Corporate Social Responsibility Weekly Recap (January 26 – February 2, 2011)

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of January 26 – February 2, 2011.

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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- thesalesfactory Kicks Off Foundation and Campaign Against Texting and Driving with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (February 02, 2011 01:54 PM) Source: thesalesfactory

NEW YORK -- Alcoa Best in Class in Covalence Ethical Reputation Ranking (February 02, 2011 11:00 AM) Source: Alcoa

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Office Depot Foundation Releases 2010 ‘Report to the Community’ (February 02, 2011 09:22 AM) Source: Office Depot Foundation

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Western Union Successfully Engages Employees, Agents and Consumers to Expand Giving Globally (February 02, 2011 08:00 AM) Source: Western Union

HAMILTON, Bermuda -- Bacardi Limited Contributes $100,000 to Disaster Relief Efforts in Australia and Brazil (February 02, 2011 06:00 AM) Source: Bacardi Limited

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Intel Increases Renewable Energy Credit Purchase to 2.5 Billion Kilowatt Hours (February 01, 2011 11:00 AM) Source: Intel

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Bamboo, the Fastest Growing Plant on the Planet Builds Constituency (February 01, 2011 08:00 AM) Source: The MFG Group, LLC

NEW YORK -- Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Hosts Go Red Women’s Leadership Breakfast In Special Recognition of National Wear Red Day (January 31, 2011 04:28 PM) Source: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

MINNEAPOLIS -- Ameriprise Financial and Its Employees and Advisors Pledge $5.5 Million to Nonprofit Organizations (January 31, 2011 10:29 AM) Source: Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Dell and the University of Texas Empower Young Social Entrepreneurs (January 31, 2011 09:00 AM) Source: Dell

WESTLAKE, Ohio -- New Nordson Corporation Headquarters Incorporates Leading Green Building Technologies (January 31, 2011 08:00 AM) Source: Nordson Corporation

HAMILTON, Bermuda -- Bacardi Limited Publishes 2010 Corporate Responsibility Report (January 31, 2011 06:00 AM) Source: Bacardi Limited

WARSAW, Ind. -- Biomet Announces Increased Support in 2011 for Biomet/OREF Orthopaedic Graduate Medical Education Partnership (January 28, 2011 04:36 PM) Source: Biomet, Inc.

PHOENIX -- Southwest Airlines Donates $300,000 in Travel to Help Make-A-Wish Foundation^® Grant Wishes (January 28, 2011 01:24 PM) Source: Make-A-Wish Foundation of America

MINNEAPOLIS -- Allianz Life Contributes $1.6 Million to Local Charities in 2010 (January 28, 2011 08:00 AM) Source: Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America

LOS ANGELES & STURTEVANT, Wis. -- Diversey Announces Worldwide Partnership Agreement with Green Globe Certification (January 27, 2011 06:23 PM) Source: Diversey, Inc.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- eBay Buyers and Sellers Gave a Record $54.8 Million to Thousands of Nonprofits in 2010 (January 27, 2011 03:22 PM) Source: eBay Inc.

CHANGÉ, France -- Séché Environnement: Robust Activity in 2010: Revenue up +10% to EUR 402 million (January 27, 2011 11:40 AM) Source: Séché Environnement

MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- The Votes Are in: America Shows Its Love for National Parks, but Everyone Wins in Lowe’s First Online Giving Campaign (January 27, 2011 11:15 AM) Source: Lowe’s

BRISBANE, Australia -- Mincom Pledges A$200,000 to Queensland Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal Fund (January 26, 2011 05:00 PM) Source: Mincom Pty Ltd

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Forty Young Innovators Named Intel Science Talent Search 2011 Finalists (January 26, 2011 04:00 PM) Source: Intel Corporation

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Tim Mohin, of AMD, is an articulate, accomplished Corporate Social Responsibility professional with more than 20 years' experience. His roles have spanned multiple companies in the semiconductor and computing industry, as well as roles with the U.S. Senate and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Tim also serves on the board of directors of Net Impact, an international nonprofit organization with a mission to inspire, educate, and equip individuals to use the power of business to create a more socially and environmentally sustainable world.

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Lois Vitt Sale is Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer for Wight & Company, a full-service design and construction firm in the Chicago area. She is an internationally recognized leader in sustainable design and environmentally sound building practices. Her portfolio consists of more than 60 LEED projects, including prominent projects such as the LEED Platinum Hidden Oaks Nature Center and the Bachelor Enlisted Quarters at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center - one of the first LEED certified buildings in the country. Her career has spanned over 20 years, through which she has remained at the forefront of the evolution of the green movement facilitating the integration of sustainability into the built environment. Vitt Sale also has contributed to the development of policy that has resulted in more sustainable building solutions. She is a national leader in the application of private and commercial green technologies and sustainable planning to the public and private sectors.

Lois has participated in the development of policies to reduce the negative impacts of the built environment on the health of people and our natural resources. Her special area of expertise is the intersection between applied technology and the development of policy provisions for City, State, and Federal entities. In addition, Lois applies these technologies and practices to leading-edge sustainable designs and consulting to design teams and clients to maximize the environmental potential for projects. Lois is also an adjunct faculty at Northwestern University, where she teaches sustainable construction, and LEED Faculty with the U.S. Green Building Council. She was also an integral part of the CDB Green Design & Construction Seminar, participated in a Green Building Trade Mission to China, was a member of the Illinois Climate Change Advisory Group, and Policy Committee for Green Roofs for Healthy Cities. Additionally, she was a guest speaker for the American Embassy in Berlin where she spent a week touring cities across Germany lecturing on Integrating Environment into Urban Infrastructure in the U.S.A.

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