FedEx Express Delivers Relief Supplies to Sikkim Earthquake Victims

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp, has delivered 1,000 shelter tool kits to earthquake victims in Sikkim. The initiative to offer shelter relief to affected families was organised in collaboration with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS). Read more

FedEx Delivers Food Essentials and Financial Aid to Flood Victims in Thailand

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world’s largest express transportation company, has responded to the serious flooding in Thailand by donating US$15,000 to support the flood relief efforts, while at the same time delivering 500 survival kits (valued at 50,000 bhat) containing much-needed ready-to-eat, non-perishable food and other supplies to flood victims in Thailand. Read more

Tetra Pak CEO pledges step-change in sustainability for 2011

Tetra Pak, the world leader in food processing and packaging solutions, recently published its biennial sustainability update, Mission Possible. Introducing the company’s past achievements and future goals, CEO Dennis Jönsson said “we will step up our efforts to reduce our environmental footprint along the value chain and to meet rising demand for safe and nutritious food.” Read more

The Smith Family Joins Harvard to Provide 1,000 Blankets for Japan’s Disaster Survivors

The Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation joins Harvard University in donating over 1,000 new wool blankets to the victims of the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami in Japan on 11 March 2011. The arrival of the blankets was announced by the Director of Health and Welfare in Ibaraki Prefectural Government at a site where they are being distributed to families in need. The blankets were transported compliments of FedEx from the manufacturer in the US to Tokyo. Read more

United & Continental customers donate in excess of USD2.5 mill to Japan

United Continental Holdings, Inc. announced that customers and employees donated more than USD2.5 million to the American Red Cross efforts to aid those affected by the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on 11 March 2011. In addition, Mileage Plus and OnePass members donated more than 63 million of their frequent flyer miles to charities through the airlines’ programmes. Read more

Coca-Cola Raises Total Pledge to 2.5 bill yen for Japan Relief Efforts

The Coca-Cola Company announced today that it is establishing the Coca-Cola Japan Reconstruction Fund and raised its pledge to a total of 2.5 billion Yen (US$31 million) donations towards relief and rebuilding efforts for the victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami over the next three years. This includes the 600 million Yen (US$7.3 million) in cash and product announced previously. Read more

YourCause & GlobalGiving for International Corporate Philanthropy Projects

YourCause, LLC, a company that provides CSRconnect, an all-inclusive online corporate philanthropy solution, announces their newest partnership with GlobalGiving Foundation, a 501(c)3 public charity that provides a safe, effective channel to donate directly to grassroots-based initiatives around the globe. Read more

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