Corporate Social Responsibility Weekly Recap (September 16 – September 23, 2009)

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of September 16 – September 23, 2009.

ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME

NEW YORK — Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus Announces New Social Business Model to Transform the Health Care Landscape for Girls in Bangladesh (September 23, 2009 01:26 PM) Source: Nike Foundation

NEW YORK — ExxonMobil Launches Technology Program to Support Women’s Economic Advancement at Clinton Global Initiative (September 23, 2009 10:30 AM) Source: Exxon Mobil Corporation

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass — In Depth of Recession, American Business Confirm Value of Corporate Citizenship; Focus on Sustainable Products and Workforce Development, New Survey Shows (September 23, 2009 10:29 AM) Source: Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship

NEW YORK — For Sixth Consecutive Year, Pfizer Earns Highest Score In Human Rights Campaign Foundation LGBT Ranking (September 23, 2009 10:21 AM) Source: Pfizer Inc

BOSTON — 48HourPrint.com Makes Eco-Friendly Paper Switch (September 23, 2009 10:00 AM) Source: 48HourPrint.com

NEW YORK — Cisco, Intel, Microsoft, Government of Kenya and USAID Launch Joint Project to Enable 21st-Century Education in Kenya Schools (September 23, 2009 09:00 AM) Source: Intel Corporation

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Office Depot Releases 2009 Corporate Citizenship Report (September 23, 2009 08:55 AM) Source: Office Depot

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands, KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell Launch World Hunger Relief Effort to Raise Awareness, Volunteerism and Funds with Christina Aguilera as Campaign’s Global Spokesperson (September 23, 2009 07:05 AM) Source: Yum! Brands, Inc.

MULBERRY, Fla. — East Coast Growers and Packers Leads Tomato Industry as First Florida Grower to Raise Workers’ Wages (September 22, 2009 06:55 PM) Source: East Coast Growers and Packers

JUNO BEACH, Fla. — FPL Group named to Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (September 22, 2009 11:15 AM) Source: FPL Group, Inc.

BOSTON — Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Save-a-Tree Campaign to Provide 20,000 Trees to Schools Nationwide (September 22, 2009 10:55 AM) Source: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Source Technologies is Now WEEE Compliant (September 22, 2009 10:37 AM) Source: Source Technologies

ROUND ROCK, Texas — Dell’s Carbon Emissions Down More Than 18 Percent Year-Over-Year (September 22, 2009 10:00 AM) Source: Dell

ROUND ROCK, Texas — Dell Ranked Among the Nation’s Best Companies for Working Moms and Family Friendly Benefits (September 22, 2009 10:00 AM) Source: Dell

TORONTO & VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Leading Canadian Companies Urge World Governments to Act on Climate Change: Copenhagen Communiqué Presented to UN Today (September 22, 2009 07:00 AM) Source: LoyaltyOne

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Photo of UnitedHealthcare and The DAISY Foundation presenting The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses available on Business Wire's Web Site and AP PhotoExpress (September 21, 2009 06:01 PM) Source: UnitedHealthcare

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., SAN DIEGO, OXFORDSHIRE, U.K. & CORALVILLE, Iowa — Vertex Pharmaceuticals Employees Participate in First Companywide Day of Service (September 21, 2009 03:42 PM) Source: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

CLEVELAND — Study Finds Northeast Ohio Can Revitalize Its Economy by Becoming Center for Electric Vehicle Technologies and Manufacturing (September 21, 2009 12:18 PM) Source: The Cleveland Foundation

SAN FRANCISCO — Schwab Charitable Welcomes Grameen Foundation President Alex Counts to Philanthropy Speaker Series (September 21, 2009 11:00 AM) Source: Schwab Charitable

DALLAS & MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — CompuCom Invests in Student Education through Donation of School Supplies to U.S. and Canadian Communities (September 21, 2009 10:55 AM) Source: CompuCom Systems, Inc.

DALLAS — The Mary Kay Foundation Donates $3 Million to Domestic Violence Shelters Nationwide in Light of Downturn in the Economy (September 21, 2009 10:00 AM) Source: The Mary Kay Foundation

SAN JOSE, Calif. — eBay Inc. Commits to 15% Corporate Emissions Reduction Target by 2012 (September 21, 2009 09:00 AM) Source: eBay Inc.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — 3M Wins Alliance to Save Energy’s “Innovative Star of Energy Efficiency” Award for its Vikuiti™ Dual Brightness Enhancement Films for LCD TVs and Monitors (September 21, 2009 08:00 AM) Source: 3M

ST. LOUIS — Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s Achieve $1 Million Fundraising Goal in the Fight Against Breast Cancer (September 21, 2009 08:00 AM) Source: CKE Restaurants, Inc.

PALO ALTO, Calif. — HP Sets New Energy Reduction Goals, Reports on Environmental Programs (September 21, 2009 07:45 AM) Source: HP

AUSTIN, Texas — Convio Ranks Most Generous Online Cities for 2008 and Reports Current Standings for 2009 (September 21, 2009 05:15 AM) Source: Convio

PHILADELPHIA — CIGNA Volunteer of the Year in Phoenix Gives Sight to the Needy (September 18, 2009 01:21 PM) Source: CIGNA

NEW YORK — The 2009 Gladney Cup: Tee Off for Adoption (September 18, 2009 09:00 AM) Source: Gladney Center for Adoption

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Unified Communications Enable Mobile Work Forces, Results in Significant Environmental and Operational Benefits (September 17, 2009 02:14 PM) Source: Sprint

BALTIMORE — Constellation Energy Receives Top Rating on Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index (September 17, 2009 12:00 PM) Source: Constellation Energy

WATERBURY, Vt. — Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. Pours on the Solar Power (September 17, 2009 07:00 AM) Source: Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.

LONDON & NEW YORK — BGC Partners Raises over $10 Million on Fifth Annual Global Charity Trading Day (September 16, 2009 06:07 PM) Source: BGC Partners, Inc.

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

Chuck Pappalardo is Managing Director of Trilogy Search Non+Profit, a retained executive recruiting firm headquartered in California's Silicon Valley. A 25-year veteran of the retained search industry, Chuck specializes in C-level searches and building executive management teams for venture, private equity, technology and life sciences, as well as nonprofit organizations and foundations. Chuck is available to talk about economic conditions, specifically as they relate to hiring trends and hot employment opportunities, as well as such topical issues as corporate governance, character/ethics assessments, compensation/severance packages, succession planning, etc. He is quite intelligent, spirited, and opinionated!

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

'We are all environmentalists, we just choose whether our impact is positive or negative.' Steven Sheldon is an architect, designer, developer and partner with IBIS Builds, a company dedicated to building environmentally friendly, and sustainable live/work developments that integrate a sense of community and respect for renewable resources. Sheldon is an expert on green building design and construction, including the use of solar power, radiant heating & cooling, graywater recycling, bio-remediation, and sustainably produced building materials. He can discuss green building practices that are starting to influence the broader construction industry. He can provide insight into planning a green project, building support from local planning boards, marketing to homeowners that want to live green, and share information on companies that supply green construction materials. The core principals reflected in Sheldon's sustainable and environmentally sound designs include: energy efficiency and conservation of resources; economy of space while creating a sense of spaciousness; utilization of natural light; and the seamless integration of buildings with their surrounding landscape. Sheldon received a degree in Architecture from University of Southern California in 1970. He is involved in the United States Green Building Council. He has been a builder in Sonoma County, California for over 30 years.

PR Contact: Joe Graceffo
Phone Number: 415-434-0303 ext. 29
Email: jgraceffo@gauger-associates.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
561-438-0704
mperlman5@officedepot.com

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