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Cone has been recognized as one of the top five corporate responsibility (CR) communication agencies by CR Magazine, the official publication of the Corporate Responsibility Officer Association. The CR Magazine Top Ten Customer Satisfaction Ratings in Communications selects the top CR agencies based on the quality and breadth of service and the size of client companies. This is the second year Cone has been named to the list. "Companies today need to view corporate responsibility as shared responsibility," says Jonathan Yohannan, senior vice president and head of Cone's CR discipline. "Businesses are expected to take responsibility for their impacts, contribute to solutions and lead. We are gratified to see that this philosophy continues to put Cone and our clients at the forefront as leaders in the category." Cone's roster of CR clients includes CVS Caremark, EMC, Guayakí, Nestlé Waters, Timberland and Sambazon. The agency works with companies to define their shared responsibility through issues and materiality assessments, stakeholder mapping and engagement, partnership development, reporting and transparency, and communications. Cone (www.coneinc.com) is a strategy and communications agency engaged in building brand trust. Cone creates stakeholder loyalty and long-term relationships through the development and execution of Cause Branding, Brand Marketing, Nonprofit Marketing, Corporate Responsibility and Crisis Prevention and Management initiatives. Cone is a part of the Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC) (www.omnicomgroup.com).

The Coca-Cola Company, FEMSA and the World Environment Center (WEC) announced today the launch of an innovative partnership to expand the sustainable development commitments of Coca-Cola and FEMSA's Costa Rican suppliers by reducing energy and water consumption, minimizing waste and raw material usage and lowering operating costs. This partnership is supported by the United States Department of State through its "Cleaner Production Private Sector Partnerships" program. Coca-Cola and FEMSA are both World Environment Center member companies. The specific objectives of the partnership are to enhance sustainable development practices in local companies to reduce water and energy consumption, minimize waste and raw material use, and maximize operational savings. Through the WEC partnership, selected Coca-Cola and FEMSA small and medium-sized local suppliers in Costa Rica will be trained by WEC and develop action plans to improve their manufacturing operations and product distribution systems, resulting in energy, water, raw material and economic savings. This training, and the follow-up given to the participating companies, will allow Coca-Cola and FEMSA suppliers to minimize environmental effects while improving their productivity and competitiveness. The project is planned for 16 months. "Sustainability is part of our long term plans in creating value shared by our business, our partners and the communities that we serve. By involving our suppliers in these activities, it is one more way for us to affirm our philosophy of corporate citizenship," said Pablo Largacha, Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications for Coca-Cola. Arturo Campos, Director of Corporate Affairs for Coca-Cola FEMSA, stated that this project reinforces the commitment that the company has to environmental issues. "One of the main pillars of Coca-Cola FEMSA is to realize benefits to Costa Ricans through sustainable production throughout its supply chain," he said. "This alliance will doubtlessly be well received by our providers." Terry F. Yosie, WEC's President and CEO applauded both companies for their leadership in applying sustainable development across their business operations. "What happens on the ground is the truest measure of a company's leadership and progress, and Coca-Cola and FEMSA are advancing their objectives through business initiatives that are making their supply chains more people and earth friendly." This initiative is led by Ernesto Samayoa, WEC's Director of Operations for Latin America, with the direct cooperation from Coca-Cola and FEMSA. About World Environment Center WEC is an independent, global non-profit, non-advocacy organization that advances sustainable development through the business practices and operations of its member companies and in partnership with governments, multi-lateral organizations, non-governmental organizations, universities and other stakeholders. WEC's mission is to promote business and societal value by advancing solutions to sustainable development-related problems. It manages projects for companies across their global operations, builds executive level learning and competency in applying sustainable development across a number of business sectors, and recognizes performance excellence through an annual awards program. WEC is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and its regional office is located in San Salvador, El Salvador.

/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Avon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP) today announced the launch of a global environmental mobilization in more than 65 countries and a $1 million contribution to The Nature Conservancy to launch the new Hello Green Tomorrow initiative, a unique globally coordinated grassroots effort. The mission of Hello Green Tomorrow is to empower a women's environmental movement, launching initially with Avon's donation to replant 1 million trees in the Atlantic Rainforest in South America and global fundraising to further restore this vital ecosystem at just $1.00 per tree. Unique to the Avon Hello Green Tomorrow program is the woman-to-woman network of more than 6.2 million Avon Sales Representatives worldwide. This veritable "green army" will create an environmental movement to raise funds and drive "green" education worldwide, leveraging Avon's strength to reach and engage people to take action in support of important causes. "At Avon, we know the power of individual action, and the capacity for our company and for individuals to be a force for good, even through simple acts," said Andrea Jung, Avon's Chairman & CEO. "Through our global grassroots reach, Avon is singularly positioned to empower a global women's environmental movement to nurture nature, and to educate and to engage millions of people to contribute to the restoration of the Atlantic Rainforest -- to help save the planet for as little as $1." Avon has a long heritage of mobilizing its Sales Representatives and customers to address breast cancer and domestic violence. Through 2009, more than $730 million was raised and donated for these causes worldwide. Hello Green Tomorrow marks the company's first external environmental engagement, and it underscores Avon's commitment to environmental stewardship in areas ranging from greenhouse gas reduction to the use of "green" building standards in new construction. As a reflection of this commitment, in 2009 Avon ranked #25 on Newsweek magazine's first "green" list of the 500 largest US-based corporations. In line with this commitment to sustainability, in March 2010 the company announced the Avon Paper Promise, a comprehensive policy outlining efforts and goals for promoting sustainable forest use, protecting forests, and reducing demands on forests. Avon's goal is to purchase 100% of its paper from certified and or post consumer recycled content sources within ten years, with a certification preference of Forest Stewardship Council. Tod Arbogast, Avon Vice President, Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility, noted that "Avon is committed to constant improvement in our environmental stewardship. We must lead with the authentic example of our own actions, and provide the opportunity, through Hello Green Tomorrow, for citizens around the world to join the 'green' movement. We are proud of our progress while we recognize there is much more to do." Initially, Avon Hello Green Tomorrow will focus on the restoration of the South American Atlantic Rainforest, which is one of the tropical forests that serve as the "lungs of the earth" and, with only 7% remaining, one of the most threatened ecosystems. All trees planted in the Atlantic Rainforest through Hello Green Tomorrow support the United Nations Environment Programme Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign. "The Atlantic Rainforest is a critical conservation priority," explained Fernando Veiga, Environmental Services Manager, The Nature Conservancy Brazil, which is Avon's partner in the Hello Green Tomorrow replanting. "It is one of the greatest repositories of biodiversity on the earth, including primates, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish and birds. For millions of local people, the rainforest is central to their livelihoods and protects important sources of clean water. For everyone around the world, the Atlantic Forest helps regulate the atmosphere and stabilize global climate." Avon has launched a comprehensive campaign worldwide to raise funds to replant and restore this forest. Every $1 raised through these worldwide efforts plants and restores one tree, and every million trees, including the first million donated by Avon, restores nearly 2,500 acres, helping ensure a better future for the next generation. For more information visit www.hellogreentomorrow.com. Avon Products, Inc. Avon, the company for women, is a leading global beauty company, with over $10 billion in annual revenue. As the world's largest direct seller, Avon markets to women in more than 100 countries through approximately 6.2 million active independent Avon Sales Representatives. Avon's product line includes beauty, fashion and home products, and features such well-recognized brand names as Avon Color, Anew, Skin-So-Soft, Advance Techniques, Avon Naturals, and Mark. Avon is a global leader in the causes of breast cancer and domestic violence, with more than $730 million raised and awarded worldwide through the Avon Foundation for Women and global philanthropic programs. The company is committed to environmental stewardship and was rated #25 on the Newsweek green rankings of the top 500 largest US companies, and Avon is committed to constant environmental improvement worldwide. Learn more about Avon at www.avoncompany.com. The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy (TNC) was founded in 1951 and is the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. The organization is headquartered in the US and works in more than 30 countries and has protected more than 119 million acres of land and 5,000 miles of rivers worldwide, and they operate over 100 marine conservation projects globally. The Conservancy is a key partner in the Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund program. Working with its Brazil-based team and local conservation partners, The Nature Conservancy will plant and restore the trees as well as monitor the restored forest, ensuring the long-term benefits of the Atlantic Rainforest. UNEP Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the voice for the environment within the United Nations system. The UNEP mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations. The Hello Green Tomorrow program supports the UNEP Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign, a worldwide tree planting initiative that encompasses people, communities, businesses, industry, civil society organizations and governments in 170 countries. The Billion Tree Campaign will make a substantial contribution to the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity, raising awareness of the importance of biodiversity for our well-being.

