Money will be used to complete school beautification projects on May 4, at seven schools in the greater LA area

SOURCE:Balfour Beatty Construction

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TORRANCE, Calif., May 2, 2013 /3BL Media/ - On Saturday, May 4, seven schools in the Redondo, Torrance, Culver City and Wiseburn School Districts will receive much needed improvements, thanks to more than 350 Balfour Beatty Construction employees, contractors, vendors, site staff, students, family and community members. The annual Sharefest Workday mobilizes thousands of volunteers throughout Los Angeles County every year to complete tangible work projects that will change the quality of life for its residents. In addition, the improvements are provided at no cost to the schools. 

This is the fourth year that Balfour Beatty Construction has joined Sharefest for a hands-on partnership, and the first year that additional financial support was provided through Balfour Beatty Construction/Sharefest’s 1^st annual Golf Tournament held on April 4, 2013 at Skylinks Golf Course in Long Beach, Calif. The event was well attended with 144 golfers and 150 dinner and awards banquet attendees from Balfour Beatty Construction as well as its many partners who helped to raised $50,000 to support the improvement projects taking place at the schools this Saturday.

“We wanted to raise the bar this year and find ways where we could share the vision of Sharefest with our contractors, consultants and vendors, to make an even greater impact in these communities,” said Tom Schlegel, Balfour Beatty Construction’s senior program manager and the company’s Sharefest Project Coordinator. “Golf was the perfect venue for all of our partners and subcontractors to show a strong commitment to giving back to the communities they serve.   Raising $50,000 was an amazing accomplishment for this first year event, and knowing the net results of the monies raised will be used to improve the lives of staff, students and surrounding communities for years to come is extremely gratifying," he added.  

Balfour Beatty Construction is a shining example of the powerful ways that corporations can invest in and support the local communities in which they do business,” said Chad Mayer, executive director of the Sharefest Community Development. “This commitment to service is evident in the amount of resources that Balfour Beatty Construction contributes as well as the amount of time they volunteer to work side-by-side with local community members, students and families. Fostering such key partnerships is one of the goals of the Annual Workday and integral to cultivating sustainable change within our communities,” he added.

Two Sharefest Workday projects in the Torrance Unified School District have already had some  major components of the work completed,  including floor tile installation,  painting of the multipurpose room at Jefferson Middle School, and the slurry and striping of  100,000 square feet of asphalt playground and staff parking lots at Arnold Elementary School. Additional schools that will receive beautification projects include: Parras Middle School, Tulita Elementary School and Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach Unified School District, Da Vinci Science Charter School in Wiseburn School District and Culver City High School in Culver City Unified School District. Work that is planned for completion on Saturday includes: reviving gardens with installation of new plants and general weeding; creating outdoor learning environments; installing decomposed granite walkways; planting native California plants; extensive painting of exterior classroom doors and building facades; cleaning classrooms and multipurpose rooms; planting palm trees; hand crafting and installing garden benches and planter bench combinations; repairing and painting basketball hoops as well as painting site-specific murals.

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About Balfour Beatty Construction

An industry leader for more than 80 years, Balfour Beatty Construction provides general contracting, at-risk construction management, and design-build services for a wide variety of markets, serving clients in both the public and private sector.  With more than 2,400 employees across the U.S., the company has been cited as a Top 10 Green Builder by Engineering News-Record, and as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For® by FORTUNE magazine, four years in a row. The company is part of London-based Balfour Beatty plc, a global infrastructure services business operating in more than 80 countries, with a worldwide commitment to providing assets that help societies function, develop, and thrive.  To learn more about the company, visit www.balfourbeattyus.com or look for BalfourBeattyUS on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

About Sharefest Community Development’s 10^th Annual Workday- Saturday May 4, 2013:

This event mobilizes thousands of volunteers to complete tangible work projects throughout the greater Los Angeles region. Since its inception the Sharefest Workday has mobilized over 40,000 volunteers to complete more than 1,680 projects totaling over $7.5 million. To learn more find us online at http://www.sharefestinc.org/workday or call 310.626.8106.

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KEYWORDS: People, Social Action & Community Engagement, Sharfest, construction, Sharefest Workday, balfour beatty construction, California, Building, commercial real estate, Fundraising, Golf Tournament

Awards Recognize Businesses for Ground-Breaking Work in Addressing Global Health Threats

SOURCE:GBCHealth

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New York, NY, May 3, 2013 /3BL Media/ - GBCHealth announced today the winners of the Business Action on Health Awards.  The awards recognize the world’s best corporate-supported programs that address global health needs.  Awards will be presented to winning companies at the GBCHealth annual conference , on May 15-17 in New York City. It is the only event focused exclusively on the role of business in improving global health.

The 2013 winning programs represent innovative work from Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, GlaxoSmithKline, Hewlett-Packard Company, Levi Strauss & Co., Novartis, ORTEC, Pfizer and Procter & Gamble.

ORTEC won the Technology for Health award for its program, co-run with North Star Alliance,that operates a network of Roadside Wellness Centers along southern Africa’s major transport routes. Each center is a shipping container converted into a clinic servicing mobile populations such as truck drivers and communities along the transport corridors. ORTEC developed a system that securely stores, exchanges and monitors patient-specific data across the roadside centers, enabling continuity of care and real-time monitoring of disease trends. In 2012, 29 roadside centers operating in 13 African countries provided over 200,000 individuals with counseling, testing and treatment services for HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis, malaria and general health needs

Levi Strauss & Co. won a Workplace/Workforce Engagement for its Employee HIV/AIDS Program that provides HIV/AIDS education and services for 6,800 retail employees in LS&Co.’s 600 stores in 26 countries. Where private or national health coverage is inadequate, LS&Co. offers employees its own HIV/AIDS benefits plan. Further, LS&Co. has partnered with Mercer LLC to negotiate the inclusion of HIV/AIDS-related conditions with local insurers in several countries, benefiting populations far beyond Levi’s employees and demonstrating LS&Co.’s commitment to universal access to HIV/AIDS support.

Among the most coveted honors in the corporate social responsibility arena, the GBCHealth Business Action on Health awards are judged by an independent panel of internationally-respected experts from the private, non-profit, multilateral and government sectors.

