Corporate Social Responsibility Weekly Recap (October 20 – October 27, 2010)

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of October 20 – October 27, 2010.

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MONTVALE, N.J. -- PhD Project Launches New Initiative, Project Ahead, to Increase Minority Representation in Business School Administration (October 27, 2010 10:02 AM) Source: The PhD Project

LOS ANGELES -- Rentech and ClearFuels Integrated Bio-Refinery Project to Receive Full Construction and Operations Funding (October 27, 2010 09:00 AM) Source: Rentech, Inc.

AIEA, Hawaii -- ClearFuels Signs Cooperative Agreement for Remaining $19.7 Million of $23 Million DOE Bio-Refinery Grant Funding (October 27, 2010 09:00 AM) Source: ClearFuels Technology, Inc.

BILLERICA, Mass. -- EMD Millipore Partners with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation^® (October 26, 2010 02:23 PM) Source: EMD Millipore

AUSTIN, Texas -- blue sky scrubs^TM Supports the Fight Against Breast Cancer (October 26, 2010 01:59 PM) Source: blue sky scrubs

PITTSBURGH -- Alcoa Launches Aluminum Can Recycling App for iPhone (October 26, 2010 01:30 PM) Source: Alcoa

HOUSTON -- Dresser Wins Contract to Provide Total Control Valve Solution to PDVSA’s Natural Gas Pipeline Upgrade Project in Venezuela (October 26, 2010 09:00 AM) Source: Dresser, Inc.

NEW ORLEANS -- UnitedHealthcare and Gateway EDI Enable Health Care Professionals to Have a Charitable Impact (October 25, 2010 04:45 PM) Source: UnitedHealthcare

SEATTLE & PULLMAN, Wash. -- Washington State University Using Verdiem PC Power Management Software to Dial Down Energy Costs (October 25, 2010 01:06 PM) Source: Verdiem

ADVISORY -- Green Mountain Coffee Invites Coffee Drinkers Nationwide to a Live, Fair Trade E-Tasting (October 25, 2010 11:01 AM) Source: Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Army Uses Alcoa Defense to Develop Prototype for Lighter, More Fuel Efficient Military Vehicles (October 25, 2010 10:31) Source: Alcoa

HERNDON, Va. -- Audi A3 TDI^® Performs Flawlessly in First-Ever Extended Drive on RenDiesel^® Synthetic Fuel (October 25, 2010 09:00 AM) Source: Audi of America, Inc. and Rentech, Inc.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Ashoka and Staples Announce Eight Winners of Annual Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition (October 25, 2010 08:00 AM) Source: Staples

NEW ORLEANS -- HP Commits $100,000 Grant to The Idea Village (October 23, 2010 03:35 PM) Source: HP

PITTSBURGH -- Alcoa Receives Green Power Award From Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (October 22, 2010 11:47 AM) Source: Alcoa

DURHAM, N.C. -- Expression Analysis Takes its Third Annual “Leave Your Fingerprint on the Cure™” Fundraising Campaign to ASHG’s 60^th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC (October 22, 2010 08:00 AM) Source: Expression Analysis

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Heineken Joins Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (October 22, 2010 12:19 AM) Source: Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Nutrition Experts, Celebrity Chefs Mark Dole Salad Bar Donation at D.C. School (October 21, 2010 06:30 PM) Source: Dole Food Company, Inc.

PHOENIX -- APS Renewable Energy Programs Recognized by Prestigious National Organizations (October 21, 2010 06:29 PM) Source: APS

NEW YORK -- ACE Named to Global Carbon Performance Leadership Index (October 21, 2010 05:00 PM) Source: The ACE Group

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Dr. Maretno Agus Harjoto (Augus) received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Kentucky in 2002. Prior to joining the Graziadio School of Business and Management in 2007, Augus served as a finance faculty member at San Jose State University. His banking area of expertise is asset and liability management as well as the Asian banks with a presence in the U.S. and particularly in Los Angeles. He published in academic and practitioner journals such as Financial Management, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Corporate Finance, Financial Review, Journal of Financial Education, and Commercial Lending Review. His work on whisper number (Wall Street analyst's true number for earnings per share which is different from the published number) received media coverage by the Business Week and CFO Online magazines.

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Bev Dribin, vice president, community relations for ARAMARK, is a resource for obtaining expert commentary on: Large-scale company-wide employee engagement/volunteer initiatives, including: How to develop strategic programs that engage employees in company-sponsored and personal volunteer events; Employee volunteerism, skills based volunteerism; Community programs and public/private partnerships, including: How to develop, implement and manage programs and partnerships, philanthropy and product donations, in-kind donations, employee volunteerism and community response; Building employee moral, by involving employees in their local business markets help to engage them around the company, which can result in a positive business environment; Integrating community involvement and corporate social responsibility into your business and aligning with core business strategy.

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