Final Line-Up Announced For March 23-24 The Wall Street Green Trading Summit (http://www.wsgts.com), the industry-leading environmental financial market event created by Peter C. Fusaro (www.global-change.com/content/about-peter-fusaro), Chairman of Global Change Associates, will host its 9th annual event March 23-24, 2010 at The Times Center in New York. In a year of frozen investment dollars for renewable energy and low carbon solutions, the WSGTS will showcase how local governments, companies and consumers are "Building the Bridge to the Green Economy: Creating Environmental Alpha" the theme of this year's event, despite the financial and regulatory climate. "Demand for green solutions is still growing, local government and consumers are taking matters into their own hands and finding ways to do business in place of government action," explains Fusaro. "The WSGTS is where everyone who has a stake in a green economy - investors, the Fortune 500's and those with viable solutions, gather to learn about the latest business opportunities in the marketplace." The Wall Street Green Trading Summit, which has always been the practitioners' conference, will focus on the state of three key sectors: how to rebuild the renewable energy sector, new efficiencies in carbon trading and innovations while the market waits, and next generation socially responsible investing (SRI). Attendees will hear firsthand from green industry pioneers in an environment that facilitates information exchange. The conference is an opportunity to learn how to create financial solutions that get green projects and companies funded. While established companies and investors attend to discover innovations, determine how they can best participate in the industry and find new financial approaches to make their participation feasible. This year's finalized line-up of 55 speakers can be found at www.wsgts.com/agenda.php?day=1 and features some of the leading practitioners and innovators in renewable energy, cleantech, energy efficiency, carbon trading and finance, green hedge funds and carbon capture and storage. Presenters include Evolution Markets, Natsource, Element Markets, JP Morgan, Fortis Bank, The Green Exchange, Belgrave Trust, Mission Markets, NasDaq OMX, Carbon Trade Exchange, Brown Rudnick and other market pioneers. For more information or to register for The Wall Street Green Trading Summit visit www.wsgts.com or call (212) 222-3775.

• Experts project that the depletion of global water resources is progressing in a manner that is more rapid, severe, and complex than previously anticipated.
• Changes across nearly all sectors of the global economy are expected as a result of water shortages.
• Companies need to be prepared to address increasing pressure for responsible water consumption practices - expect greater regulatory action and stakeholder activism.

Population growth, urban development, farm production, and climate change is increasing competition for fresh water and producing shortages so acute that virtually every industry in the world anticipates sweeping systemic transformation over the next decade in their strategic planning, production practices, and business models. That is the conclusion of a new global opinion poll of more than 1,200 sustainability experts conducted by GlobeScan, an international public and stakeholder opinion research firm, and SustainAbility, a think tank and business strategy consultancy. The results are published online today by Circle of Blue, the global network of leading journalists, scientists and communicators focused on global water issues. (Full coverage here.) Jeff Erikson, senior vice president at SustainAbility, said the decisions executives make to respond to freshwater scarcity will penetrate almost every aspect of their business operations. In China, for instance, executives who consider locating plants north of the Tibetan Plateau are likely to more carefully consider the consequences of rapidly melting Himalayan glaciers that feed some of China’s most important rivers. In the United States, manufacturers may shift new plants from the increasingly dry Southwest back to the water-rich Great Lakes region. "Over the last 20 years water shortage has not been a lens that has been heavily considered in plant siting," said Erikson. "That will change." The Sustainability Survey Poll on Water was conducted in more than 80 countries. Some 1,200 influential thought leaders from companies, governments, NGOs, and academia said that multi-faceted engagement with water will be required for companies and governments to effectively manage businesses and communities. Along with return on investment, capital requirements, and quarterly returns companies that want to stay in business will need to add expertise to their staffs to manage the new market signals in the era of water scarcity. New business practices will stress water conservation and efficiency, ecosystem protection, public education and engagement. Companies also will need to anticipate market pressure to appropriately price water. "Our panel of experts has been very good at predicting implications for companies in the sustainability agenda," said Chris Coulter, senior vice president at GlobeScan. "These findings should sound the alarm for companies that haven't yet established robust water strategies. This is about literally retaining license to operate in many parts of the world." The poll's experts said that companies will need to develop programs in "water footprinting" - understanding the full life-cycle impacts of a company's operations and products - which they viewed as being as important or more important than carbon footprinting. In addition, corporations are expected to establish water management goals at the corporate level as well as for specific facilities. When asked to identify corporate leaders in sustainable water management, Coca-Cola was cited most frequently followed by Nestlé, GE, SAB Miller, Pepsi, and Unilever. The new SustainAbility and Globescan survey comes six months after a Circle of Blue/Globescan survey of 15,000 people in 15 countries found that water scarcity and water pollution are the top environmental concerns in the world. "The conclusions reached by these experts are consistent with what our journalists have reported from the front lines of the global freshwater crisis," said J. Carl Ganter, the co-founder and director of Circle of Blue, the premier news organization in the world covering fresh water. "Scarcity and pollution are growing worse, and survival for people or companies means responding to it in very new ways." The experts polled by SustainAbility and GlobeScan strongly favored measures that reduce demand over those that increase supply. And rather than anticipating that new technology will solve the world's water crisis, experts said they expected better use of existing technologies coupled with more effective government policies and public education as offering more promise. Experts also cited strong links between water and energy in developing effective public policy.

