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American Standard Announces Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Action to Improve Global Sanitation
Posted 4 hours ago
American Standard announced an official Commitment to Action with the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) this week, pledging to improve sanitation and quality of life for three million people around the world from 2014 through 2017. Including the 2.5 million residents of Bangladesh receiving...
Cyber Diplomacy is center stage as web enters brave new world of connectivity
Posted 9 hours ago
Siobhan MacDermott, the Chief Policy Officer at AVG Technologies N.V. (NYSE: AVG), the provider of Internet and mobile security, privacy and optimization to 155 million active users, will be speaking on the topic of the rise of 'Cybermilitia' at the annual International Association of Privacy...
McCann Health Steps Up Global Public Health Commitment
Posted 2 days ago
McCann Health, a McCann Worldgroup unit which last year became the only marketing communications agency to partner in a number of interrelated United Nations-driven alliances tackling global health issues, has moved ahead on two key initiatives related to this commitment. Announcements...
Bumble Bee Foods Announces Clinton Global Initiative Sustainability Commitment with World Wildlife Fund
Posted 5 days ago
Leading North America seafood company Bumble Bee Foods, in partnership with World Wildlife Fund (WWF), announced a joint commitment to seafood sustainability at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting in New York City on Wednesday. The CGI Commitment builds upon the 2013 partnership...
$100 Million Freedom Fund to Combat Modern-Day Slavery
Posted 6 days ago
Three leading anti-slavery activists and donors, Humanity United, the Legatum Foundation and Walk Free Foundation, today announced plans to launch the Freedom Fund, an ambitious seven-year effort to raise and deploy $100 million or more to combat modern-day slavery. The announcement was made at...
SASB Announces Corporate Pilot Program for Disclosure of Material Sustainability Issues in SEC Filings
Posted 6 days ago
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board™ (SASB)™, a 501c3 non-profit organization that provides sustainability accounting standards for use by publicly listed corporations in the U.S., today announced a Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Commitment to Action to develop a...
Keep America Beautiful Introduces Suite of Resources for Businesses and Organizations to Encourage Recycling in the Workplace
Posted 6 days ago
Keep America Beautiful's Recycling at Work initiative, designed to encourage businesses, organizations and institutions around the country to pledge to increase workplace recycling, has launched a new website (RecyclingatWork.org) that features a host of tools and resources, including...
Kate Hudson, Ann Taylor Brand Ambassador, and Kay Krill, President and CEO of ANN INC., with the ANNpower 2012 Grant Winner, Monica Mishra in NYC for the Clinton Global Initiative 2013 Annual Meeting
Posted 6 days ago
Kate Hudson, Kay Krill, ANN INC.'s President and CEO, and Monica Mishra, one of the 2012 ANNpower Fellows and 2013 Project Grant Winner were in New York City to speak at the Clinton Global initiative 2013 Annual Meeting. They spoke at one of the commitment sessions called LESSONS FROM THE...
U.S. Green Building Council to Name Haiti Orphanage in Honor of President Clinton
Posted 6 days ago
Today, U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) President, CEO and Founding Chair Rick Fedrizzi announced that their Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Commitment to Action, a LEED-registered orphanage and children's facility that USGBC will construct in Port-au-Prince, Haiti will be officially named...
Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, National PTA And Discovery Education Announces Clinton Global Initiative Commitment: Pre-K Smart From The Start Grant Program
Posted 1 week ago
The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF), National PTA® and Discovery Education, announced today their Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Commitment to Action, Smart from the Start. An early childhood education grant program, Smart from the Start, offers critically...
Enterprise Model Featured at the Annual Clinton Global Initiative Meeting
Posted 1 week ago
NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - On Wednesday, September 25th, the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership (the Enterprise Partnership) will be featured at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting held in New York City. CGI convenes global leaders to create and...
At Clinton Global Initiative, TOMS Announces That It Will Manufacture New Pairs Of Shoes In Haiti
Posted 1 week ago
In a bold move that signals its evolution from a company that provides aid to one that also invests in the communities in which it gives, TOMS has announced that it will manufacture new pairs of shoes in Haiti beginning in January 2014. The announcement was made today during the Clinton...
Marriott CEO: "Women Are Vital Voices in the Global Economy"
Posted 1 week ago
Speaking at the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), on a panel about "Women Decision-Makers in the Global Economy," Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) President and Chief Executive Officer, Arne Sorenson voiced the company's strong commitment to supporting the advancement of women as...
Good Goes Global: The unite4:good Movement Kicks Off At The Clinton Global Initiative Annual Conference
Posted 1 week ago
Designed to create a worldwide environment of positivity, inspire giving, promote charitable engagement, compassion and empathy and foster a stronger sense of community, the unite4:good (unite4good.org) movement kicks off today at the annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) conference. The...
WEConnect International And Vital Voices Global Partnership Announce Groundbreaking Commitment To Action To Spend US$1.5 Billion With Women-Owned Businesses Launched At Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting
Posted 1 week ago
15,000 high potential women entrepreneurs around the globe will be part of supplier readiness initiatives as a result of this significant commitment to action by Accenture LLP, The Boeing Company, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, The Coca-Cola Company, DLA Piper, EY, Exxon Mobil Corporation,...
