Corporate Social Responsibility Weekly Recap (September 9 – September 16, 2009)

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of September 9 – September 16, 2009.

ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME

NEW YORK — House Port Pops Up New Ready-to-Assemble, Eco-Friendly Home (September 16, 2009 02:25 PM) Source: House Port

HAVERHILL, Mass. — A Purpose Built Hybrid Electric Livery & Taxi Vehicle (September 16, 2009 09:17 AM) Source: Royale

PARIS — Sodexo Recognized Again for Commitment to Balancing Economic and Citizenship Performance (September 16, 2009 02:00 AM) Source: Sodexo

WASHINGTON — HP and NBA Launch Digital Assist Competition (September 15, 2009 02:45 PM) Source: HP

TRUMBULL, Conn. — Recycling in Trumbull – All about Kids Getting Active and Having Fun! (September 15, 2009 02:45 PM) Source: The Sun Products Corporation

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Applied Materials Receives EPA Green Power Leadership Award (September 15, 2009 12:00 PM) Source: Applied Materials, Inc.

STOCKTON, Calif. — Duraflame Goes Pink to Help Fight Breast Cancer (September 15, 2009 11:00 AM) Source: Duraflame, Inc.

MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Lowe’s Continues Long-Standing Commitment to Education with $2.5 million in Special Grants (September 15, 2009 09:50 AM) Source: Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — Smart to the 3^rd Power = New Net Energy Market (September 15, 2009 09:20 AM) Source: Texas Solar Energy Society

OMAHA, Neb. — National Law Firm Kutak Rock Launches Comprehensive Group Dedicated to Green Energy Market (September 15, 2009 09:01 AM) Source: Kutak Rock LLP

MINNETONKA, Minn. — UnitedHealth Group Named to Dow Jones Sustainability North America and World Indexes for 11^th Consecutive Year (September 15, 2009 09:00 AM) Source: UnitedHealth Group

GENEVA — EBBF the European Baha’i Business Forum (www.ebbf.org) – Business People Across 70 Countries - Announces the Launch of Anti-bribery and Anti-corruption Knowledge Centre (September 15, 2009 02:30 AM) Source: EBBF

ROUND ROCK, Texas — Dell Awarded Perfect Score in 2010 Corporate Equality Index (September 14, 2009 05:03 PM) Source: Dell Inc.

HERSHEY, Pa. — Hershey Joins with Chief Marketing Officer Council in Launch of “Pause to Support a Cause” (September 14, 2009 04:01 PM) Source: The Hershey Company

DALLAS — ‘Credit Solutions Cares’ Commemorates 9/11 with ‘Heroes’ Video (September 14, 2009 11:51 AM) Source: Credit Solutions

NEW YORK — Alcoa Reestablishing an Ecosystem in Australia, One Million Plants at a Time (September 14, 2009 11:00 AM) Source: Alcoa Inc.

DALLAS — ACS Awards Scholarships to Support America’s Military and Their Families (September 14, 2009 08:05 AM) Source: ACS

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Local Pest Control Company Joins Elite Group of Professionals (September 11, 2009 10:00 AM) Source: Diligent Lawn & Pest Control, Inc.

ORLANDO, Fla. — RezHub.com Launches Bringing Discount and Green Travel to the Mainstream and Announces the Dream Green Giveaway (September 10, 2009 02:09 PM) Source: RezHub.com

DALLAS — Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Receives Charity Navigator’s Coveted Four-Star Rating for Third Year in a Row (September 10, 2009 10:32 AM) Source: Susan G. Komen for the Cure

MINNEAPOLIS — UnitedHealth Group Teams with the Entertainment Industry Foundation to Promote Community Service (September 10, 2009 10:00 AM) Source: UnitedHealth Group

MAYNARD, Mass. — Monster.com’s Nation-wide Keep America Working Career Fair Returns to Vienna, Virginia with Hundreds of Federal Hiring Opportunities Available (September 10, 2009 09:19 AM) Source: Monster Worldwide, Inc.

TORRANCE, Calif. — Honda Battle of the Bands Marches Toward Eighth Annual Showcase (September 10, 2009 08:50 AM) Source: American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — EarthSure Rolls Out New Alternative Energy Solution With Subterranean Solar Panels (September 10, 2009 08:30 AM) Source: EarthSure

PHOENIX — Make-A-Wish Foundation^® and Mattel Work Together To Impact the Lives of 30,000 Children Globally (September 10, 2009 08:00 AM) Source: Mattel, Inc.

BERLIN — 100% of Starbucks Espresso in Europe to be Starbucks™ Shared Planet™ and Fairtrade Certified (September 10, 2009 06:00 AM) Source: Starbucks Coffee Company

STAEFA, Switzerland — ReVolt Technology Named a Global Cleantech 100 Clean Technology Company (September 10, 2009 03:17 AM) Source: ReVolt Technology, Ltd

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Renesas Technology Environmental Report 2009 Issued (September 09, 2009 10:00 PM) Source: Renesas Technology America, Inc.

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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

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.

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