Full coverage Coming Era of Water Scarcity Prompts Global Industrial Transformation Q&A with Jeff Erikson, SustainAbility, and Chris Coulter, Globescan WaterViews Circle of Blue/Globescan public opinion survey on attitudes about fresh water sustainability, management and conservation.

About The Sustainability Survey The Sustainability Survey is a comprehensive program of research, analysis, and solutions that assists corporate leaders in navigating the challenges and opportunities related to sustainability. The online survey on water was conducted between November and December 2009 with 1,243 experts from 80 countries.
About GlobeScan GlobeScan is an international opinion research consultancy. Companies, multilateral institutions, governments and NGOs trust GlobeScan for its unique expertise in reputation research, sustainability, and issues management. GlobeScan provides global organizations with evidence-based insight and advice to help them build strong brands, manage relations with key stakeholders, and define their strategic positioning. Established in 1987, GlobeScan is an independent, management-owned company with offices in London, Toronto, and San Francisco. www.GlobeScan.com
About SustainAbility SustainAbility is a strategy consultancy and think tank working with senior corporate decision makers to achieve transformative leadership on the sustainability agenda. SustainAbility also undertakes advocacy to contribute to a policy environment and broader public understanding aligned with our ESG goals. www.sustainability.com
About Circle of Blue Circle of Blue is the international, nonpartisan network of leading journalists, scientists and communications design experts that reports and presents the information necessary to respond to the global fresh water crisis. It is a nonprofit affiliate of the international water, climate and policy think tank, the Pacific Institute, and publishes WaterNews, the daily go-to source for global water news and data. Follow Circle of Blue feeds on Facebook and Twitter.

For the past 20 years the GLOBE Series has consistently been a showcase for the most cutting-edge solutions to the world's most pressing environmental challenges – and GLOBE 2010 promises to be no different. More than 400 exhibitors from North America, Europe and Asia will display a broad range of environmental technologies, services and solutions to some 10,000 participants representing 84 countries. By bringing the global business elite together with governmental leaders and innovative cutting-edge technology GLOBE events have generated over $4.5 Billion (CDN) in business to date, including in excess of $500 Million at GLOBE 2008. The highly anticipated 20th anniversary event, March 24-26 at the Vancouver Convention Centre, will see some of the world's largest economies take part. Germany will feature a display showcasing its renewable energy expertise; Japan's Mitsubishi will present its iMiEV electric car; Korea's Seoul City pavilion will highlight its attempt to tackle climate change and environmental challenges; and Poland's Institute of Industrial Areas will present its plan to implement the European Union's Environmental Technologies Action Plan. Other countries contributing to GLOBE 2010's record international participation are Canada, Australia, Austria, Brazil, France, Ireland, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States. Dragons' Den at GLOBE As an added bonus to GLOBE Trade Fair visitors, GLOBE organizers have coordinated with the producers of CBC's the 'Dragons' Den' to hold auditions for their upcoming sixth season right on the GLOBE 2010 Trade Fair Floor. The Dragons' Den features five of Canada's most successful entrepreneurs who listen to pitches from Canadian businesspeople seeking investment. Show producers will audition Canadian GLOBE exhibitors for their chance to travel to Toronto to appear on Season Six of the show and, most importantly, to get in front of the 'Dragons' for a chance at some investment dollars. Auditions take place Friday, March 26th from 12:00pm to 4:00pm on the GLOBE Trade Fair Floor. And as extra incentive - entrepreneurs with an eco-friendly business, invention or idea could qualify for a $100,000 Greenvention Prize, sponsored by Sun Chips. For more information visit www.GLOBE2010.com About GLOBE GLOBE 2010 is produced by the GLOBE Foundation, an international consultancy organization in the business of the environment. GLOBE's expertise lies in project management, event development, and management and consulting in the fields of environment and energy, urban development, and corporate responsibility. The GLOBE Foundation is North America's longest operating producer of environmental events.

Thousands of the world's top business leaders, environmental experts and government policy-makers will be in Vancouver March 24-26, 2010 for the 20th anniversary of the GLOBE Series of Conferences and Trade Fairs, taking place at the Vancouver Convention Centre. For the past two decades, GLOBE has brought together more than 100,000 total participants from around the world to discuss business solutions to the planet's most pressing environmental issues. "GLOBE 2010 is a landmark year for the GLOBE Series," says GLOBE Foundation President and CEO John Wiebe. "We have record-breaking international participation in our Trade Fair and we're thrilled that 84 countries have confirmed their participation in the 2010 conference." The Foundation, producers of the GLOBE biennial series that began in Vancouver, Canada in 1990, is considered to be one of the world's most influential voices on the business of the environment. GLOBE 2010 follows on the heels of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. It's also the first major international gathering to follow the COP15 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, providing delegates a unique opportunity for follow up discussion on climate change policy worldwide. Featured Speakers for GLOBE 2010 include:

• Clarence Cazalot Jr., President & CEO, Marathon Oil Corporation, Houston, Texas, USA
• Graeme Sweeney, Executive Vice President, Shell International Petroleum Ltd. London, UK
• Liesbeth van der Pol, Chief Architect, Government of the Netherlands, The Hague
• David Cheesewright, President & CEO, Walmart Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada
• Peter White, Director, Global Sustainability, Proctor & Gamble Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Program Highlights for GLOBE 2010 include: Opening Plenary – Wednesday, March 24 8:30am – 10:00am The Opening Plenary kicks off GLOBE 2010 with a powerful session addressing the future of sustainability and the transition towards a global low carbon economy. Frank Wouters, CEO, Masdar Power; James Suciu, President, Global Sales & Marketing, GE Energy; and Gregor Robertson, Mayor of Vancouver, make up the elite roster of business and government leaders who will set the stage for GLOBE 2010. Closing Town Hall – Moving the Green Economy Forward – Friday, March 26 10:30am – 12:00pm Leaders and experts will explore the biggest opportunities and challenges that lie ahead as the world transitions to a green economy. David Runnalls, President & Chief Executive Officer, International Institute for Sustainable Development; Dianne Dillon-Ridgley, Director, Interface Inc.; Tony Manwaring, Chief Executive, Tomorrow's Company; John Yap, Minister of State for Climate Action, Government of British Columbia; Nicholas Parker, Executive Chairman, Cleantech Group LLC. Clean Technology Day at GLOBE – Thursday, March 25 Developed in cooperation with the Cleantech Group, GLOBE 2010 will feature and entire day of sessions and announcements on this important topic: New Approaches for Clean Technology Funding – 8:30am-10:00am S&P, TSX and Jantzi Sustainalytics Industry Announcement – 10:00am Launch of 2010 SDTC Cleantech Growth and Go-To-Market Report – 12:00pm Competitiveness + Jobs: The Role of Clean Technology in Near-Term Stimulus and Long-Term Economic Development – 3:30pm-5:00pm. GLOBE 2010 – Trade Fair – open daily March 24-26 The GLOBE 2010 Trade Fair boasts record-breaking international participation and will feature the world's most innovative companies showcasing their newest technologies. Visitors will have the opportunity to learn about the most cutting-edge advances in environmental technology. 2010 Conference Themes

