Corporate Social Responsibility Weekly Recap (March 26 - April 2, 2008).

NEW YORK -- The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of March 26 - April 2, 2008.

ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME

PHOENIX--Arizona Builders Committing to Higher Energy Efficiency Standards (April 02, 2008 03:29 PM) Source: APS

WASHINGTON--Qwest Foundation Donates $350,000 to National Center for Missing & Exploited Children; Grant Supports NetSmartz411, Increased Internet Safety Awareness (April 02, 2008 03:11 PM) Source: Qwest Foundation

PHILADELPHIA--PECO, Boroughs of Trappe and Collegeville and KaBOOM! Team Up to Build New Community Playground (April 02, 2008 12:23 PM) Source: PECO 

ROUND ROCK, Texas--Dell Global Headquarters Campus Going 100 Percent Green (April 02, 2008 11:50 AM) Source: Dell Inc.

DENVER--Qwest Swings Into Baseball Season With Matt Holliday and the Colorado Rockies (April 02, 2008 09:00 AM) Source: Qwest Communications International Inc.

HAMILTON, Bermuda--Bacardi Limited Launches Champions Drink Responsibly Corporate Responsibility Campaign Featuring Michael Schumacher (April 02, 2008 07:30 AM) Source: Bacardi Limited

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--Hanesbrands Inc. Pledges $2 Million to the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County for New Arts Theatre (April 02, 2008 07:07 AM) Source: Hanesbrands Inc.

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Humana Named One of Nation's "Best Corporate Citizens" (April 02, 2008 07:00 AM) Source: Humana Inc.

PHOTO ADVISORY--Photo of The WeWhoWalk(tm) Tour Sponsored by UnitedHealthcare visiting Oklahoma City Available On Business Wire's Web Site and AP PhotoExpress (April 01, 2008 03:27 PM) Source: UnitedHealthcare

MEDIA ADVISORY--Dell, Waste Management and TXU Energy To Make Major Environmental Announcement (April 01, 2008 11:39 AM) Source: Dell Inc.

BURLINGTON, Vt.--Seventh Generation Puts Some Major "E" in Environmentalism (April 01, 2008 11:02 AM) Source: Seventh Generation

TORRANCE, Calif.--Honda Dealers and Volunteers Work Together for Cleaner Communities (April 01, 2008 10:00 AM) Source: American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

CARY, N.C.--SAS Helps Social Compact Uncover San Francisco's Hidden Economic Development Gems (April 01, 2008 08:00 AM) Source: SAS 

PALO ALTO, Calif.--HP Earns Top Environmental Rating for Entire Workstation Line (April 01, 2008 12:01 AM) Source: HP

DENVER--Qwest Foundation Acts Up by Awarding $25,000 to Denver Center for the Performing Arts (March 31, 2008 05:00 PM) Source: Qwest

ATLANTA--USCarrier Telecom is Saving More than Trees (March 31, 2008 03:07 PM) Source: USCarrier Telecom, LLC 

HOUSTON & UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.--ConocoPhillips Energy Prize to Recognize

New Energy Ideas, Solutions (March 31, 2008 03:00 PM) Source: ConocoPhillips

WALTHAM, Mass.--Rich Blewitt Joins W2 Group as Senior Advisor (March 31, 2008 02:22 PM) Source: W2 Group

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.--Odyne Corporation Announces 2007 10-KSB Financial Performance Filings; Investor Conference Call and Webcast (March 31, 2008 01:32 PM) Source: Odyne Corporation

LONDON--Kodak, SABMiller, Nokia, H&M, Unilever, HP and Other Leading Corporations Gather in London in June to Discuss Green Supply Chain Management at Ethical Corporation's New Supply Chain Conference (March 31, 2008 12:41 PM) Source: Ethical Corporation

HAWTHORNE, Calif.--Cereplast Earns ISO9001:2000 Certification for World-Class Management System (March 31, 2008 09:00 AM) Source: Cereplast, Inc.

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.--Sara Lee Foodservice Debuts Good Origin Sustainable Coffee in The U.S. (March 31, 2008 09:00 AM) Source: Sara Lee Corporation

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--Staples Announces Donations of More than $400,000 to Greater Boston Charitable Organizations (March 31, 2008 08:00 AM) Source: Staples, Inc.

