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TMCNet: Corporate Social Responsibility Weekly Recap (March 3 - March 10, 2010)

[March 11, 2010]

Corporate Social Responsibility Weekly Recap (March 3 - March 10, 2010)

NEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of March 3 - March 10, 2010.

Follow the CSR (News - Alert) Circuit newsfeed on www.twitter.com/BWCSRNews ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME RICHMOND, Va. -- MWV's MWare Food Service Paperboard Receives Biodegradable Products Institute's Compostable Certification (March 10, 2010 08:22 AM) Source: MeadWestvaco Corp.


SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- AMD Foundation to Sponsor Video Game Design Category for The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards (March 10, 2010 12:01 AM) Source: AMD NEW YORK -- Advantages of Aluminum for Sustainable Transportation Outlined at Green Truck Summit (March 09, 2010 05:00 PM) Source: Alcoa Inc.

PHILADELPHIA -- Survey Finds Businesses' Caring Attitude Main Motivator for Purchasing Green Products (March 09, 2010 11:37 AM) Source: Cramer-Krasselt LONDON -- European Football Leagues Turn (RED) to ‘Lace up. Save Lives' (March 09, 2010 07:00 AM) Source: Nike OAKLAND, Calif. -- Green Mountain Coffee and the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Foundation Commit Nearly One Million Dollars to Fuel Growth of Fair Trade Towns in U.S. (March 09, 2010 07:00 AM) Source: Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.

LOS ANGELES -- TriLinc Global Among Notable Sponsors and Panelists at 2nd Microfinance Summit held in NYC (March 08, 2010 04:42 PM) Source: TriLinc Global, LLC NEW YORK -- American Express and TakePart® Announce 2010 Members Project® Empowering Everyone to Take Small Steps to Make a Big Difference (March 08, 2010 12:02 PM) Source: American Express SAN JOSE, Calif. -- eBay Commits to Saving Up to a Quarter of a Million Acres of Rainforest for Consumers who Choose to Reuse (March 08, 2010 11:28 AM) Source: eBay Inc.

CORNING, N.Y. -- Corning (News - Alert) Announces Lab for the Cure™ Program (March 08, 2010 08:30 AM) Source: Corning Incorporated SPOKANE, Wash. -- Clearwater Paper The First U.S. Consumer Tissue Products Company to Earn FSC/Rainforest Alliance Certification (March 08, 2010 08:30 AM) Source: Clearwater Paper Corporation WILMINGTON, Del. -- Neuwing Energy Ventures Registers First Voluntary Energy Efficiency Certificates (March 08, 2010 08:00 AM) Source: Neuwing Energy Ventures ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Western Union (News - Alert) Announces No Fee Money-Transfer Services to Chile from the U.S. (March 05, 2010 06:30 PM) Source: The Western Union Company ST. PAUL, Minn. -- International Sustainability Consultant Joins Global Corporate Consultancy (March 05, 2010 11:57 AM) Source: Delta Consultants HARTFORD, Conn. -- National Patient Safety Awareness Week Shines Spotlight on Importance of Consumers Taking an Active Role in Their Health Care (March 05, 2010 11:16 AM) Source: Aetna NEW YORK & MAYNARD, Mass. -- Monster.com Kicks Off Year Two of its Keep America Working Tour (March 05, 2010 08:27 AM) Source: Monster Worldwide, Inc.

LONDON -- Tomorrow's Value Rating: BP Tops Oil and Gas Sector for Sustainability Leadership, but Industry Lags behind Other Sectors in Driving Real Change and Improvement (March 05, 2010 04:50 AM) Source: Two Tomorrows North America Inc.

JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- FPL Group Ranks Best in Industry on Fortune Magazine's ‘Most Admired Companies' List for Record Fourth Year in a Row (March 04, 2010 04:30 PM) Source: FPL Group, Inc.

NEWARK, N.J. -- IDT and IDT Chile Assist Relief Effort (March 04, 2010 01:46 PM) Source: IDT Corporation PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Hewlett-Packard (News - Alert) Company Foundation Donates $500,000 to Chile Earthquake Relief Efforts (March 04, 2010 11:29 AM) Source: HP JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. -- New Jekyll Island Hotel Takes Green Practices to the Next Level (March 04, 2010 11:13 AM) Source: New Castle Hotels & Resorts NEW YORK -- Sesame Workshop and AmeriChoice Partner on National Healthy Habits Outreach Project (March 04, 2010 07:00 AM) Source: AmeriChoice PHOENIX -- Best Western Rewards Members to Donate Points to Aid Chile (March 04, 2010 06:00 AM) Source: Best Western International HAWTHORNE, Calif. & ORLANDO, Fla. -- Cereplast CEO to Speak at Global Plastics Environmental Conference (March 04, 2010 06:00 AM) Source: Cereplast, Inc.

PHOENIX -- Arizona Corporation Commission Approves AZ Sun Program (March 03, 2010 09:38 PM) Source: Arizona Public Service The following knowledgeable industry leaders and scholars from Business Wire's ExpertSource database are available to discuss topics relating to Corporate Social Responsibility.

Rick Martella, vice president, corporate affairs of 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 (News - Alert) Number: 1-619-533-7974 krystin@allisonpr.com Yalmaz Siddiqui is Office Depot's Director of Environmental Strategy. He is responsible for advising the company on the development and integration of a wide range of environmental programs into the global organization. Office Depot's industry-leading environmental programs span all parts of the company - from the supply chain (buying green) to internal operations (being green), to business and consumer markets (selling green). Siddiqui's role includes improving the understanding of environmental issues and opportunities among suppliers, associates and customers. His goal is to help improve the environmental performance of Office Depot and its range of stakeholders. Siddiqui also oversees Office Depot's five-year, $2.2 million Forest & Biodiversity Conservation Alliance (www.forestryalliance.org), which develops critical information, standards and tools for global forest and biodiversity conservation. The Alliance is Office Depot's collaboration with Conservation International, NatureServe and The Nature Conservancy, three of the world's most respected science-based conservation organizations. Siddiqui came to Office Depot in April of 2006 from IBM Business Consulting Services in Canada where he was a Senior Consultant in Customer Relationship Management, and author of the first global study on environmental procurement of wood and paper products. Before joining IBM, Siddiqui was a management consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he focused on the forest, paper and packaging industries. Siddiqui holds a Master's Degree in Environment & Development from Cambridge University in England, and a Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Marketing & International Business from McGill University in Canada.

PR Contact: Melissa Perlman Phone Number: 1-561-438-0704 mperlman5@officedepot.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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