• Water: Potential Impacts + Issues for business NEW
• Clean(er) Technology: Changing the World of Business NEW
• Corporate Sustainability Toolkit
• Climate Change + Carbon Management
• Energy and the Future
• Financing the Green Economy
• The Urban Infrastructure Revolution

For more information visit www.GLOBE2010.com About GLOBE GLOBE 2010 is produced by the GLOBE Foundation, an international consultancy organization in the business of the environment. GLOBE's expertise lies in project management, event development, and management and consulting in the fields of environment and energy, urban development, and corporate responsibility. The GLOBE Foundation is North America's longest operating producer of environmental events.

/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leading provider of innovative and sustainable specialty chemical solutions, announced today that Luke Kissam has been elected President of the company. In this role, Mr. Kissam will oversee all aspects of the company's global business and operational activities. "This is a well-deserved promotion that recognizes Luke's past achievements, as well as his current leadership on key strategic initiatives," said Mark C. Rohr, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Albemarle. "As we enter a recovery period for the world economies, Luke's broad leadership capabilities will help accelerate our globalization efforts and success as an innovative solutions provider for our expanding customer base." An industry veteran with over twenty years of experience, Mr. Kissam joined Albemarle as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in 2003. Since that time, he has held several roles of increasing responsibility. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President, Manufacturing and Law, and Corporate Secretary and was named Executive Vice President in May 2009. Mr. Kissam graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor's degree in English from The Citadel in 1986 and graduated magna cum laude from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1989. About Albemarle Corporation Albemarle Corporation, headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is a leading global developer, manufacturer, and marketer of highly-engineered specialty chemicals for consumer electronics, petroleum refining, utilities, packaging, construction, automotive/transportation, pharmaceuticals, crop protection, food-safety and custom chemistry services. The Company is committed to global sustainability and is advancing its eco-practices and solutions in its three business segments, Polymer Solutions, Catalysts, and Fine Chemicals. Corporate Responsibility Magazine recently selected Albemarle to its prestigious "100 Best Corporate Citizens" list for 2010. Albemarle employs approximately 4,000 people and serves customers in approximately 100 countries. To learn more, visit http://www.albemarle.com/. "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Albemarle Corporation's business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.

/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leading provider of innovative and sustainable specialty chemical solutions, has appointed Dr. Ronald C. Zumstein as Vice President of Manufacturing, effective immediately. In this role, Dr. Zumstein will manage all aspects of the company's global manufacturing operations, technology resources and corporate engineering across all Albemarle and Albemarle-affiliated facilities. "Ron is a highly capable and respected leader within our organization," said Luke Kissam, President of Albemarle Corporation. "His expertise and ability to drive improvement in operations continues to be a tremendous asset. Ron's unwavering commitment to people, safety and operational excellence, combined with the highest level of integrity, have helped position Albemarle as a respected leader in our industry and the communities in which we operate." With over twenty years of experience with Albemarle, Dr. Zumstein has successfully held a wide variety of positions with increasing responsibility, including roles in research and development, process and product development, and plant management at several of the company's plant sites. Most recently, Dr. Zumstein served as Vice President of Manufacturing Operations, and prior to that role he was Vice President of Albemarle's Health, Safety and Environment function. A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, Dr. Zumstein received a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from the University of Tennessee and his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from North Carolina State University. About Albemarle Corporation Albemarle Corporation, headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is a leading global developer, manufacturer, and marketer of highly-engineered specialty chemicals for consumer electronics, petroleum refining, utilities, packaging, construction, automotive/transportation, pharmaceuticals, crop protection, food-safety and custom chemistry services. The Company is committed to global sustainability and is advancing its eco-practices and solutions in its three business segments, Polymer Solutions, Catalysts, and Fine Chemicals. Corporate Responsibility Magazine recently selected Albemarle to its prestigious "100 Best Corporate Citizens" list for 2010. Albemarle employs approximately 4,000 people and serves customers in approximately 100 countries. To learn more, visit http://www.albemarle.com/. "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Albemarle Corporation's business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.

VolunteerMatch, the popular volunteer service, this week announced the availability of its first full-featured application for smart phone users, VolunteerMatch for iPhone. The free application, now available in the App Store, provides handheld users with an easy-to-use tool for finding great volunteer opportunities from a network of over 70,000 participating nonprofit organizations. Among its features, VolunteerMatch for iPhone lets prospective volunteers begin their search with their current location or ZIP code. Volunteers may also elect to find skills-based roles like graphic design, carpentry or accounting projects that can be found with just a few keywords. The app enables users to easily save and share their favorite opportunities on Twitter and Facebook, as well as get recommendations and reviews from other individuals on over 3,500 volunteer organizations. Since 1998, VolunteerMatch has connected millions of interested volunteers to local nonprofit organizations and catalyzed over $1 billion dollars in social value. Best known for its public Web service, VolunteerMatch.org, the San Francisco-based nonprofit organization pioneered the first national directory of active volunteer opportunities and today is the top search result for "volunteer" on most major search engines. According to Greg Baldwin, president of VolunteerMatch, the iPhone app represents a new phase of product development for the organization as it extends its service to more of the technology platforms used by today's volunteering community. "The social and mobile era is here, and new audiences will be engaged and inspired to volunteer without ever opening up a traditional Web browser," said Baldwin. "We're excited to help nonprofits more effectively use these tools to get the support they need." VolunterMatch for iPhone is the result of an innovative pro bono collaboration with imc² (http://www.imc2.com), a brand engagement agency based in Dallas, Texas. As part of its Positive Impact approach to social responsibility, the company provided the planning, development, and design resources required to get the app ready for launch. "The application, along with the collaboration that made it possible, represents the purpose of our agency: to advance relationships," said Doug Levy, CEO of imc². "A partnership with VolunteerMatch is a natural fit because the work of both of our organizations is focused on creating authentic and meaningful connections." To learn more about VolunteerMatch for iPhone: http://www.volunteermatch.org/volunteers/services/iphoneapp.jsp To learn more about the pro bono collaboration with imc²: http://3bl.me/dgsnrk About imc² Founded in 1995, imc² is an agency that fosters engagement between brands and people to develop sustainable relationships. With a deep heritage in digital marketing, imc² is redefining the way that companies view agencies, providing a stronger strategic perspective and blending interactive, emerging, and traditional media to create and increase trust and transactions. With offices in Dallas, New York City and Philadelphia, imc² serves a broad client base, including Procter & Gamble, Pfizer, The Coca-Cola Company, Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline and Hasbro. Please visit http://www.imc2.com for more information. About VolunteerMatch VolunteerMatch is a national nonprofit dedicated to strengthening communities by helping great people and great causes to connect. Its award-winning online service, http://www.volunteermatch.org, makes it easy to find a way to make a difference by location, expertise, or availability. VolunteerMatch provides many of the nation's most recognized businesses, campuses and organizations with Web-based solutions to facilitate and track volunteer engagement at local and national levels. As the #1 ranking for "volunteer" on Google and Yahoo!, the VolunteerMatch network regularly welcomes more than 190,000 visitors each week and has become the preferred volunteer recruiting service for tens of thousands of participating nonprofits across the country.

