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CSR Awards: Workplace Innovation – Pioneer Services, a Division of MidCountry Bank

March 1st, 2010 by

Back in 2005, Pioneer Services, a provider of financial services to members of the military and part of MidCountry Bank, established a paid Volunteer Time Off (VTO) benefit for its employees. VTO gives full-time employees… Continued

CSR Awards: Sustainability/CSR Report – H.J. Heinz Company

March 1st, 2010 by

In 2008, H.J. Heinz launched a global sustainability initiative to reduce greenhouse gases, energy consumption and water usage by 20% by 2015. The challenge: to present Heinz’s numerous worldwide sustainability programs and their results so… Continued

CSR Awards: Stakeholder Engagement – GE

March 1st, 2010 by

GE Corporate Citizenship External research commissioned by GE showed that stakeholders frequently reached out to GE to speak on panels, join events and engage in other key thought leadership forums. In response, GE looked to… Continued

CSR Awards: Philanthropy Communications – Aflac

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Campaign: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Health and life insurance provider Aflac wanted to convey to the public and its stakeholders that it is a company committed to causes related to childhood cancer. To raise up… Continued

CSR Awards: Nonprofit/Corporate Partnership – Jiffy Lube International and Cone 

March 1st, 2010 by

Campaign: 2009 Jiffy Lube Maintenance Partners for Life Building on the success of the Jiffy Lube Maintenance Partners for Life campaign in 2008, Jiffy Lube International launched year two of the company’s national cause marketing;… Continued

CSR Awards: Media Relations – Office Depot Foundation

March 1st, 2010 by

2009 National Backpack Program Media Relations Campaign To increase awareness of its National Backpack Program, in existence since 2001, the Office Depot Foundation, the primary charitable arm of Office Depot, set out in 2009 to… Continued

CSR Awards: Human Rights Communications – The Body Shop

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Campaign: Stop Sex Trafficking of Children & Young People Every year, an estimated 1.2 million child victims are trafficked for sexual exploitation globally. This grim statistic registered such a potent impression on The Body Shop… Continued

CSR Awards: Green PR Campaign – Cisco Canada

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Campaign: One Million Acts of Green One Million Acts of Green, created to humanize the technology-centered Cisco brand and to improve Cisco’s reach among small- to medium-size businesses and consumers, centered around green choices made… Continued

CSR Awards: Executive of the Year — Public Relations – Frank Mantero, Director of Corporate Citizenship Programs, GE

March 1st, 2010 by

Frank Mantero is responsible for communicating GE’s citizenship initiatives, practices and programs, internally and externally, and because of the importance GE places on corporate citizenship, he is always sure to integrate it into GE’s messaging,… Continued

CSR Awards: Executive of the Year — Executive Level – Tracy Pleschourt, Director of Office Services, Carmichael Lynch Spong

March 1st, 2010 by

Thanks in good measure to Tracy Pleschourt, Carmichael Lynch Spong has become an environmental leader among agencies nationwide. Two years ago, Pleschourt added corporate social responsibility to the many hats she wears. Since then, she… Continued