SAN JOSE, Calif. -- At a ceremony yesterday in Washington, DC, Cisco's (NASDAQ:CSCO) President and CEO John Chambers received the Award for Corporate Excellence ACE from U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on behalf of Cisco's efforts in Jordan for the Jordan Education Initiative JEI.
In recent years, changing expectations about the role of business in society have pushed the concept of good corporate citizenship into mainstream business thinking. There is a growing body of evidence linking corporate citizenship activities to posi In recent years, changing expectations about the role of...
Over 70% of CEOs surveyed by the World Economic Forum believe that mainstream investors will have an increased interest in corporate citizenship issues, according to a report released today. Developed by the World Economic ForumAEs Global Corporate C Over 70% of CEOs surveyed by the World...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CORPORATE social responsibility CSR is a concept that frequently overlaps with similar approaches such as corporate sustainability, corporate sustainable development, corporate responsibility, and corporate citizenship. While CSR does not have a universal definition, many see it as the private sector's way of integrating the economic, social,...
LIVONIA, Mich. -- The Bartech Group was selected to receive the highly coveted Chrysler Minority Supplier of the Year Award. The award recognizes suppliers for superior performance based on the quality awards and recognition received by customers, demonstrated commitment to supplier and employee diversity, and its corporate citizenship activities. The...
Fiscal 2008 corporate responsibility report now available MINNEAPOLIS -- Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) is pleased to announce that its fiscal 2008 corporate responsibility report is now available for download at http://www.bestbuyinc.com/corporate_responsibility. This report is one of the company's first steps toward its newly-established, five-year aspirations for corporate...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Bruce C.H. Cheng, founder and chairman of Delta Electronics Inc. (TSE:2308), has been a long-time supporter of energy conservation, reducing carbon emissions and caring for the earth. He now has a new partner in the stars. The Committee on Small Body Nomenclature CSBN of...
WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama and John McCain touted their respective tax plans to a key Hispanic group Tuesday, arguing that their different approaches to the economy would benefit all Americans. Their speeches before the League of United Latin American Citizens LULAC, the nation's oldest Hispanic advocacy...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. & SYDNEY, Australia -- Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) and University of Technology Sydney UTS have teamed up to establish a unique research facility here to study trace metals and other elements in tissue, and their effects on health. The UTS Elemental Bio-Imaging...
BALA CYNWYD, Pa. -- Entercom Communications Corp. (NYSE:ETM) announced today that it will release second quarter 2008 financial results before the market opens on Monday, August 4, 2008. Entercom will hold a conference call regarding the quarterly earnings release on Monday, August 4, 2008 at...
Awards National Recipient with Educational Grant KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- ExxonMobil and the Hispanic Heritage Foundation named Cynthia Reyna, a graduating student of Charles H. Milby High School in Houston, TX, as the national winner of the 2008 Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards in Engineering and...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced it has acquired Particle Sizing Systems, a privately held company that designs and manufactures instruments that measure the particle size and stability in materials ranging from soft drinks to inkjet inks to semiconductor polishing slurries. Financial terms...
NEW YORK & LIMA, Peru -- Deutsche Bank and the Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation today announced three grants in Peru in conjunction with the opening of the Bank's first subsidiary in the country. The grants, which total more than USD $100,000, will be provided to Museo de...
KENNESAW, Ga., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- With Metro Atlanta as the sixth largest distribution center in the country, Georgia continues to draw warehousing and distribution companies from around the world. Meanwhile, the costs associated with heating and cooling these facilities can saddle companies with a...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the U8000 Series single-output, non-programmable DC power supplies, a low-cost expansion of the best-selling Agilent E3600 Series. Beyond cost savings, these DC power supplies offer excellent value with features that are typical only in costly programmable...
The jet set are strolling across the manicured lawns of corporate Wimbledon. Glistening white marquees filled with champagne and canapés await them at the Fairway Village and Wimbledon Club, just over the road from the All England Club where the tennis championship is taking place. Inside the tents,...
GREENVILLE, S.C., July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- KEMET Corporation today announced that the company has been awarded Junior Achievement of Greenville's Chairman's Award. Junior Achievement of Greenville is the local affiliate of Junior Achievement Worldwide. Junior Achievement JA is a worldwide partnership between the...
RACINE, Wis. -- Modine Manufacturing Company (NYSE: MOD), a diversified global leader in thermal management technology and solutions, has received the 2008 Friend of Tourism Award from the Racine County Convention and Visitors Bureau. The award recognizes Modine's community involvement and specifically its continued support of the...
Coenco SystemR Helps Improve Work Environment and Productivity KENNESAW, Ga., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- With Metro Atlanta as the sixth largest distribution center in the country, Georgia continues to draw warehousing and distribution companies from around the world. Meanwhile, the costs associated with...
Abstract As Chinese firms increase their level of business activity, they are gradually paying attention to corporate political activities, which can bring political and economic benefits. This paper studies the influence of political relationship building of the business activity of Chinese firms. It reveals that there is a...
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