The polls have closed, the digital smoke has cleared and the first round votes have all been tabulated, narrowing down 29 entries to 10 finalists in the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship's 2010 Film Festival. There were more than 30,000 views of the videos during voting by the general public. Selection of the winner from among the 10 finalists now goes into the Boston College Center's online Member Community. This year's 10 finalists in alphabetical order are: Accenture, Allstate Insurance Company, Amway Corporation, Campbell Soup Company, Consolidated Edison Company, Dow Chemical, Ernst & Young LLP, Fed Ex Corporation, ITT Corporation and Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP. All 10 of the final videos will be showcased at the Center's 2010 International Corporate Citizenship Conference, April 11-13, at the InterContinental Hotel in Boston. The Film Festival will culminate with a red carpet announcement of the winner at the conference. Beginning today and continuing through April 2, Boston College Center members, or nonmembers who have registered for the conference, can vote in the Center's online Member Community. The competition among the 10 finalists starts anew with the voting in the Member Community, as the first-round votes do not carry over to the final voting. Among this year's finalist are last year's winner, FedEx Corporation, and the 2009 third-place finisher, Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP. An opportunity to vote in the final round of the Film Festival is just one advantage to joining the Center’s online Member Community. Created exclusively for Boston College Center members, it is a collaborative community where participants can learn, collaborate and support one another, mentor or be mentored, and try out new ideas in a safe, supportive environment. The Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship is a membership-based research organization associated with the Carroll School of Management. It is committed to helping business leverage its social, economic and human assets to ensure both its success and a more just and sustainable world. As a leading resource on corporate citizenship, the Center works with global corporations to help them define, plan and operationalize their corporate citizenship. Through the power of research, management and leadership programs, and the insights of its 350 corporate members, the Center creates knowledge, value and demand for corporate citizenship. www.BCCorporateCitizenship.org

The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) is bringing the power of chemistry to GLOBE 2010, the largest and longest-running international conference and tradeshow dedicated to the business of the environment. This year's event will be held in Vancouver, Canada, from March 23-26, 2010. As a platinum-level sponsor and a company committed to connecting chemistry with the principles of sustainability, Dow will be showcasing a suite of smart solutions, new innovations, operational best practices, partnerships and expertise. Dow's solutions for today and innovations for tomorrow include technologies and advanced materials aimed at solving some of the world's most pressing challenges, from energy and climate change to water, food, health, housing and infrastructure. Representatives from Dow's corporate headquarters and Dow Canada, along with a number of Dow businesses will be on hand, including Dow Building Solutions, Dow Oil & Gas, and Dow Basic Plastics. Dow's booth will also feature solutions from Dow AgroSciences, Dow Water & Process Solutions, and Dow Performance Fluids. Panel Discussions Dow also will be contributing to the conference by sharing the Company's considerable expertise and leadership in businesses practices and partnerships that fuel innovation. On Thursday, March 25, from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m., Dow Canada vice president Joe Deutscher will join a panel discussion on the topic of "Water Efficiency: Managing a Valuable Resource." In his role as a site leader, Deutscher will provide GLOBE audiences examples of how Dow is leading the charge in helping to address the global water crisis by setting the standard for sustainable water use and management. Also on Thursday, March 25, from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m., Dow Oil & Gas expert Ajay Badhwar will discuss "Carbon Capture and Storage: Update on Innovation." Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology is a critical component in the battle to slow stop and reverse the growth of CO2 emissions. CCS is considered by many to be the most important technology challenge for the future of energy and is a key competency of The Dow Chemical Company. Badhwar will share with GLOBE audiences Dow's global leadership efforts in CCS and the company's innovative solutions and partnerships for carbon capture. Both panel sessions will be held at the Meeting Room Level, Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre, East Building. Members of the media interested in learning more about Dow's participation at GLOBE and sustainable products and solutions are invited to visit Dow's trade floor booth #601 at the Vancouver Convention Centre, East Building or contact GolinHarris to schedule a briefing. All members of the media and technical support personnel must be pre-accredited to gain access to GLOBE 2010 events. Information on media registration for the event is available at the GLOBE website: http://www.globe2010.com/media.aspx. For more information on the GLOBE 2010 agenda visit http://www.globe2010.com. To learn more about Dow's 2015 Sustainability Goals or to track the company's progress visit: http://www.dow.com/commitments/sustain.htm. About The Dow Chemical Company Dow combines the power of science and technology with the "Human Element" to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company connects chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help address many of the world's most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, renewable energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. Dow's diversified industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in approximately 160 countries and in high growth sectors such as electronics, water, energy, coatings and agriculture. In 2009, Dow had annual sales of $45 billion and employed approximately 52,000 people worldwide. The Company's more than 5,000 products are manufactured at 214 sites in 37 countries across the globe. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. More information about Dow can be found at www.dow.com.

Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) today announced that it has received the Gallup Great Workplace Award for 2010. This marks the fourth consecutive year that Campbell has received the award. The Gallup Great Workplace Award is based on the most rigorous workplace research ever conducted. A panel of workplace experts evaluated the award-winning organizations. Campbell is among the winners because its results demonstrate one of the most productive and engaged workforces in the world. "The winners of this award have established a new global standard for engaging people," said Tom Rath, who leads Gallup's Workplace and Leadership Consulting practice. "When compared to the millions of workgroups we have studied around the world, the awardees have worked tirelessly to create an environment that values people. They go far beyond trivial perks to ensure that each employee has an emotional connection to the company's mission and growth." Engagement is a key part of Campbell's corporate strategy. Accountability is stressed to all employees through a number of practices that support engagement at all levels of the organization, including recognition programs, business resource affinity networks and opportunities for community involvement. "Campbell's philosophy is firmly rooted in the belief that we must first win in the workplace to win in the marketplace. We recognize that an engaged workforce directly correlates to creating shareowner value," said Nancy Reardon, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources and Communications Officer. "Our strong commitment to engagement starts at the top and extends throughout the company. We are very proud of this award from Gallup, as it recognizes our continued progress in building an extraordinary workplace and company. While Campbell is acknowledged as a leader in employee engagement because of high engagement scores, it's the everyday actions that truly build an extraordinary workplace." Campbell will receive the award at the Gallup Summit on April 27-29, 2010. During the Summit, Campbell and other Great Workplace Award winners will present the best practices they applied to their workplace and the improved business results they achieved through building an engaged workforce. About Campbell Soup Company Campbell Soup Company is a global manufacturer and marketer of high-quality foods and simple meals, including soup, baked snacks, and healthy beverages. Founded in 1869, the company has a portfolio of market-leading brands, including "Campbell's," "Pepperidge Farm," "Arnott's," and "V8." For more information on the company, visit Campbell's website at www.campbellsoup.com. About the Gallup Great Workplace Award The award's weight and design equal the merit of the winners' accomplishments. To create the award, Gallup designers collaborated with R.S. Owens & Company, the company that produces many of the world’s most prestigious awards, including the Academy Award. The award consists of two components: The top design features 12 etched crystal planes, layered to convey the kinetic energy of an engaged workforce. The crystal sits atop a concave-shaped pedestal base composed of polished silver-plated legs and a satin-finish front display. The combination of these parts results in a piece that evokes the nature of engagement.