GBCHealth, a coalition of more than 200 companies actively addressing the world’s global health challenges, will also recognize three non-juried awards at its Conference. The Business Leadership award will go to Pfizer’s Global Health Fellows corporate volunteer program, which has sent 317 Fellows to work in over 40 developing countries since 2003. Dr. Christine Kaseba-Sata, the First Lady of Zambia, will receive the Frontline Hero award for her fight against cervical and breast cancer and other women’s health issues. Dr. Mark Dybul, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, will receive the Vision and Impact award for his extraordinary leadership in global health.

GBCHealth 2013 Business Action on Health Award Winners:

Winner: Workplace/Workforce Engagement: General – HP
Winning with Wellness aims to enhance the physical health, emotional wellbeing and financial skills of Hewlett-Packard’s (HP) employees. Started in 2010, it has since expanded to 35 countries, reaching 290,000 employees – over 90% of HP’s global workforce. HP has tailored the program’s 200+ initiatives to local cultures and infrastructures, allowing each country to determine the relevant activities for its employee population.

Winner: Workplace/Workforce Engagement: Special Focus on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis or Malaria – Levi Strauss & Co.

Winner: Community Investment: General – Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) not-for-profit Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program (CSDW) seeks to reduce child diarrhea deaths due to unclean water through raising awareness and providing P&G water purification packets. The packets contain a powdered mixture that quickly removes pathogenic micro-organisms, making water safe to drink. Since 2004, the program has provided over 5.5 billion liters of clean drinking water in over 65 countries, saving an estimated 29,000 lives.

Winner: Community Investment Special Focus on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis or Malaria – GlaxoSmithKline
In partnership with FHI 360, GSK’s Community-Based Malaria Program mobilizes communities in two districts in Ghana to improve malaria prevention, early identification and treatment. The program trains community health workers, supplies bed nets, works with community-based groups and Licensed Chemical Sellers who sell medicines and are often the first point of contact for rural populations.  The program has improved health-seeking behaviors and the availability of malaria drugs.

Winner: Application of Core Competence – Novartis
Arogya Parivar, or “healthy family” in Hindi, is a for-profit social business that adapts a market-based approach to improving healthcare for India’s rural poor. The program has trained health educators who held 87,000 health education meetings attended by 2.5 million villagers in 2012. In addition to supplying medicine to pharmacies, Arogya Parivar created a network of medical distributors in villages. Some over-the-counter medicines are sold in smaller, more affordable doses.

Winner: Partnership/Collective Action – Pfizer Investment Co., Ltd (Pfizer China)

Pfizer China and the Pfizer Foundation created the Advancing Cancer and Tobacco Control in China program, working with the government, healthcare professionals and other organizations to advance tobacco and cancer control. So far, the program has provided 328,000 Shanghai residents with cancer prevention education; trained over 2,700 medical professionals in cancer and tobacco control best practices; and provided comprehensive care to nearly 40,000 cancer patients through 10 newly-built community cancer care centers.

Winner: Technology for Health – ORTEC

Winner: Health & Beyond: Tackling Root Causes – Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold  

In partnership with local, provincial and national organizations, Freeport-McMoRan’s Tenke Fungurume Mining operation provides clean water and sanitation to more than 185,000 community members in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This program consists of five complementary projects that maintain a clean water distribution and drainage system, provide health and hygiene education, build local capacity for pit latrines, hand-washing stations and waste disposal sites and engages community participants to manage the water supply system.

In addition, GBCHealth commended companies within each of the award categories for their outstanding programs.

Commended Companies:

Workplace/Workforce Engagement: General: American Express Company

Workplace/Workforce Engagement: Special Focus on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis or Malaria: Cardno Emerging Markets USA, Ltd. and Zimbabwe Platinum Mines (Pvt) Ltd.

Community Investment: General: Humana and Teck

Community Investment: Special Focus on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis or Malaria –Hippo Valley Estates and Mopani Copper Mines Plc.

Application of Core Competence: Best Doctors, Inc. and Pfizer Inc

Partnership/Collective Action: Qualcomm and Peninsula Papagayo

Technology for Health: HP and Anglo American plc

Health & Beyond: Tackling Root Causes: Johnson & Johnson

Additional information on the 2013 awards can be found on the GBCHealth Conference web site.

Contact: Eve Heyn, GBCHealth; Tel: +1 212-584-1651; email: eheyn@gbchealth.org

About GBCHealth

GBCHealth represents over 200 private sector companies leading the business fight for improved global health. Through work that includes developing comprehensive workplace policies; supporting community programs; leveraging core competencies; facilitating leadership and advocacy by business leaders; and brokering public-private partnerships, GBCHealth helps members achieve their global health goals. GBCHealth also manages the private sector delegation to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, serving as an entry-point for corporate collaboration and engagement with the Fund and its recipients worldwide. GBCHealth has offices in New York, Johannesburg, Beijing, and Nairobi. For more information on GBCHealth, please visit www.gbchealth.org.

KEYWORDS: Business & Trade, Events, Conferences & Webinars, People, Social Action & Community Engagement, corporate social responsbility, Health, Wellness, workplace programs, Technology, conferences, collective action, GBC Health

SOURCE:Thomson Reuters Sustainability

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By Alister Doyle

A U.S.-led plan to let all countries set their own goals for fighting climate change is gaining grudging support at U.N. talks, even though the current level of pledges is far too low to limit rising temperatures substantially.

The approach, being discussed this week at 160-nation talks in Bonn, Germany, would mean abandoning the blueprint of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which set central goals for industrialised countries to cut emissions by 2012 and then let each work out national implementation.

Attempts to agree a successor to Kyoto have foundered above all on a failure to agree on the contribution that developing countries should make to curbing the industrial emissions responsible for global warming – greenhouse gases. The next ministerial conference to try to reach a deal is scheduled for Paris in 2015.

The United States, recently overtaken by China as the world’s biggest carbon polluter, never ratified Kyoto because it set no binding emissions cuts for rapidly growing economies such as China and India.

President Barack Obama’s administration now says each nation should define its “contribution” to a new U.N. accord – a weaker word than past U.S. demands for national “commitments”.

