Corporate Social Responsibility Weekly Recap (December 17 - December 23, 2009)

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of December 17 – December 23, 2009.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- HealthPort Associates Raise over $28K to Help Atlanta Area Foster Children and U.S. Troops Serving in Iraq (December 23, 2009 12:08 PM)

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Potomac Valley Brick Announces the Winners of “Brick-Stainable” (December 23, 2009 12:06 PM)

DALLAS & SHANGHAI -- Celanese Joins U.S.-China Energy Cooperation Program as Founding Management Board Member (December 23, 2009 08:30 AM)

COMPTON, Calif. -- Belkin Partners with the World Resources Institute (December 23, 2009 07:55 AM)

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Aetna Foundation’s Resolutions for a Healthier 2010 (December 22, 2009 02:46 PM) Source: Aetna

HAWTHORNE, Calif.-- Cereplast Hailed as “Greener Alternative to Plastic” by Global News Agency Agence France-Presse (December 22, 2009 08:00 AM) Source: Cereplast, Inc.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Awards $35.3 Million in Affordable Housing Program Grants in Six States (December 21, 2009 02:29 PM) Source: Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco

MIAMI -- A Photo of City of Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado, Miami HEAT Player Udonis Haslem, Office Depot Associates, and South Florida Kids Before the Game against the Portland Trail Blazers is available on Business Wire's Web site and AP PhotoExpress (December 21, 2009 12:00 PM) Source: Office Depot

BOCA RATON, Fla.-- Office Depot Foundation Introduces New ‘Teddy B. Caring’ Bear for the Holiday Season (December 21, 2009 08:50 AM) Source: Office Depot

BOULDER, Colo. -- Pike Research Launches Corporate Sustainability Advisory Service (December 21, 2009 05:00 AM) Source: Pike Research

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France -- Sodexo Announces the Creation of the ESSEC-Sodexo Chair in “Innovation and Quality of Daily Life” (December 18, 2009 05:30 AM) Source: Sodexo

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- HP and NBA Award Nearly $500,000 in HP Technology to Six Underserved Public Middle Schools Across the Country (December 17, 2009 04:00 PM) Source: HP

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Global Hunger Reaches Epic Proportions with More Than 1 Billion Hungry People Worldwide (December 17, 2009 02:29 PM) Source: Yum! Brands, Inc.

NEW YORK -- Ethisphere Announces Annual List of 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics (December 17, 2009 11:37 AM) Source: Ethisphere Institute

NEW YORK & PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Chase and Facebook Announce 100 Small and Local Charities to Receive $25,000 Each from Chase Community Giving (December 17, 2009 09:31 AM) Source: Chase and Facebook

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With over 21 years of expertise in packaging, David Luttenberger, CPP, VP, Packaging Strategist, leads Iconocultures Global Packaging Advisory Service. David has been a student of the global business of packaging, covering the entire supply chain from raw materials to design to printing to converting to brand ownership to the changing retail environment and even the institutional investment/financial communities. He has a broad base of experience across such end-use categories as food, beverage/spirits, pharma/medical, health/beauty, consumer electronics, ag/chem and toys/games. David has consulted on corporate social responsibility and holistic approaches to environmentally responsible package sourcing, design, production, and distribution. He is credited as being the first to use the term eco-nomics to describe the point where the business of packaging, innovation, and sustainability converge. Through observation and analysis he puts the business and technologies of packaging in context with consumer behaviors, lifestyles, and the motivators and drivers of consumers purchasing decisions. David provides insight into how and why consumer values and macrotrends influence, and are influenced by, packaging.

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