[September 09, 2010]

Corporate Social Responsibility Weekly Recap (September 1 - September 8, 2010)

The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of September 1 - September 8, 2010.

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BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Office Depot Releases 2010 Corporate Citizenship Report (September 08, 2010 03:30 PM) Source: Office Depot

OMAHA, Neb. -- New Child Hunger Corps Will Fight Hunger Locally (September 08, 2010 03:00 PM) Source: ConAgra Foods Foundation

ATLANTA -- The Coca-Cola Company and The Nature Conservancy Release Water Footprint Report (September 08, 2010 08:59 AM) Source: The Coca-Cola Company

GUATEMALA CITY -- Dole CEO Highlights Company Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Programs at Conference in Guatemala (September 08, 2010 07:00 AM) Source: Dole Food Company, Inc.

SAN FRANCISCO -- FHLBank San Francisco Awards $1 Million for Economic Development Initiatives and Affordable Housing Projects in Arizona, California, and Nevada (September 07, 2010 05:13 PM) Source: Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco

CAMDEN, N.J. -- Campbell Soup Company Joins NWA LPGA Event in Support of Northwest Arkansas Food Bank (September 07, 2010 04:30 PM) Source: Campbell Soup Company

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Publix Reaches 1 Billion Paper and Plastic Bags Saved (September 07, 2010 01:05 PM) Source: Publix Super Markets

WASHINGTON -- 16^th Annual Search Under Way for Nation's Top Youth Volunteers (September 07, 2010 08:00 AM) Source: Prudential Financial

BRIGHTON, United Kingdom -- wevalue.org Makes Ground-breaking Values-based Indicators and Assessment Tools for Measuring Values Accessible to Businesses, Civil Society Organisations and Faith-based Communities Worldwide (September 07, 2010 05:00 AM) Source: European Baha'i Business Forum

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Aetna Reminds Members Affected by Hurricane Earl Where to Call for Help (September 03, 2010 02:37 PM) Source: Aetna

PHOENIX -- APS Seeks Solar Installers for Small Solar Projects (September 02, 2010 07:11 PM) Source: Arizona Public Service Co.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- National General Contractor, Retail Construction Services, Inc., Expands it's LEED Building Operations (September 02, 2010 04:06 PM) Source: Retail Construction Services, Inc.

GENEVA -- Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Joins World Wide Web Foundation's Board of Directors (September 02, 2010 12:25 PM) Source: World Wide Web Foundation

APEX, N.C. -- VoIP Provider FeatureTel Supports Local Educational Initiatives Through DonorsChoose.org Giving Program (September 02, 2010 07:54 AM) Source: FeatureTel

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

Kirwan Rockefeller, Ph.D., Director of Sustainable Leadership Program, University of California, Irvine Extension, offers in-depth knowledge about the sustainable movement and how a shift in momentum is changing perceptions and attitudes towards sustainability. Rockefeller offers insight on what the growing green jobs are, the benefits of sustainability for businesses and how to educate the business leaders tasked with implementing green initiatives.

PR Contact: Vivian Chan
Phone number: 949-486-8960 ext. 235
Email: vivian@echomediapr.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.

PR Contact: Renay Fanelli
Phone number: 415-457-7180
Email: renay@wire-to-wire.com

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