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KEYWORDS: climate, Energy, environment, sustainability, Thomson Reuters

With Rebuilding Together, Sears Keeps Commitment to Red Hook, N.Y., Calls Upon SHOP YOUR WAY REWARDS℠ Members, Customers to Support Spring Fundraising Campaign

SOURCE:Sears Holdings Corporation

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Hoffman Estates, Ill., May 3, 2013 /3BL Media/ - Sears has announced the launch of its sixth annual Heroes at Home spring renovation and fundraising campaign with Rebuilding Together to rebuild and revive the homes of veterans nationwide. Thanks to donations by SHOP YOUR WAY REWARDS Members, customers and associates, the program has raised more than $17 million over the past six years, funding more than 1,300 home rebuilds for America’s military heroes.

This spring, more than 75 military family homes will be rebuilt and to kick off the Heroes at Home campaign, the spotlight falls on a cluster of homes in Red Hook, N.Y. that Sears and Rebuilding Together committed to rebuild last fall in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. The “superstorm” brought more than 10 feet of water into the neighborhood, destroying basements and first floor living areas of homeowners, including that of Vietnam War army veteran Michael Chirieleison, the commander of VFW Post 5195 in Red Hook. Chirieleison, born and raised in Brooklyn, received a Bronze Star, Combat Infantry Badge and Good Conduct Medal for his dedicated service.

“Sears Heroes at Home program allows our associates, SHOP YOUR WAY REWARDS Members and customers the opportunity to participate not only in the rebuilding of homes, but also in the transformation of lives,” said Ron Boire, executive vice president, chief merchandising officer and president, Sears and Kmart Formats. “It is our collective honor to assist America’s veterans and their families, who have given so much to protect our freedom, by providing the resources necessary so that they can improve their living conditions.”

Now through July 27, Sears is urging SHOP YOUR WAY REWARDS Members and customers nationwide to donate at their local Sears store or via a link online at sears.com/heroesathome. All funds raised go to Rebuilding Together, the nation’s leading nonprofit working to preserve affordable homeownership.

Other examples of the nationwide Heroes at Home projects that are being completed this spring include:

• Colorado Springs, Col. – Retrofitting the family home of an Iraq War Army veteran who lost a leg in an IED attack, making his bathroom accessible, installing a wheelchair ramp and stairway hand rails.
• Miami – Replacement of a leaking roof, major bathroom renovations and exterior improvements to help a Vietnam War Air Force veteran and his wife keep their home of more than 39 years.
• Sacramento, Calif. – Installing new doors, repairing drafty windows and overhauling a bathroom, to help a World War II Navy veteran provide better care for his ailing wife.
• Boston – Repairing a leaky roof and windows, sealing drafts and making security improvements to the home of a Korean War veteran so his wife can stay in the home after his recent move to a nursing home.
• Oakland, Calif. – A complete overhaul of the home of a former Tuskegee Airman, to include bathroom repairs, basement, painting, heater repair, and replacement of windows.

“Our partnership through Heroes at Home ensures our deserving veterans are coming home to a safe, healthy, and accessible living space,” said John L. Fiegel, interim president and CEO of Rebuilding Together. “Our projects center on providing renovations for veterans unable to live in their current home conditions, due to injuries or obstacles that threaten their avenue to a safe and accessible home. We feel proud that each year we are able to help our American soldiers and veterans who dedicated their lives to serve our country.”

In addition to working with Rebuilding Together to help veterans with home modifications, Sears has been recognized as one of the country’s leading military employers. Sears currently employs more than 30,000 veterans, leading recruitment programs to place them in jobs within the organization as well as accommodations for their spouses who have relocated to be closer to them. The company also offers a military pay differential to its full-time associates who are reservists and serving on active duty, allowing each to continue participating in life insurance, medical and dental programs. Sears will also hold a comparable position for deployed employees for up to five years.

For more information about Heroes at Home, to make a donation and volunteer, visit sears.com/heroesathome. Follow Heroes at Home on SHOP YOUR WAY at ShopYourWay.com/heroesathome.

About Sears Holdings Corporation
Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) is a leading integrated retailer with more than 2,500 full-line and specialty retail stores in the United States and Canada and the home of SHOP YOUR WAY, a social shopping experience where members have the ability to earn points and receive benefits across a wide variety of physical and digital formats through ShopYourWay.com. Sears Holdings is the leading home appliance retailer as well as a leader in tools, lawn and garden, fitness equipment and automotive repair and maintenance. Key proprietary brands include Kenmore, Craftsman and DieHard, with a broad apparel offering, including such well-known labels as Lands' End, the Kardashian Kollection, Jaclyn Smith and Joe Boxer, as well as Sofia by Sofia Vergara and The Country Living Home Collection. We are the nation's largest provider of home services, with more than 14 million service and installation calls made annually, and have a long-established commitment to those who serve in the military through initiatives like the Heroes at Home program. We have been named the 2011 Mobile Retailer of the Year, Recipient of the 2013 ENERGY STAR® "Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Award" for Product Retailing and Energy Management and one of the Top 20 Best Places to Work for Recent Grads.  Sears Holdings Corporation operates through its subsidiaries, including Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Corporation.  For more information, visit Sears Holdings' website at www.searsholdings.com.  Twitter: @searsholdings Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SHCCareers

About Rebuilding Together
Rebuilding Together is a Safe and Healthy Housing organization that believes Community Starts at Home. Our focus provides critical repairs, accessibility modifications and energy efficient upgrades to low-income homes and community centers at no cost to service recipients. Our impact extends beyond the individuals served to revitalize and stabilize vulnerable neighborhoods and communities across the country. Our nearly 200 local affiliates complete approximately 10,000 rebuild projects a year thanks to the efforts of 200,000 volunteers from corporate partners, skilled trade professionals and everyday good citizens. Join us — visit RebuildingTogether.org.

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Contact Info:

Brian Hanover
Sears Holdings
+1 (847) 286-6080
Brian.Hanover@searshc.com

Danny Cohn
Zeno Group
+1 (312) 396-9789
Danny.Cohn@zenogroup.com

KEYWORDS: Sears, sears holding, Hurricane Sandy, community, sandy rebuilding, Veterans, Heroes At Home, csr

Laura M. Thompson, PhD, Director of Technical Marketing and Sustainable Development, Sappi Fine Paper North America

SOURCE:Sappi Fine Paper North America

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Recycling paper is a great way to reduce our environmental footprint — but how we put that fiber to use is not a simple one-size-fits-all solution. We need to be responsible. We need to follow the science. We need to put recovered fiber to its best use, where it will lower emissions and the consumption of natural resources.

