Corporate Responsibility

In order to work on ventures that leverage strategic consumer insights and innovation, Thomas K. Hernquist, senior vice president, global chief growth officer, will resign from The Hershey Company, effective December 31, 2007.

This holiday season,the Coca-Cola Company is donating 100,000 gifts to the Marine's Toys for Tots Foundation and is asking consumers to help make that number grow even larger.

According to the Associated Press, The R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. will not advertise its brands in newspapers or consumer magazines next year.

Energizer Holdings' Schick business is donating 640,000 razors to the USO throughout the year.

Terra Technology announces that its President and CEO Robert F. Byrne will present "Going Green Through Better Math" at the United Nations Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) and Climate Change Conference in New York City on November 28, 2007.

The Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG) has received a 2007 Green Power Leadership award from the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Bee-friendly, natural personal care company Burt's Bees is addressing the mysterious disappearance of bees, called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), by developing a campaign with co-founder Burt Shavitz that will raise consumer awareness through PSA distribution, online marketing and consumer sampling efforts.

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