Disney, Build-A-Bear and Starlight Starbright Team Up

“With the help of his beary special friends at Build-A-Bear Workshop(R) and The Walt Disney Company, Winnie the Pooh is on a mission to bring special comfort and friendship to children in need of a friend during hospital stays. Thousands of make-your-own Winnie the Pooh plush bears will be sent to children’s hospitals in three […]

“Safeway (NYSE:SWY) today announced it raised $5.5 million for Easter Seals, one of the most established and respected charities dedicated to assisting people with disabilities and special needs. The company raised the funds during an April campaign when the company’s customers were provided an opportunity to donate at store checkstands. The campaign also included awareness-raising […]

“To help reduce the risk of children and adults being bitten by dogs, as well as to further its mission to promote responsible dog ownership, Bark Busters, the world’s largest dog training company, will offer free dog safety workshops for community organizations. The program will be launched nationwide May 20th in recognition of National Dog […]

“PLEASANTON, Calif.–April 2, 2007–Safeway today announced the launch of a month long campaign during the month of April to raise funds for community-based programs to assist people with physical and developmental disabilities. The company will raise $5 million for Easter Seals – one of the most well respected organizations dedicated to helping people with autism, […]

SC Johnson Chairman and CEO H. Fisk Johnson describes the company’s innovative Greenlist Program in a new television commercial.  Greenlist is a patented system that ensures products contain materials that are the best available for the environment and for consumers while maintaining performance, aesthetics and costs. (4/15/07) read full article  

“CVS All Kids Can™, CVS/pharmacy’s five-year, $25 million signature program that supports children with disabilities, earned two national awards in the PR News Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award Competition. CVS/pharmacy representatives accepted the awards, one for the Community Affairs category, the other for Cause Branding, during the recent PR News award ceremony at the National […]

“Since October of 2001 when Verizon Wireless launched its national recycling program, HopeLine has collected more than 3.5 million phones, nationwide. The program has properly disposed of more than 800,000 pieces of wireless equipment in an environmentally sound way, and refurbished the remaining for resale and reuse. Verizon Wireless customers across the country donated a […]

“How CEOs manage short-term business demands while balancing the challenges of societal issues requiring long-term solutions is the focus of a new report, Step Up: A Call for Business Leadership in Society, from the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship.” (3/1/07) read full article  

“More than thirty five CEOs from Fortune 500 companies convened today to discuss the Imperatives for Corporations Investing in Society. As part of the annual meeting on National Corporate Philanthropy Day, CEOs representing companies such as Citigroup, Deloitte, GlaxoSmithKline, Hasbro, The Interpublic Group of Companies, JP Morgan Chase & Co., McGraw-Hill, Prudential Financial and Wachovia […]

“Motorola (NYSE: MOT) and Sprint (NYSE: S) have announced a milestone in contributions from sales of the RED MOTORAZR V3m. To date, sales of the wireless phone designed to help eliminate AIDS in Africa can cover the annual cost of antiretroviral (ARV) treatment for AIDS for more than 12,000 people. ” (2/14/07) read full article […]