For decades, recycled content was the “go-to” attribute for making environmentally preferable materials — in both paper and other industries. It seems intuitive that if recycling is good for the environment, then using recycled fiber must also be good. And if a little bit of something is good, then more must be better. However, as the science of sustainability has matured, we have come to view issues more holistically — to approach complex concepts with systems thinking.

We’ve learned that what’s in your paper is only part of the picture. Responsible sourcing of materials is critical, but we must also consider the environmental impacts of manufacturing — including those associated with processing scrap paper. There are vast differences in systems that make deinked pulp for use in graphic paper versus other recycling systems that have higher yield with less environmental impact.

Using recycled fiber is not a one-size-fits- all solution. In fact, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued environmental marketing guidance, stating that “Claiming ‘Green, made with recycled content’ may be deceptive if the environmental costs of using recycled content outweigh the environmental benefits of using it.”

Despite the fact that paper far outshines other materials in recovery rates, there are still major opportunities and challenges ahead. When assessing the full life cycle of printed materials, we know that greenhouse gas emissions from landfill disposal are a key contributor to a product’s carbon footprint. The growth of single stream recycling has improved recovery rates, but it also has significant downstream impacts for paper in terms of increased costs and lower quality. But many regions have passed the tipping point of investment in collection and sorting systems, so we must learn to cope with these challenges.

One solution is to make sure that recovered fiber is put to its best use. We must work to ensure that fiber flows to where it makes the most economic and environmental sense. It’s easy to believe that more recycled content is always better, but the answer is not that simple. We are committed to researching and following the science behind this complex issue.

We invite you to explore these issues with us. In this edition of the eQ Journal 005: Rethinking Recycling, we review recycled fiber markets, offer an in-depth look at single stream recycling, learn about the trade-offs associated with using recycled fiber in different applications and hear from leaders across other segments in the industry.

We also discuss Sappi’s overall commitment to waste management and our efforts to support recycling education and outreach. We touch on the importance of life cycle analysis, as we detail the cradle-to-gate greenhouse gas emissions at our Somerset Mill.

Lastly, we offer insights for how everyone can reduce their environmental impact across the life cycle of printed materials. We must continue to increase paper recovery and do our homework to make appropriate procurement decisions. We must also stop looking at recycling as an excuse for excessive consumption and remember the other R’s that come first: reduce and reuse. So if you choose to print this letter, please consider keeping it for future reference, or share it with a friend and remind them to recycle it.

To read the full journal, please visit our eQ micrositeand download a PDF of the publication: eQ Journal 005: Rethinking Recycling 

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KEYWORDS: Environment, Carbon Footprint, Conservation, Environmental Business, Recycling, Marketing, Media & Communications, Media and Communications, Social Media, Sustainable Marketing, Sappi eQ Journal 005: Rethinking Recycling, Sappi Fine Paper North America, eQ Journal, Recycled Fiber, life cycle analysis, LCA, research study, lower emissions

SOURCE:General Motors

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In a format reminiscent of a fireside chat, GM CEO Dan Akerson sat with Fortune Magazine’s Geoff Colvin to talk environment and the future of sustainable mobility. The session was part of the Fortune Brainstorm Green annual conference, which gathers CEOs and global sustainability leaders to share best practices and discuss the role business can play in achieving sustainability solutions to various global issues.

Here we highlight a few snippets from the conversation, or you can visit the Fortune site for the full transcript.

On meeting CAFE standards:

• “We have to look at alternate propulsion, not only in electrification but compressed natural gas, biofuels, diesel, hydrogen fuel cells, we’re looking at all that and pursuing it aggressively.  And, at the same time, we’re trying to use advanced technologies to lighten the car, make it more efficient.”

On lightweighting vehicles:

• “For example, the new Corvette ‑‑ which for those of you that don’t have one, you should lust for it ‑‑ it’s comprised of carbon fiber, nanotechnology and fiberglass.  And when you look at it, we not only lightened it, we dropped the center of gravity.  We put in all the new technology in stability and control and brakes that only Ferraris have.  And so we have a better car that makes mileage that when it’s cruising, it’s making 26 miles a gallon.  This is a car with a big engine, so how do you do that?  You go in and you look at the basic thermodynamics and physics that underpins the gas combustion engine, and you look at everything from cylinder deactivation, direct injection, variable valve timing and turbos.  And you don’t see those types of technologies unless you get to the $80,000 and $90,000 European imports.”

On helping transform the industry:

• “You have to get down and really reengineer from the ground up.”

On the Volt:

• “And this car, I have one, I own it, this isn’t a company car.  I’ve had it for about a year-and-a-half.  We have 10,000 miles on it and I haven’t put 10 gallons of gas in it.”
• “This car, ladies and gentlemen, is on a technology scale off the charts versus what you’ve seen.  And people don’t really understand what a great car it is.  But, essentially, think about the marketing and the market application here, 80 percent of Americans drive 40 miles or less per day, 80 percent of Americans drive 40 miles or less per day.”
• “This is an EREV, Extended Range Electric Vehicle.  So, if you have to drive from here to Portland and back you can do it.  If you want to drive around town, you’ll probably be on a charge all the time.” 

On an energy policy:  

• “I think we have a moment in time to really change the calculus for this country on so many dimensions. […] And subsequently no president, no political leadership in this country has articulated a national energy policy, and ladies and gentlemen, our competition is.  And our competition isn’t in this country.  It’s globally.”

On natural gas:

• “Our energy industry is built around oil.  It’s going to have to transform and there has to be an integrated, national policy where there’s political leadership that brings the manufacturing and the energy industry together. “

On sustainability: 

• “Sustainability is woven into our global strategies.  It is what will sustain this company over the longer term.”

On landfill-free plants:

• “How many of you put trash out at the curbside this week to be picked up?  Anybody put a bag out there?  Well, you all just filled and polluted the earth more than 105 plants of General Motors.”