(MARKET WIRE) - On the one-year anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, President Obama summoned corporate America "to a new era of responsibility." Considering this year's low point in values, the growing mistrust of business, and the decline of brand loyalty, we have no choice but to rethink corporate responsibility and discover new ways to get past green washing and lip service and to seize on sustainability as a source of innovation. The costs of not doing better at doing good are too high. "THE RESPONSIBILITY REVOLUTION: How the Next Generation of Businesses Will Win" (Jossey Bass; March 15, 2010. $27.95), argues that for too long, our definition of what constitutes "responsible" corporate behavior has been dangerously timid. To confront the economy's and society's daunting challenges, companies must do more than monitor factories, donate to charities, and trumpet efforts to be a little less bad. The responsibility revolution is about reimaging companies from within: innovating new ways of working; instilling a new logic of competing; redefining the very purpose and possibility of business. Written by Jeffrey Hollender, co-founder and chairman of Seventh Generation, the country's leading brand of non-toxic household products and a pioneering "good company," and Bill Breen, the co-author with Gary Hamel of "The Future of Management," this blueprint for CSR 2.0 tells how revolutionary companies -- ranging from industry heavyweights like IBM, Nike and British merchandising giant Marks & Spencer to emerging dynamos like Linden Lab and Etsy -- are winning customers and driving profits by:

• Taking on a cause. Revolutionary responsible companies believe that what you stand for is far more important than what you sell. When Organic Valley organized itself around a mission that mattered -- saving the family farm -- it sparked employees' imaginations and became a magnet for powerful partners. The result: it's now the nation's second largest brand of organic dairy products.
• Daring to wear the see-through. To be a truly responsible company, you can't be opaque. So the Danish pharmaceutical Novo Nordisk, the world's largest maker of insulin, invites animal-welfare activists to tour its labs and improve its protocols for animal experimentation, which were later incorporated in the Council of Europe's guidelines on the protection of animals in medical research. The drug-maker understands that by acting transparently, it stands a better chance of turning critics into collaborators.
• Scaling innovation. Green marketing campaigns don't cut it anymore; insurgent good companies focus on innovation rather than reputation. Nike harnesses the creativity of its designers through the Considered Index, which rates the ingredients for each product and suggests more sustainable alternatives. The 2009 Air Jordan XX3 is the first version of Nike's most celebrated sneaker to marry sustainability and performance -- and is expected to sell 500,000 pairs.

These and many more actionable strategies from the book will help businesses large and small win the race to the future. In fact, a recent study by A.T. Kearney found that during the recession, companies authentically committed to sustainability outperformed their industry peers by an average of 15%, adding an average of $650 million to their market capitalization. As the economy improves, doing good will be the key to doing well. Why? Because authentically responsible companies outdo their competitors at confronting the transformational forces that are changing the way business is done today:

• The growing army of activist consumers and watchdog non-governmental organizations, who expect global brands to promote social well-being;
• A talent war for A+ employees who demand a karmic paycheck in addition to their salary;
• Stakeholders who are pressuring institutional investors to adopt a responsible investing strategy;
• Global climate change is forcing business to confront a world of scarcer resources and a swarm of new regulations.

With Internet-savvy customers scrutinizing companies' activities and organizing boycotts at the slightest sign of misbehavior, "bad" businesses have nowhere to hide. Fringe notions that business should be environmentally and socially sustainable have moved to the mainstream -- and the business landscape has been fundamentally transformed. In an entertaining and inspiring read, Hollender and Breen show that those companies that effectively commit to a genuine socially and environmentally responsible business and culture will land on the upside of the change curve and create real, sustainable value. ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Jeffrey Hollender is the co-founder, Executive Chairman and Chief Inspired Protagonist of Seventh Generation Inc. His blog, Inspired Protagonist, is a closely-followed resource spotlighting socially responsible business practices on the global stage. He has led Seventh Generation from its humble beginnings to its current position as the nation's fastest growing brand of natural home and personal-care products. As a leading authority on issues related to green consumerism, he frequently addresses social and environmental responsibility issues at national and international venues. He co-founded and was a director of Community Capital Bank, a New York financial institution that invests in affordable housing and community development. He serves on the Board of Directors of Greenpeace USA, Healthy Child Healthy World, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility, the Environmental Health Fund, Verite, and Alloy Inc. He's also helping to build the American Sustainable Business Council, a national coalition of over 150,000 executives and entrepreneurs who are working to create a more equitable and sustainable economy. Bill Breen is Seventh Generation's editorial director and the co-author, with Gary Hamel, of "The Future of Management," which was selected by Amazon.com as the best business book of 2007. He was the founding senior editor on the original team that launched Fast Company, where he led the launch of its special issue on design and wrote some of the magazine's most talked about articles on leadership, competition, innovation, and risk. He speaks to business audiences throughout the country and has appeared on CNN, Fox, CBS Radio, National Public Radio, and other media outlets. ABOUT THE BOOK: THE RESPONSIBILITY REVOLUTION How the Next Generation of Businesses Will Win Jossey-Bass March 15, 2010; $27.95; 240 pages ISBN: 978-0470558423

