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UPS joins EPA’s SmartWay Transport programUnited Parcel Service Inc. has formally joined the Environmental Protection Agency's "SmartWay Transport" Program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. |
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Malaysia arrests 120 Indonesian timber merchants to stop illegal tradeMalaysia has arrested 120 Indonesian timber traders over the past year in a crackdown on the illegal logging trade, the primary industries ministry said in a statement Sunday. |
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Mydoom virus starts to fizzle outFigures from mail filtering firm MessageLabs show that the number of copies of the virus being caught everyday are swiftly diminishing. |
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Singapore Airlines starts longest non-stop flightSingapore's national carrier Tuesday launched the world's longest non-stop commercial flight to Los Angeles from here, reports Xinhua. |
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UN Wants Rules for Bioprospecting in AntarcticaThe United Nations said on Sunday rules were needed to prevent a free-for-all search for unique Antarctic organisms that can be used for pharmaceutical and other commercial purposes. |
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Wal-Mart agrees to pay fine, stop selling refrigerantsWal-Mart Stores Inc. agreed Thursday to pay a $400,000 penalty and to stop selling refrigerants that contain ozone-depleting substances. |
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Toyota to lift hybrid productionJapanese car maker Toyota is to boost production of its second generation Prius hybrid model following a surge in demand around the world, including Australia. |
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Exxon to Pay Alaskans 6.75BN for Oil SpillA federal judge has ordered Exxon Mobil to pay about 6.75 billion to thousands of Alaskans affected by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. |
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U.S. Military Bases Contract More Green PowerThe U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Energy awarded San Francisco, California-based Chevron Energy Solutions multiple performance-based contracts to engineer and install facility improvements at three military bases. Among these improvement will be a number of renewable energy systems. |
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Study Reveals Corporate Social Responsibility a Major Factor in Overseas Investment and PurchasingCorporate social responsibility is increasingly influencing where and with whom major multinational corporations do business. That is the conclusion of Race to the Top, a new study prepared for the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation. |
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Citigroup pledges to improve on environmentCitigroup Inc., the world's largest financial services company, said Thursday it would now be environmentally friendly in how it finances projects, especially in the developing world. |
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European Companies Set Up Electronics Recycling GroupThirteen makers of household electrical goods have set up a joint company to recycle materials from their products once they are discarded. |
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World’s biggest solar power station to open in GermanyThe world's biggest solar power station will be connected to the German electricity grid at the end of July near the eastern city of Leipzig, the firms involved in the project said. |
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Toshiba Announces Participation In United Nations Global Compact InitiativeToshiba Corporation today announced that its participation in the United Nations Global Compact Initiative has been acknowledged and accepted by the United Nations. The company's participation represents its support for the nine principles of the Global Compact in respect of human rights, labour rights and the protection of the environment, and a determination to integrate the values of the Global Compact into Toshiba's strategy, culture and day-to-day operations. |
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Corporate social responsibility
- Victory for Forests: Disney Stands Up for Endangered Forests and Animals
- Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific bans shark fins as air cargo
- Johnson & Johnson Announces a Ban on Harmful Chemicals in Products
- How Some Food Retailers Are Coming to the Rescue of Pigs
- Company Designs Bottle From Great Pacific Garbage Patch Debris
- KFC-Indonesia suspends purchases from Asia Pulp & Paper due to deforestation
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