On renewable energy:  

• “Three of our plants in the U.S. produce anywhere from 17 to 25 percent of their total energy needs from landfill methane gas that we pump in and use it.  And two out of the five largest solar arrays in the world are General Motors’.

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KEYWORDS: Dan Akerson, Fortune Brainstorm Green, sustainability

SOURCE:Source Intelligence®

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With the Bangladesh factory collapse raw in Shareholders minds, one agenda item is clear: Identify Human Rights Risks in the Supply Chain.

From a purely business perspective, the goal is to manage the risk of human rights violations due to the risks to shareholder value posed by human rights practices in their operations and supply chain.

However, a greater risk is emerging.  Never before has the court of public opinion against human rights violations been heard so loud and clear.  Supply chain transparency and the ability to trace, identify and eliminate unwanted practices in a global brand’s supply chain is no longer an option but a necessity for global brands intent on protecting their reputations.

The Dodd-Frank Section 1502 reporting requirements to publicly disclose the origin of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (3TG) used in products is aimed to address conflicted practices including, among other things, the human rights violations associated with mining of these minerals.

Supply chain compliance is an expensive and complex undertaking that should be approached with cost-efficiencies in mind.  Download our latest Whte Paper on: Conflict Minerals Due Diligence Examined: Considerations for Compliance for an extensive look into compliance.

For additional questions or concerns, please contact us at: info@sourceintelligence.com or 877. 916. 6337 ext: 1007 

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KEYWORDS: Business & Trade, Fashion & Apparel, Human Rights, Labor Practices, Bangladesh, Source Intelligence, Supply Chain Compliance, Conflict Minerals Compliance, Dodd-Frank Section 1502, factory collapse

5 top communications questions answered

SOURCE:Symantec

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Lora Phillips is Symantec's Senior Manager, Global Corporate Responsibility.

Tweet me:Speaking AND Listening: The Key to Effective Stakeholder Communications http://3bl.me/3hwymz via @Symantec

KEYWORDS: Marketing, Media & Communications, People, Social Action & Community Engagement

New program bolsters LMU commitment to sustainability and the environment

SOURCE:Sodexo, Inc.

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Loyola Marymount University (LMU) has become the first Catholic Jesuit University in the US to advance Sodexo’s commitment across the globe to endorse seafood certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). Sodexo provides the university’s 7,000 customers with a dining service.

The MSC’s traceability programme assures LMU’s students that their meals including MSC-certified seafood can be traced throughout the supply chain and back to sustainable fisheries.

Read the full story at FIS.

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KEYWORDS: Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Fair Trade, Green Business, Sustainability Professionals, Sustainability Business, Sustainable Enterprises, Sustainable Trade, Conservation, Food & Farming, People, Social Action & Community Engagement, Technology. Innovation & Solutions, Sodexo, MSC, Loyola Marymount University, LMU

SOURCE:Ceres

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May 3, 2013 /3BL Media/ - Krista Van Tassel, Team Member Engagement Manager at Wells Fargos at down for an interview at the 2013 Ceres Conference, which took place May 1^st and 2^nd in San Francisco, CA. 

Ceres is an advocate for sustainability leadership. Ceres mobilizes a powerful coalition of investors, companies and public interest groups to accelerate and expand the adoption of sustainable business practices and solutions to build a healthy global economy. Ceres also directs the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), a network of 100 institutional investors with collective assets totaling more than $10 trillion.

For more information, visit http://www.ceres.org/

Contact:

Brian Sant

sant@ceres.org

(617) 247-0700 ext. 123

Tweet me:Interview w/ @KristaVanTassel of @WellsFargo at #Ceres13 http://3bl.me/ta59tz #CSR @3blmedia @ceresnews

KEYWORDS: 3bl Media, Corporate Social Responsibility, csr, Corporate Citizenship, Leadership, sustainability, CERES, Carbon, Economy, Krista Van Tassel, Wells Fargo

SOURCE:Eli Lilly and Company

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by Greg Kueterman

Two years ago, Lilly and Disney Publishing Worldwide joined forces on a program that provides resources to families of children with diabetes. 

Now, the program is going global. Read more about the announcement from Lilly and Disney Publishing Worldwide.

Tweet me:Today's Blog: http://3bl.me/2nbhtn @LillyPad and @Disney Going Global

KEYWORDS: Eli Lilly, lilly pad, Disney, disney publishing, life at lilly, lilly diabetes, diabetes

SOURCE:Ceres

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May 3, 2013 /3BL Media/ - Michael Robinson, Vice President, Sustainability & Regulatory Affairs at General Motors sat down for an interview at the 2013 Ceres Conference, which took place May 1^st and 2^nd in San Francisco, CA. 

Ceres is an advocate for sustainability leadership. Ceres mobilizes a powerful coalition of investors, companies and public interest groups to accelerate and expand the adoption of sustainable business practices and solutions to build a healthy global economy. Ceres also directs the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), a network of 100 institutional investors with collective assets totaling more than $10 trillion.

For more information, visit http://www.ceres.org/

Contact:

Brian Sant

sant@ceres.org

(617) 247-0700 ext. 123

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KEYWORDS: 3bl Media, Corporate Social Responsibility, csr, Corporate Citizenship, Leadership, sustainability, CERES, Carbon, Economy, Michael Robinson, General Motors

SOURCE:Union Pacific

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Omaha, Neb., May 06, 2013 /3BL Media/ – Military Times EDGE named Union Pacific Railroad among the 40 Best for Vets 2013 Employers. Union Pacific's No. 5 ranking marks the third consecutive year it has been in the top 10.

"Being recognized as a Best for Vets Employer is truly an honor," said Roy Schroer, Union Pacific vice president – Human Resources. "We take pride in hiring veterans and military reserve personnel because of their strong work ethic, knowledge and leadership skills."

Military Times EDGE selected Union Pacific based on recruiting, mentoring, on-the-job training and spouse employment. Approximately 23 percent of Union Pacific's nearly 3,900 hires in 2012 were veterans.

Union Pacific's Best for Vets rank is up two spots from the 2012 list. Last year, the company donated $60,000 to Wounded Warrior Project and participated in more than a dozen virtual and standard career fairs sponsored by military-based organizations. Union Pacific is a member of the Army Reserve's Employee Partnership Initiative; is a supporter of the Army Partnership for Youth Success program; and is a past recipient of the Freedom Award, the U.S. government's highest employer recognition, and the Military Officers Association of America Distinguished Service Award.

