Water and related ecosystems
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Piloting innovative social assessment in a Colombian oil field
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In 2005, Occidental Andina, LLC, a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Oxy) collaborated with Ecopetrol S.A., a Colombian state oil company, and International Alert, a London-based conflict resolution and peace building NGO, to develop a socially responsible enhanced oil recovery...
Siemens helps to create a portable water filtration unit
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Natural disasters often affect water infrastructure leading to contaminated drinking water and outbreaks of water born disease. As a part of their Siemens Caring Hands programme Siemens collaborated with SkyJuice Foundation to create SkyHydrant a portable water filtration unit.
The Veolia Foundation helps to improve conditions in Cambodian orphanage
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The Veolia Environment Foundation provides financing and advice on the best sanitation system to be installed, by the the Association Droit, DĂ©veloppement et Partenariats Francophones (ADDPF), in an orphanage in Cambodia.
The Coca Cola - WWF partnership to clean the Yangtze river
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The Yangtze River - the longest river in Asia and the lifeblood of millions of Chinese - was once said to be so clear you could see the bottom. Today, as China's massive economic growth takes its toll on the environment, it is at the top of the list of the 10 most-threatened rivers in the world,...
Quick Response to Asian Tsunami: ITT
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When the tsunami hit southern Asia on 26 December 2004, International Telephone & Telegraph (ITT) industries announced that it would donate water purifying equipment and expertise to some of the areas hit hardest by the tsunami and contribute financial aid to the global humanitarian relief...
Southern Water supports WaterAid in a variety of ways
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Southern Water, its employees and customers have supported WaterAid since 1981, promoting WaterAid through organising and taking part in fundraising events and making donations.
Financial inclusion improves Sanitation and Health (FINISH)
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FINISH is an action research project set up by UNU-MERIT a research and training centre of the United Nations University in Holland, working in close collaboration with the University of Maastricht.
Aveda supports environment NGOs by Earth Month Campaign
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Each year during the month of April, Aveda salon and spa professionals, employees and guests work together to raise funds for grassroots organisations that protect biodiversity and address environmental issues around the world. The Earth Month campaign focuses on a specified environmental topic...
Tupperware Suisse SA Acts to Helps Children Grow up with Respect for their Physical Integrity.
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Tupperware Switzerland SA supports Terre Des Hommes’(Tdh) projects by being active on behalf of those children who should have the right to grow up with respect for their physical integrity.
Walmart Stores and the World Environment Center launch a Cleaner Production Partnership in Central America
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In 2009, the World Environment Center (WEC), in partnership with Walmart Stores, Inc., launched a major initiative which aimed to increase cleaner production and energy efficiency (CP/EE) practices in two countries, El Salvador and Guatemala.