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Corporate Social Responsibility Weekly Recap (September 24 - October 1, 2008)

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of September 24 – October 1, 2008.

ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME

LOS ANGELES — C.A.R. Provides Access to New Digitized Library of Mandated and Consumer Disclosure Documents to California REALTORS® (October 01, 2008 04:02 PM) Source: California Association of REALTORS(R)

PHILADELPHIA — Rohm and Haas Celebrates Its 10^th Anniversary of Improving Lives with Special Impact Awards for Seven Local Nonprofits (October 01, 2008 03:17 PM) Source: Rohm and Haas Company

ISLANDIA, N.Y. — CA, Inc. Hosts Third Annual CA Together in Action Program (October 01, 2008 10:00 AM) Source: CA, Inc.

DALLAS — State Fair of Texas: Funnel Cakes, Roller Coasters… and Science! (October 01, 2008 09:00 AM) Source: ExxonMobil Foundation

PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Ethical Corporation: Shell, Danone, Vodafone and Nestlé Gather in Prague to Discuss How to Embed CSR into Their Operations on 13-14 October (October 01, 2008 08:03 AM) Source: Ethical Corporation

IRVINE, Calif. — Toshiba Announces Expansion of Free Recycling Program (October 01, 2008 08:00 AM) Source: Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Adobe Forms Global Philanthropic Foundation (October 01, 2008 08:00 AM) Source: Adobe Systems Incorporated

CARY, N.C. — SAS Incorporates Green Principles into New Construction on Campus (October 01, 2008 08:00 AM) Source: SAS

ST. LOUIS — Build-A-Bear Workshop^® Introduces Hopeful Wishes Teddy^® II (October 01, 2008 05:17 AM) Source: Build-A-Bear

LOS ANGELES — Veteran Algae Scientist Praises OriginOil’s Technology Results (October 01, 2008 05:00 AM) Source: OriginOil, Inc.

PLEASANTON, Calif. — Safeway Launches 8^th Annual Breast Cancer Fundraising Initiative (October 01, 2008 04:00 AM) Source: Safeway Inc.

NEW YORK — 2008 Alcoa Worldwide Month of Service: Alcoa Employees to Make a Difference Where They Live and Work (September 30, 2008 03:30 PM) Source: Alcoa Inc.

ASHLAND, Wis. — Xcel Energy Announces Largest Biomass Plant in Midwest (September 30, 2008 10:05 AM) Source: Xcel Energy

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. — CSL Behring Solicits Proposals for LEAD Grants to Support Patient Advocacy Efforts (September 30, 2008 09:37 AM) Source: CSL Behring

ENCINO, Calif. — California United Bank to Honor Guitar Center Music Foundation Founder Larry E. Thomas with First Annual CUB Community Service Award (September 30, 2008 09:05 AM) Source: California United Bank

PHILADELPHIA — Rohm and Haas Celebrates Its 10^th Anniversary of Improving Lives with Special Impact Awards for Seven Local Nonprofits (September 30, 2008 09:00 AM) Source: Rohm and Haas Company

NEW YORK — American Express Announces Top Five Projects Competing for $2.5 Million in Funding Through Members Project^®(September 30, 2008 08:58 AM) Source: American Express

PALO ALTO, Calif. — Whole Travel Launches and Shifts the Paradigm for Online Travel With Revolutionary “Blue Sky” Search Technology (September 30, 2008 08:01 AM) Source: Whole Travel

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — 1st Metropolitan Mortgage Introduces BrightGreen Mortgage Program; Toyota Prius Sweepstakes (September 29, 2008 12:09 PM) Source: 1st Metropolitan Mortgage

PITTSBURGH — Fiduciary360 to Provide On-Going Fiduciary Training to Council on Foundations Members (September 29, 2008 11:52 AM) Source: Fiduciary360

NEW YORK — Alcoa Named to Climate Disclosure Leadership Index for Sixth Consecutive Year; Commended on Quality of Climate Change Disclosure Practice (September 29, 2008 09:25 AM) Source: Alcoa Inc.

LOS ANGELES — Celebrity Mom Jennie Garth Helps Design Eco-Friendly Bag (September 29, 2008 09:00 AM) Source: The Clorox Company

HAWTHORNE, Calif. — Cereplast to Supply Bioplastic Resin for WNA’s Earth Sense™ Product Line (September 29, 2008 09:00 AM) Source: Cereplast, Inc.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Teaching Takes a High-Tech Turn with Qwest Foundation Grant Program (September 29, 2008 09:00 AM) Source: Qwest Communications

DENVER — Native American Bank, N.A. Appoints Dave Gilman as President and CEO (September 26, 2008 05:10 PM) Source: Native American Bank, N.A.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Floridians Fall into a Tree-Mendously Interactive Exhibit at the Orlando Science Center with Nature Explore “Exploring Trees Inside and Out” (September 26, 2008 01:54 PM) Source: Doubletree Hotels

NEW YORK — Former President Clinton Announces World Bank, Nike Foundation, Denmark and Liberia CGI Commitment to Unleash Economic Opportunity for Adolescent Girls in Liberia (September 26, 2008 01:04 PM) Source: NIKE, Inc.