About Union Pacific
Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP). One of America's most recognized companies, Union Pacific Railroad links 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country by rail, providing a critical link in the global supply chain. From 2007-2012, Union Pacific invested $18 billion in its network and operations to support America's transportation infrastructure, including a record $3.7 billion in 2012. The railroad's diversified business mix includes Agricultural Products, Automotive, Chemicals, Coal, Industrial Products and Intermodal. Union Pacific serves many of the fastest-growing U.S. population centers, operates from all major West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways, connects with Canada's rail systems and is the only railroad serving all six major Mexico gateways. Union Pacific provides value to its roughly 10,000 customers by delivering products in a safe, reliable, fuel-efficient and environmentally responsible manner.

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KEYWORDS: military, hiring, union pacific, careers for veterans

SOURCE:Ceres

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May 6, 2013 /3BL Media/ - Sandy Frucher, Vice Chairman at NASDAQ OMX sat down for an interview at the 2013 Ceres Conference, which took place May 1^st and 2^nd in San Francisco, CA. 

Ceres is an advocate for sustainability leadership. Ceres mobilizes a powerful coalition of investors, companies and public interest groups to accelerate and expand the adoption of sustainable business practices and solutions to build a healthy global economy. Ceres also directs the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), a network of 100 institutional investors with collective assets totaling more than $10 trillion.

For more information, visit http://www.ceres.org/

Contact:

Brian Sant

sant@ceres.org

(617) 247-0700 ext. 123

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KEYWORDS: 3bl Media, Corporate Social Responsibility, csr, Corporate Citizenship, Leadership, sustainability, CERES, Carbon, Economy

SOURCE:Hewlett-Packard

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by Michael Thacker

HP is in the fourth spot in Version 6 of the Greenpeace Cool IT rankings, up from 10th position last year. This success demonstrates the organization’s commitment to “enabling a modern, renewable-powered energy infrastructure”, putting HP on a par with Sprint IT and Indian electronics manufacturer Wipro (who all tied for the fourth position with 43 points) and trailing only Google, Cisco (tied first place with 58 points), Ericsson (second place with 51 points), and Fujitsu (third place with 44 points). Other big names placed lower in the rankings – IBM (with 35 points), Dell (with 27 points) – while Apple chose not to participate.

Now in its sixth year, the Cool IT Leaderboard was launched in 2009 by Greenpeace to identify the global IT companies driving change in the energy sector. It considers contributions in three specific areas: economy-wide technological climate solutions, reduction of own global warming emissions, and engagement in political advocacy and policy support.

This year, HP was recognized for its increased advocacy effort – specifically for signing onto a letter (urging US Congressional leadership to extend wind tax credit) alongside Sprint and Microsoft – and for its product efficiency, and measurement of supply-chain emissions. The Greenpeace investigation also helpfully identified areas for improvement, and urged HP to use environmental and renewable energy performance goals to guide future growth.

See the Greenpeace Cool IT Leaderboard

Find out more about environmental sustainability at HP

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KEYWORDS: HP, Hewlett Packard, Greenpeace, cool it, cool it leaderboard, environmental sustainability, sustainability

SOURCE:Ceres

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May 6, 2013 /3BL Media/ - Grant Ricketts, CEO & Co-Founder at Tripos Software  sat down for an interview at the 2013 Ceres Conference, which took place May 1^st and 2^nd in San Francisco, CA. 

Ceres is an advocate for sustainability leadership. Ceres mobilizes a powerful coalition of investors, companies and public interest groups to accelerate and expand the adoption of sustainable business practices and solutions to build a healthy global economy. Ceres also directs the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), a network of 100 institutional investors with collective assets totaling more than $10 trillion.

For more information, visit http://www.ceres.org/

Contact:

Brian Sant

sant@ceres.org

(617) 247-0700 ext. 123

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KEYWORDS: 3bl Media, Corporate Social Responsibility, csr, Corporate Citizenship, Leadership, sustainability, CERES, Carbon, Economy

SOURCE:RSF Social Finance

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SAN FRANCISCO, May 6, 2013 /3BL Media/ - RSF Social Finance (RSF) is pleased to announce a new loan to Regional Access Inc., a wholesale food distributor focused on creating a sustainable regional food system. RSF financing will support the growth of Regional Access, including its expanding marketing and sales efforts, and the establishment of a new satellite facility closer to key markets.

Based in Ithaca, NY, Regional Access was founded in 1989 by Gary Redmond, a Cornell graduate, organic farmer and entrepreneur with a passion for nutrition, food, and all things gourmet. The organization began as a homegrown effort. With a vision to distribute ecologically responsible and locally grown food in New York, Gary and his wife converted their spare bedroom into an office, their garage into a warehouse, then bought a computer and a small refrigerated truck.

Today, Regional Access is one of New York’s largest proponents of values-based distribution and a leader in the state-wide local food movement, with a reputation for advancing the efforts of local farms while building incredible customer loyalty.

Regional Access believes in environmentally sound agriculture, humanely raised animals, nutritionally optimal foods, and economically viable farming communities. They have established transparent value chains so that products get to market at a price which is fair to everyone involved.

“Regional Access exemplifies RSF’s commitment to sustainable food and agriculture,” says Scott Hackenberg, RSF Lending Manager. “What makes them so unique is their demonstrated success in creating a sustainable business model focused on regional farmers, customers, employees, and the development of local economies all over New York State.”

Regional Access’ customers range from regional and national grocers such as Whole Foods and Wegman’s, to restaurants, buying clubs, institutions, and smaller “mom & pop” natural food stores.

During a typical week, Regional Access helps bring to market anywhere from 8-10,000 lbs. of natural and grass-fed beef, pork, lamb, chicken and rabbit; 10,000+ gallons of farm fresh dairy; thousands of organic and free-range eggs; 5-10 tons of locally grown and processed grain; 8-10,000 lbs. of regional produce and hundreds of cases of local wine.