iStockphoto has partnered with fellow Calgary-based company, Benevity Social Ventures, Inc. (www.benevity.org) on a phased program to enable iStock clients, contributors and employees to easily make microdonations to the charities of their choice from within the iStockphoto.com site. This innovative philanthropic initiative will be implemented in several phases over the coming months, beginning with iStock making a charitable donation on every purchase of select credit packs, up to a total of $500,000 in 2010. Subsequent plans include enabling artists to contribute royalties to their chosen charities, providing clients with the ability to add a "top-up" donation to any purchase, and delivering a unique workplace giving program for employees. iStock expects to partner with strategic sponsors to match donations as the program advances. Once implemented, iStock stakeholders will be able to contribute in a variety of ways, to more than 750,000 charities across North America. Canadian and American donors are eligible to receive a tax receipt for all donations made by them. iStock asks members to vote today to determine the short list of charities to feature as phase one of the program takes shape. Voting will close on March 20, 2010, with the iStock charitable donation beginning in April. Benevity.org Enabling socially responsible business, Benevity helps businesses of all kinds to build optional, user-directed charitable giving into their online interactions with customers, employees and other stakeholders, aligning their philanthropic strategy with their business activities while increasing user engagement, brand affinity and loyalty. The Benevity platform is unique in the social giving world, seeking to leverage the tremendous power of aggregation and microdonation. Benevity's web services software integrates easily into other applications, allowing Benevity to be the trusted "back-end" platform for any initiative that includes charitable giving as part of its goal. "Our vision is that soon, giving back to the community or cause of your choice will be as easy and prevalent as leaving a tip at a restaurant," said Bryan de Lottinville, CEO of Benevity.org. "iStock's decision to embed a user-empowered giving platform into its very DNA is a testament to the continued challenging of the status quo that has made iStock great. The iStock community is millions strong, and pays out $1.6 million in artist royalties weekly. If even a small percentage of that is donated, it could mean millions going to non-profits proving the power of a new grassroots paradigm in charitable giving." About iStockphoto iStockphoto offers easy, affordable inspiration with millions of vetted, royalty-free photos, illustrations, video, audio and Flash® files. Using the most advanced search in the business, customers download a file every second from a collection of more than six million files for business, marketing and personal projects. iStockphoto started in 2000, pioneering the micropayment photography business model, and has become one of the most successful and profitable user-generated content sites in the world. iStockphoto pays out more than $1.6 million weekly in artist royalties. iStockphoto is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Getty Images. About Benevity Benevity's microdonation software is the engine for socially responsible businesses to engage their customers, employees and corporate partners in optional charitable giving. Benevity lets companies embed user-directed, tax receiptable donations and corporate matching programs into their existing transaction environments, using their own brands and systems. Benevity's platform helps companies build authentic and impactful cause marketing, workplace giving and other social responsibility initiatives that increase engagement, brand differentiation and return on social and community investment. To find out more or to request a demo, visit us at www.benevity.org or view our short video at www.benevity.org/Goodness3.0.

(MARKET WIRE) - It's that time of year again, time to pick up your cleaning supplies to give your house a good scrub down for spring. But not so fast, before you reach for your favorite cleaning product, there's a new line of household disinfectant wipes and sprays on store shelves that "kill germs* naturally" with the help of botanically pure plant extracts. Seventh Generation, the company that has lead the "responsible cleaning" charge for the past twenty years, is tapping into the disinfecting power of the herb thyme, to introduce an EPA registered disinfectant that kills germs* naturally! The company is also partnering with eco-lifestyle consultant and author of "The Conscious Kitchen" (March 2010, Clarkson Potter/ Publishers), Alexandra Zissu, to educate consumers about no compromise solutions to clean their homes. "Parents are in information overload and afraid that we're not doing enough to keep our families healthy," said Zissu. "Now there is a simple choice with Seventh Generation's new botanical disinfectant that kills germs* naturally." Here's some food for thought, 37 percent of parents buy organic produce when available (according to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive and commissioned by Seventh Generation), yet most will put that organic produce on a surface that was cleaned with cleaning products that may contain harsh chemicals. "I make a conscious choice to avoid food grown with chemical pesticides. So when it comes to cleaning my kitchen, I make a similar effort," said Zissu. "Cleaning product residues can remain on surfaces post-scrubbing. I don't want those getting on my carefully sourced organic chicken! This is easily avoided by using a botanical disinfecting cleaner that doesn't need a rinse step." Here are a few of Zissu's other tips for maintaining a healthy kitchen: Home is Where the Clean Is Your standard cleaners are good for removing soils and dirt from kitchen surfaces, but to tackle germs you need a cleaner that is effective against bacteria and viruses. Many cleaners contain ingredients that have antimicrobial properties such as vinegar or hydrogen peroxide, but the germ killing power of these is not necessarily guaranteed. To be sure you are killing germs, use an EPA registered disinfectant. Seventh Generation tapped into the disinfecting power of the common garden herb thyme, to create a disinfecting cleaner that is EPA registered to kill germs* naturally. Seventh Generation Green Kitchen Tips... Add One Change is Good Choosing cleaning products without indoor air pollutants like volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, is a simple and effective way to reduce your indoor air pollution. How do you tell if the product you're using contains a VOC? If it has that "clean" smell, chances are that the smell is actually chemicals that can be dangerous to our health. Think before you spray Residues from cleaning products can last on a surface for a long time and travel to areas that we do not intend them to. Don't contaminate your food by prepping it on a surface that may contain harsh chemical residues -- rinse cleaning products from food preparation surfaces carefully or use botanical disinfecting cleaners that do not require a rinse step. Make the Old New Again Think twice about the items that you're using to clean and dry your kitchen equipment and dishes. Use rags (like old t-shirts and washcloths) instead of paper towels. If you aren't prepared to kick your paper towel addiction just yet, use only recycled versions that are unbleached or haven't been whitened with chemicals containing chlorine. The Writing is on the... Sponge Be sure to read the fine print on sponges and do not purchase antimicrobial sponges, as they might have been treated with pesticides. Remember to store sponges in a dry place and frequently clean them by popping wet sponges in a microwave for two minutes or boiling sponges for three minutes in water. Mom Was Right, Wash Your Hands Wash your hands with soap and water before and after prepping food, and always before eating. So much of what can be potentially harmful in a kitchen can be reduced by this simple act that doesn't require any harsh chemicals whatsoever. Seventh Generation's disinfecting sprays and wipes are the first disinfecting cleaners to meet Whole Foods Market's stringent ingredient standards. The active ingredient in the line is thymol, a component of thyme oil which is derived from the herb thyme With the help of breakthrough technology developed by CleanWell Company, the power of this popular herb has been harnessed into a product that is effective against Influenza A Virus including H1N1 and other germs*. The four-SKU disinfectant line available for retail shelves in February 2010 includes:

• Seventh Generation Disinfecting Multi-Surface Cleaner, 26oz (MSRP $2.99 - $3.99)
• Seventh Generation Disinfecting Bathroom Cleaner, 26oz (MSRP $2.99 - 3.99)
• Seventh Generation Disinfecting Wipes, 35-count canister (MSRP $2.99 - $3.99)
• Seventh Generation Disinfecting Wipes, 70-count canister (MSRP $4.99 - $6.69)

