurants (December 15, 2008 09:00 AM) Source: Cereplast, Inc.

STAMFORD, Conn. -- Keep America Beautiful Reports 46 % Cigarette Litter Reduction in National Grassroots Program (December 15, 2008 06:00 AM) Source: Keep America Beautiful, Inc.

BURLINGAME, Calif. -- My New Red Shoes is Seeking Passionate Teenagers to Make a Difference in Their Community While Earning College Credit (December 12, 2008 01:27 PM) Source: My New Red Shoes

DEERFIELD, Ill. -- OVATION Pharmaceuticals Donates More than $2.8 Million in 2008 Global Humanitarian Programs (December 12, 2008 09:30 AM) Source: OVATION Pharmaceuticals

LONDON -- Thousands of UK Companies Will Be Held Accountable for Their Emissions - New Report From Ethical Corporation Tells Us How Businesses Are Responding (December 12, 2008 08:30 AM) Source: Ethical Corporation Institute

HOUSTON -- Logica North America CEO Amanda Mesler Interview, The Economic Report - Doing Business in a Global Economy (December 12, 2008 07:00 AM) Source: Logica

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Puget Sound Energy Foundation Will Award More Than $600,000 to 73 Nonprofits Throughout Washington This Year (December 11, 2008 11:00 AM) Source: Puget Sound Energy

NORCROSS, Ga. -- Products from Alcoa's Kawneer Business Earn Cradle-to-Cradle Certification (December 11, 2008 09:30 AM) Source: Alcoa Inc.

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

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

Sonia Hamel is Senior Associate at the "Center for Climate Strategies" helping states make decisions to tackle climate change. Hamel also serves as a consultant to the United Kingdom in the area of emissions trading and climate change. She has over 25 years of public sector experience in policy and program development and implementation in the areas of air quality, climate change, energy and transportation. She is a former state lead for climate action in charge of developing, coordinating and implementing the Massachusetts Climate Protection Plan. Hamel is also principal coordinator for the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers Climate Change Agreement. She is state lead on the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).