“When we learned about the work and mission of RSF Social Finance, we knew that this was a connection that we needed to make,” says Dana Stafford, Regional Access President.  “It has truly been a revolutionary experience for us to encounter a lending entity that places value in the core tenets of our business—sustainable agriculture, ecological stewardship, and positive social impact.  We feel heard and supported by RSF in a way that we are excited to be able to pay forward in the communities we work in.  This is the way lending should be.” 

About RSF Social Finance

Located in San Francisco, CA, RSF Social Finance (RSF) is a non-profit financial services organization dedicated to transforming the way the world works with money. Since 1984, the organization has made over $275 million in loans and $100 million in grants to non-profit and for-profit social enterprises working in the areas of Food & Agriculture, Education & the Arts, and Ecological Stewardship.

RSF's lending capital comes primarily from 1,300 individuals who have invested $1,000 or more in the organization's Social Investment Fund. Investors earn a competitive return on their money comparable to a certificate of deposit while their funds are deployed to leading social enterprises. To learn more, visit www.rsfsocialfinance.org.

About Regional Access, Inc.

A community-oriented, grassroots company, Regional Access was built on a vision of providing ecologically responsible, locally grown food in Upstate New York. From humble beginnings in our founder’s garage to our current spacious modern warehouse, we have flourished over the last 20 years, creating a sustainable state-wide distribution system. Today we are a leading purveyor of specialty and natural foods, offering a catalog of more than 3,400 products, and distribution to every corner of the Empire State. www.regionalaccess.net

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Contact Info:

Scott Hackenberg, Lending Manager
RSF Social Finance
+1 (415) 561-6173
scott.hackenbeg@rsfsocialfinance.org

Jillian McCoy, Senior Associate, Communications
RSF Social Finance
+1 (415) 561-6156
jillian.mccoy@rsfsocialfinance.org

KEYWORDS: Food & Farming, Local Farming, Sustainable Food, Sustainable Investment, Socially Responsible Investing, Social Finance

The report takes a close look at the milestones set for the year 2012 and what the Group has done to achieve them.

SOURCE:CorporateRegister.com Ltd

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May 7, 2013 /3BL Media/ - The adidas Group published its 2012 Sustainability Progress Report, reiterating its commitment to transparency in sustainability performance reporting.

With its first sustainability report being launched in 2001, the adidas Group was the first company in the sporting goods industry to do so. This year’s report, the 13th in a row, takes a close look at the milestones set for the year 2012 and what the Group has done to achieve them.

Some highlights of the 2012 Sustainability Progress Report are:

• Launch of the adidas DryDye collection, which makes the company the first in the market to apply the revolutionary DryDye technology that uses no water in the dyeing process.
• Increased use of Better Cotton and as such moving closer towards the goal of using 40% Better Cotton by 2015, and 100% ‘sustainable cotton’ by 2018 across all product categories in all brands.
• Production of the most sustainable adidas collection ever for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
• Substantial increase in factory ratings – 86% of the company’s strategic suppliers now have a 3C-rating or better, and 37% have a 4C-rating or better.
• Donation of more than 26,000 volunteer hours by adidas Group employees to community projects in 22 countries.

This year's document is available online as HTML and PDF at www.adidas-group.com/SER2012.

To provide any feedback about the sustainability programme and its reporting, please direct questions and/or comments to sustainability@adidas-group.com.

About the adidas Group’s approach to Sustainability
The adidas Group’s sustainability strategy is rooted in the Group’s values – performance, passion, integrity and diversity. It is built on the achievements and learning from previous years, while taking into account the societal landscape and future global trends. The five areas of the adidas Group’s strategy are:
• Achieving environmental sustainability and managing scarce resources
• Respecting human rights and driving social compliance in the supply chain
• Engaging stakeholders;
• Developing employees; and
• Supporting people in local communities in which the adidas Group operates.

About the adidas Group
The adidas Group is a global leader in the sporting goods industry, offering a broad portfolio of footwear, apparel and hardware for sport and lifestyle around the core brands adidas, Reebok, TaylorMade, Rockport and Reebok CCM-Hockey. Headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, the Group employs more than 46,000 people across the globe and generated sales of € 14.9 billion in 2012.
 

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KEYWORDS: Business & Trade, Reporting, Ratings & Rankings, adidas Group, Adidas, Household Goods, sustainability, Corporate Responsibility, csr

Community Event in Berlin to Benefit Local Non-profits and Offer Customer Giveaways

SOURCE:CITGO Petroleum Corporation

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KENSINGTON, Conn., May 7, 2013 /3BL Media /PRNewswire/ - The CITGO Fueling Good Road Trip is stopping at the Food Bag CITGO Quik Mart at 1289 Farmington Ave. on May 8 for the ultimate Fueling Good experience. From noon - 4 p.m. EDT, customers will receive free coffee from New England Coffee Company and free chocolate and strawberry milk from Guida's Dairy, with a special appearance by Guida's Diary Super Cow. In addition to opportunities to win CITGO Gift Cards and register for the CITGO Rewards credit card, customers can also learn about three local nonprofit organizations: the Berlin Food Pantry, Klingberg Family Centers and the Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticut, Inc.

"This is an exciting day for all of us at Food Bag, because we get to thank our customers, neighbors and vendors for being part of the Food Bag CITGO family," said Linda Beaudoin, executive assistant at General Equities Food Bag. "We look forward to this opportunity to share in our commitment to supporting the local community with so many great partners, organizations and our loyal customers."

Keeping in the Fueling Good spirit, Food Bag is asking people to bring nonperishable food items for the Berlin Food Pantry during the Fueling Good event. The food pantry collects and distributes nonperishable food items to approximately 60 households a month that are struggling to make ends meet. Volunteers from Berlin High School's "UpBeat Peer Leadership Program" and local AARP members bag and distribute donated food items for the pantry, making it a true community organization.

Representatives from Klingberg Family Centers, a private, nonprofit organization offering an array of treatment services for children and families who have experienced trauma in various forms, will also be fueling good on May 8.  "Participating in this event demonstrates our common mission of building up and serving the community," said Mark Johnson, vice president of Klingberg Family Centers. "We would like to thank CITGO and Food Bag for nearly 20 years of generous support for our Annual Vintage Motorcar Festival, and for inviting us to participate in this day of awareness."

