06.05.08
Posted in Events, Reports at 10:29 am by Oliver
At next week’s 2008 CRO conference, San Francisco’s Mayor Gavin Newsom will speak about “Lessons from America’s Greenest City” whereas Peter A. Darbee, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) will present “America’s Greenest Utility”.
PG&E was ranked #10 on the 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2008 list, closely followed by Richmond, VA based utility company, Dominion Resources, Inc. Overall winner and awarded as #1 Best Corporate Citizen 2008 was Intel Corporation.
Dave Stangis, who worked to create the CSR function at Intel in the late 90’s and is currently Intel’s Director of Corporate Responsibility, will also participate on a panel at the event.
I am planning to attend the confernce and hope to see you there.
To download the full 100 Best Corporate Citizen list, click here.
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06.02.08
Posted in Reports, Wired News & Press Releases at 1:30 pm by Oliver
Abbott, the Illinois based global health care company today released its 2007 Global Citizenship report. The report titled “Ingenuity at Work” highlights Abbott’s commitment to access to care, innovation, science education and the environment. It is available www.abbott.com/citizenship.
Abbott has received numerous recognitions, including a listing among world leaders in economic, environmental and social performance in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. It consults many resources in developing the report, including SustainAbility, Business for Social Responsibility, the Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College, and others.
About Abbott
Abbott is a global, broad-based health care company devoted to the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceuticals and medical products, including nutritionals, devices and diagnostics. The company employs more than 68,000 people and markets its products in more than 130 countries. Abbott’s news releases and other information are available on the company’s Web site at www.abbott.com.
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