NEW YORK — Clinton Global Initiative Honors $50 Million Western Union Commitment (September 26, 2008 10:33 AM) Source: The Western Union Company

NEW YORK — Goldman Sachs Announces New 10,000 Women Partnership (September 26, 2008 10:04 AM) Source: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

NEW YORK — Clinton Global Initiative Announces Innovative Coffee Partnership (September 26, 2008 09:58 AM) Source: Green Mountain Coffee

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Principal Financial Group Announces Central Iowa Grant Recipients (September 25, 2008 11:26 AM) Source: Principal Financial Group

NEWARK, N.J. — More Than 32,000 People in 12 Countries Will Participate in 14th Annual Prudential Global Volunteer Day (September 25, 2008 11:11 AM) Source: Prudential Financial, Inc.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Office Depot to Host the First Annual Women’s Business Development Center of Florida Conference & Business Expo (September 25, 2008 08:46 AM) Source: Office Depot

BRUSSELS, Belgium — Michael Dell Visits Brussels and Commends European Union’s Green Leadership (September 25, 2008 04:00 AM) Source: Dell Inc.

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

Brett Curran is a recognized expert in the governance, risk and compliance (GRC) industry, with many innovative approaches to help corporations ease the burdens often associated with compliance. Because of his unique viewpoint, first as a technology manager, then as a Chief Compliance Officer, and now as the resident expert on GRC, privacy and ethics at Axentis, Mr. Curran can provide insight into how compliance initiatives can be leveraged at all levels of the company, resulting in better business performance, as well as share the history of the compliance industry. Mr. Curran can discuss why companies should take a risk-based approach when tackling compliance issues, like Sarbanes Oxley and HIPAA, in addition to outlining the steps management can take to assess, manage and prioritize risks. Specifically, in his phased compliance approach, Mr. Curran provides organizations with the ability to drastically reduce the costs and headaches of enacting an enterprise-wide GRC program. Mr. Curran brings a wealth of experience in integrating governance and compliance processes and technology to his current position at Axentis. Because of his background in IT, he can explain the benefits of utilizing a compliance management solution, like Axentis Enterprise, to track and communicate corporate policies, controls and procedures. Also, Mr. Curran can highlight examples of how an enterprise-wide approach to compliance can help companies breeze through the auditing process by creating a clearly documented, defensible paper trail. Mr. Curran can also speak to the ways companies can begin to prepare for complying with the recently approved Auditing Standard No. 5.

Moreover, he can address how existing and emerging regulations and industry guidelines will continue to impact the everyday business functions of management teams. Mr. Curran is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, an influential contributor to the Open Compliance and Ethics Group (OCEG) and to IBM's Data Governance Council and a blogger for "Compliance on Demand." Previously, Mr. Curran has held top information technology management roles at AEGON, Inc. and served as the Director of Imaging and Electronic Workflow at Insurdata. More recently, he was the Chief Compliance Officer responsible for enterprise compliance at UICI, Inc. where he established a matrix compliance organization, processes and applied technology to address a myriad of legal, regulatory and operational requirements using a repeatable model. Earlier, he held a variety of technical and project management positions designing, developing and integrating sophisticated technological solutions to simplify and streamline complex business issues.

PR Contact: Katie Traut

Phone number: 781-487-4654

Email: ktraut@racepointgroup.com

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

Joseph Perkins is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Home Builders Association of Northern California (HBANC), a non-profit trade group of nearly 1,000 member companies. As an advocate for home builders, contractors, and suppliers, Perkins is a noted source for commentary on legislative and public policy issues that affect the residential construction industry, and the home buying public. Perkins initiated the association's support for mandatory sustainable green building standards - using Build It Green's "Green Point Rated" program - in all Bay Area cities and counties, aimed at reducing new home energy consumption by 50% and carbon emissions by 30% of 1990 levels. Perkins authors "The Bay Area Housing Report" at hbanc.org/blog, wrote a nationally-syndicated real estate column, and served on the White House staff of former Vice President Dan Quayle as his Deputy Assistant for Domestic Policy.

PR Contact: Joe Graceffo

Phone number415-434-0303 ext. 29

Email: jgraceffo@gauger-associates.com

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