Also helping local families is the Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticut, Connecticut's only affiliate of the national Epilepsy Foundation. Originally founded as a support group by parents in 1982, its continued dedication to improving the lives of people with epilepsy and their families is an important resource in the local community.

Food Bag is a locally owned, Connecticut-based company that has been fueling and servicing convenience store needs in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts for more than 40 years. Food Bag locations take pride in great customer service and clean, well-maintained properties. Most Food Bag locations are open 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week, and exclusively market CITGO fuel.

CITGO is committed to giving back to the local communities it serves through its network of locally owned locations. CITGO Marketers and Retailers in Connecticut, like Food Bag, own and operate nearly 200 CITGO locations and are proud to support their communities. For more information on the positive impact of the locally owned CITGO locations, visit www.CITGO.com.

CITGO, based in Houston, is a refiner, transporter and marketer of transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and other industrial products. The company is owned by PDV America, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., the national oil company of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. For more information about CITGO, visit www.CITGO.com.

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KEYWORDS: CITGO Petroleum Corporation, Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticut, Food Bag CITGO Quik Mart, New England Coffee Company

Nation’s Largest Single-Day Food Drive Rallies Communities to Feed Americans in Need

SOURCE:Campbell Soup Company

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CAMDEN, N.J.,May 7, 2013 /3BL Media/ - On Saturday, May 11, 2013, Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) will join forces with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) to support Feeding America and help Stamp Out Hunger across America. Now in its 21^st year, the annual food drive helps provide assistance to the millions of Americans struggling to put food on the table.

The Stamp Out Hunger food drive, held on the second Saturday in May, benefits Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization. In 2012, letter carriers collected food donations from 10,000 communities, helping to put millions of meals on the tables of Americans in need.

Last year’s drive also marked the ninth consecutive year that people donated more than 70 million pounds of food to the Stamp Out Hunger food drive. But, with more than 50 million people, including nearly 17 million children, facing hunger in America¹– the fight for hunger-relief continues.

“The Stamp Out Hunger food drive is important for our local communities because it helps stock food banks and pantries for summer, a time when there’s an increased need for food assistance, especially for children who are out of school,” said
Fredric V. Rolando, NALC president. “The letter carriers are committed to supporting the drive by picking up and delivering food donations to local Feeding America food banks and hunger-relief organizations in their markets.”

Nick Cannon, multi-talented entertainer and member of the Feeding America Entertainment Council, is the national spokesperson for the Stamp Out Hunger food drive for the third consecutive year. The drive particularly hits home for Cannon, who experienced hunger and relied on food pantries as a child.

“Feeding America is grateful to all the letter carriers and all sponsors who help make the Stamp Out Hunger food drive possible,” said
Bob Aiken, president and CEO of Feeding America. “With one in six Americans living at risk of hunger, our food banks are stretched thin and providing food assistance to nearly six million people each week. Food donations are crucial to our goal of a hunger-free America.”

Campbell Shows Its Support

Campbell Soup Company, a long-time supporter of the drive, and its partners produced post cards and grocery bags that will be delivered to more than 75 million homes across the country as a reminder and a means to participate in the drive. In addition, Campbell will again support this year’s food collection effort by donating one million pounds of food—more than 800,000 meals²—to Feeding America member food banks.

“Campbell is committed to the success of the Stamp Out Hunger food drive and will continue to help rally support from coast-to-coast,” said
Denise Morrison, Campbell Soup Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “It’s unfortunate that millions of Americans, especially so many children, continue to struggle with hunger. We strongly encourage people across the country to participate on May 11 to help provide relief for our community members in need.”

Get Involved In Your Community

To participate in the Stamp Out Hunger food drive, residents are encouraged to leave a sturdy bag containing non-perishable foods, such as canned soup, canned vegetables, pasta, peanut butter, rice or cereal, next to their mailbox prior to the time of regular mail delivery on Saturday, May 11. The nation’s 175,000 letter carriers, representing nearly 1,500 NALC branches in more than 10,000 communities, will collect these food donations as they deliver the mail and take them to a local Feeding America food bank or hunger-relief organization.

Feeding America provides food assistance to 37 million Americans every year. According to Feeding America, one in eight Americans relies on the organization for food and groceries, and the organization distributes nearly 3.4 billion pounds of donated food and grocery products, including more than 800 million pounds of fresh produce, annually.

For more information about the annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive, visit www.helpstampouthunger.com or www.facebook.com/StampOutHunger, and follow the food drive at www.twitter.com/StampOutHunger.

About Campbell Soup Company

Campbell Soup Company is a manufacturer and marketer of high-quality foods and simple meals, including soup and sauces, baked snacks and healthy beverages. Founded in 1869, the company has a portfolio of market-leading brands, including "Campbell's,""Pepperidge Farm,""Arnott's,""V8" and “Bolthouse Farms.” Through its corporate social responsibility program, the company strives to make a positive impact in the workplace, in the marketplace and in the communities in which it operates. Campbell is a member of the Standard & Poor's 500 and the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes. For more information, visit www.campbellsoup.com.

About Feeding America

Feeding America provides low-income individuals and families with the fuel to survive and even thrive. As the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity, our network members supply food to more than 37 million Americans each year, including 14 million children and 3 million seniors. Serving the entire United States, more than 200 member food banks support 61,000 agencies that address hunger in all of its forms. For more information on how you can fight hunger in your community and across the country, visit http://www.feedingamerica.org. Find us on Facebook at facebook.com/FeedingAmerica or follow our news on Twitter at twitter.com/FeedingAmerica.

About the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC)

The National Association of Letter Carriers is the union of city delivery letter carriers working for the United States Postal Service founded in 1889. Today, the NALC maintains its tradition as a vibrant union of over 300,000 members in all 50 states and other U.S. jurisdictions. For more information, visit http://nalc.org/commun/foodrive/index.html.

¹ According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) annual study measuring food security in the United States: http://feedingamerica.org/press-room/press-releases/usda-food-insecurity-2012.aspx.

² One meal equals 1.2 pounds of food according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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Contact Info:

Megan Haney
Campbell Soup Company
+1 (856) 342-4978
megan_haney@campbellsoup.com

Laura Ude
Weber Shandwick
+1 (312) 988-2349
lude@webershandwick.com

KEYWORDS: Campbell Soup Co., csr, Hunger