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Social Responsibility in the News:

Brady Exhibit Opens at Betty Brinn Children’s Museum

  • Posted August 9th, 2010 by Sarah

July 30, 2010- The Brady Corporation Jr. exhibit at the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum opened this morning, much to the excitement of children visiting the museum. Brady Corporation Foundation funded the exhibit with a $150,000 grant over three years.
Brady Corporation Jr., a permanent exhibit at the museum, is a simulated manufacturing environment appropriate for kids. [...]

ASQ Expands Social Responsibility Portfolio in Advance of October ISO 26000 Standard Release

  • Posted July 12th, 2010 by Sarah

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 12, 2010—A new international standard on social responsibility (SR), ISO 26000, Guidance on Social Responsibility, will be made available October 15, 2010 through ASQ (American Society for Quality). ASQ serves as the U.S. TAG (Technical Advisory Group) secretariat to ISO Working Group 26, developers of ISO 26000. Specific information about ISO 26000 [...]

Milwaukee Rotary Centennial Arboretum Kicks Off First Tree Planting Tues, June 29

  • Posted July 1st, 2010 by Sarah

Milwaukee, WI –  Rotary Club of Milwaukee’s ambitious plans for the City’s first arboretum begin when the first tree is planted on the 40 acre site Tuesday morning, June 29.  The 10:30 a.m. ceremony will occur just to the west of the Urban Ecology Center –a primary partner behind this endeavor– at 1500 East Park [...]

MATC Receives $740,364 in Funding from U.S. Department of Energy

  • Posted June 22nd, 2010 by Sarah

MILWAUKEE (June 17, 2010) – The United States Department of Energy and U.S. Senator Herb Kohl announced today that Milwaukee Area Technical College is one of four Wisconsin educational institutions/companies that will receive funding from the Department of Energy for Advanced Energy-Efficient Building Technologies and Commercial Building Training Programs. Fifty-eight projects will receive more than [...]

Potawatomi Bingo Casino Recognized For Its Responsible Gaming Efforts

  • Posted June 11th, 2010 by Sarah

Potawatomi Bingo Casino will be given the Corporate Social Responsibility Award from the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) at its annual conference in Portland, Ore., on Friday, June 11.
The mission of the NCPG is to increase public awareness of problem gambling, ensure the widespread availability of treatment for problem gamblers and their families and [...]

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