NORWALK, Conn.--Five Paper Tips from Xerox: Use Less, Use Wisely (March 31, 2008 08:00 AM) Source: Xerox Corporation

DENVER--StarTek Continues to Make a Positive Difference in Local Communities (March 31, 2008 06:00 AM) Source: StarTek

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--Western Union to Support United Farm Workers Foundation Efforts to Improve the lives of Farm Workers, Migrants and their Families (March 28, 2008 06:00 PM) Source: Western Union

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.--Odyne Corporation Receives Order for PHEV System from the Town of Huntington (March 28, 2008 08:28 AM) Source: Odyne Corporation

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.--Odyne Corp. Completes $7 Million Private Placement to Fund Working Capital Requirements (March 28, 2008 07:11 AM) Source: Odyne Corporation

HOUSTON--HAHMP Empowers the Future, Lauds the Present and Honors the Past at 22nd Anniversary Gala (March 27, 2008 12:50 PM) Source: The Houston Association of Hispanic Media Professionals (HAHMP)

MINNEAPOLIS--Thrivent Financial Lauded for Energy Conservation by EPA (March 27, 2008 11:05 AM) Source: Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 

HOUSTON--Reliant Energy Partners with Environmental Agencies to Restore 1,170 Acres of Columbia Bottomlands (March 27, 2008 10:30 AM) Source: Reliant Energy, Inc.

ATLANTA--The Coca-Cola Company Turns Out for "Earth Hour" (March 27, 2008 09:51 AM) Source: World Wildlife Fund

The following knowledgeable industry leaders and scholars from Business Wire's ExpertSource database are available to discuss topics relating to Corporate Social Responsibility.

Markos Moya, a vice president specializing in diversity at Battalia Winston, has more than 10 years of executive search experience. He is dedicated to the recruitment, retention and professional development of women and people of color in corporate America. Mr. Moya also has extensive experience in the global technology and telecommunications industry, formerly serving as Vice President of Commercial Enterprises for Telstra's Global Business Solutions Group. In addition to general trends surrounding minorities in the workplace across several industries, Markos can discuss the recruitment of minorities for senior level positions, the seven minority groups that are often referenced and their different struggles and accomplishments, the importance of presenting a balanced slate of candidates to hiring managers and the different perceptions on diversity around the world. Battalia Winston is the U.S. member firm of Amrop Hever Group, the largest network of independent search firms in the world with a search force of over 230 senior consultants based in 82 offices over five continents and 51 countries.

PR Contact: Paige Holden, 212-840-1677

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Peter Breitstone is the CEO of Aon Environmental Services Group. Breitstone is available to speak on how the insurance industry is being pushed to develop solutions to problems, such as climate change, that are not yet measurable and how this complicated matter will depend not only on the continued participation of private insurers but also on legislative, regulatory and political action. Sustainability is forcing companies in all sectors to shift from a single-minded focus on the financial bottom line to a more holistic business view that encompasses economic, social and environmental impact and considers the changing and multiplying corporate governance regulations worldwide. The growing emphasis firms now place on sustainability has forced them to closely examine the topic of global warming and how it is emerging as a significant risk factor for their business. In order to reduce their liabilities, corporations should right now be integrating global warming exposures into their risk management programs and directors and officers should make sure that their organizations are aware of climate change issues and responding to them.

PR Contact: Raphaele Schnoll

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Art Stewart , President and Chief Strategy Officer of Stewart Strategies Group, LLC, is a skillful strategist with over 25 years of experience across the spectrum of his profession, including 15 years as head of his own firm. His expertise in the development and application of strategy extends across several key management disciplines and is strengthened by uncommon exposure to a diversity of organizations, industries and publics. His rich consulting experience runs the gamut - from innovative technology based start-ups and early stage ventures to mature brick-and-mortar leaders as well as venerable non-profit and cause related institutions. He leads Stewart Strategies Group teams and guides clients in a variety of organization growth and transformation initiatives. His research, writing, reporting, and consulting experience have involved a wide array of issues and public policies. Art's earlier posts have been with the public relations group at New England's third-largest communications agency, Mullen (assigned to their largest PR account, Hewlett-Packard Medical Products Group), and the in-house PR unit at The Interface Group (COMDEX, the world's preeminent technology event and ETEX, the environmental technology conference in Washington). His media experience includes posts at two Boston television/film production companies and management positions at classical music radio stations. He was a news reporter/anchor covering state government in Pennsylvania as well as an award-winning documentary and investigative reports producer. Early on, Art was a pollster for Pat Caddell's Cambridge Survey Research on a variety of projects, including for their principal client the DNC and then-President Jimmy Carter.

An emerging thought leader, Art's upcoming engagements include: Presentations on the CEO leadership style of President George W. Bush at the 66th Annual National Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago, and at the Massachusetts School of Law presidency conference, in April 2008. Art also serves on the Thought Leader Advisory Panel of the Center for Consumer Research at the Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph's University. Art earned an undergraduate degree in communications from Emerson College in Boston and is near completion of a mid-career graduate program in Policy Management at Georgetown University's Public Policy Institute. He holds a postgraduate certificate in Senior Executive Leadership also from Georgetown, and has completed "Dealing with an Angry Public," with the MIT-Harvard Law School Public Disputes and Negotiation Program. His professional achievements have earned Art inclusion in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Business & Finance, and Who's Who in the Media & Communications.

Contact: Art Stewart, 888-447-1465

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