Retailers expected to introduce the new product line include Whole Foods Market, Target, Kroger, Publix, Super Valu, Stop & Shop, Babies 'R' Us, Amazon.com, Diapers.com and local natural grocers nationally. About Seventh Generation Disinfectants An innovative partnership with CleanWell Company, makers of the patented thyme-based disinfecting technology, brings you a new line of Seventh Generation Disinfecting Cleaners that are Powered By Cleanwell™. The active ingredient in the disinfectant line, thymol, is a component of thyme oil which is derived from the herb thyme. The products kill 99.99 percent of germs* naturally in a streak-free formula that enables quick and easy cleaning. Made with essential oils including thyme and lemongrass, the products deodorize and effectively control odors. Additionally, the disinfecting products do not smear or spot, and the wipe material is processed chlorine free. Seventh Generation's disinfectants are classified in the lowest of four EPA toxicity categories. About Seventh Generation Seventh Generation is committed to being the most trusted brand of household and personal-care products for your living home. Our products are healthy solutions for the air, surfaces, fabrics, pets, and people within your home -- and for the community and environment outside of it. Seventh Generation also offers baby products chlorine free diapers and baby wipes. The company derives its name from the Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy that states, "In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations." Every time you use a Seventh Generation product you are making a difference by saving natural resources, reducing pollution, and making the world a better place for this and the next seven generations. For information on Seventh Generation cleaning, paper, baby and feminine personal care products, to find store locations, and explore the company's website visit www.seventhgeneration.com. To read more about Seventh Generation's corporate responsibility, visit the Corporate Consciousness Report at: www.seventhgeneration.com/corporate-responsibility/2008. About CleanWell Company CleanWell Company's mission was born over a decade ago from a family's need to find cleaning and disinfecting products that could be used around the founder's severely immune compromised son. The CleanWell scientific team was the first to discover how to blend thyme to kill 99.99% of germs* naturally. CleanWell is passionately committed to developing innovative solutions that offer consumers a way to clean without compromise. For information about CleanWell Company visit www.cleanwelltoday.com. About the Survey This Seventh Generation survey was conducted online within the United States by Harris Interactive on behalf of Coyne PR from March 5 to March 9, 2009 among 2,852 adults ages 18 and older, of whom 757 are the parent or legal guardian of a child/children under the age of 18 that lives in their household. This online survey is not based on a probability sample and therefore no estimate of theoretical sampling error can be calculated. For complete survey methodology, including weighting variables, please contact Erin Bobal at EBobal@coynepr.com. *Refer to product labels for full details.

Young people across America are energizing the green economy by joining GreenMyParents (GMP), a national campaign that fosters peer-to-peer leadership and collaboration to enact environmental change. Set to officially launch on Earth Day 2010, GreenMyParents will equip 100 young environmental champions with the tools and resources to train and educate an additional group of 100 peers each about eco-friendly actions they can take in their own homes with their families. By continuing the cycle of recruiting another 100 kids, GMP aims to bring together one million students in an effort to save the planet. To continue mobilizing young people and providing adequate tools and resources, GreenMyParents has entered the Pepsi Refresh Project with the goal of receiving enough votes to be awarded a $250,000 grant. From now until March 31, the youth behind GMP are urging their fellow Americans to support and vote for their cause at http://www.refresheverything.com/greenmyparents or via the GreenMyParents Facebook fan page. "The state of the planet is top of mind for kids nationwide, and GreenMyParents' goal is to support their desire to shape the green future, which is ultimately the world that this next generation will inherit," said Tom Feegel, founder of GreenMyParents. "We are giving kids a platform to engage with peers and parents, bringing their insights and vision for a better world to life and leading their families in making simple and effective sustainable changes at home." Operating with the family pocketbook in mind, kids will find environmental allies in their parents as they work together to bolster family savings, help the economy, and save the planet by conserving home resources through following and completing "eco assignments." From reducing water and energy usage to cleaning with non-toxic products, families are estimated to save at least $100, which brings the collective savings of American families to an estimated $100 million over the course of a year. To spread the word about participation and opportunities for youth, GMP is releasing a book titled "GreenMyParents" in April, utilizing social media engines such as Twitter and Facebook, and hosting youth-led public workshops across the country. To bolster funding for the program, GreenMyParents has applied for a $250,000 Pepsi Refresh Project grant during the month of March. The Pepsi Refresh Project awards monthly grants to business or non-profit ideas that are refreshing and positively impact the environment, communities, education, health, food or culture. The ideas with the most votes receive grants ranging from $5,000 to $250,000. "As one of the champions for GreenMyParents, I feel strongly that we can inspire our families, our communities and our country to successfully face and overcome the most important challenge of our time," said 12-year-old Adora Svitak, published author and youngest speaker at the TED 2010 Conference. "By shining a light on the current state of the environment and teaching people of all ages simple behavioral changes, we can ensure a better and healthier future for the planet and ourselves." "Youth across the country are yearning for the knowledge and tools to make a positive difference in the world. GreenMyParents is an outstanding program that will empower the next generation of leaders to make that difference," said Philippe Cousteau, co-founder of EarthEcho International and grandson of legendary explorer Jacques Yves Cousteau. "It is imperative that we stand behind these young environmental entrepreneurs and give them every opportunity to create lasting change." To date, GreenMyParents has established a number of partnerships with top organizations including: National Wildlife Federation, Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR Program, CarbonFund.Org, EarthEcho International, Environmental Media Association, Kids vs. Global Warming, Teens Turning Green, SlowFoodUSA and many more. About GreenMyParents GreenMyParents is a revolutionary, nationwide program to help young people teach their peers and parents how to work together to help the economy, earn money at home, and save the planet through simple, everyday actions. Scheduled to launch Earth Day 2010, this movement enables youth to bring their insightful perspective on how to reduce their parents' use of resources and save money at home to make a huge difference in saving the planet and securing their future. GreenMyParents is working with dozens of top organizations including: National Wildlife Federation (publisher of Ranger Rick magazine), Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR Program, Carbonfund.org, Environmental Media Association, Earth Echo, Alliance for Climate Education (ACE), DonorsChoose.org, Kids vs. Global Warming, Green Youth Movement (GYM), Teens Turning Green, Slow Food USA, Project Sprout, Rise Above Plastics, Plastic Pollution Coalition, Green Charter Schools Network, Environmental Charter High School, Green Ambassadors, The Groop, Diversion Media and many others.

Anheuser-Busch InBev (Euronext: ABI) (NYSE: BUD) announced today a set of aggressive three-year global environmental goals as part of its Better World commitment, including a water usage goal for plants of 3.5 hectoliters of water for each hectoliter of production by the end of 2012. Achieving this goal would establish AB InBev as the most water-efficient global brewer in the world. The new usage level will represent a 30 percent reduction per unit of production in the Company's water usage worldwide since 2007, saving enough water to fill 25,000 Olympic-size swimming pools1. In 2007, water use in AB InBev's plants was 5.03 hectoliters per hectoliter of production; in 2009, water use was 4.3 hectoliters per hectoliter of production. In addition, the Company has set the ambitious global environmental goal of achieving a 99 percent recycling and reuse rate by the end of 2012 - up from 97.2 percent in 2007 and 98 percent in 2009. It will also achieve a 10 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions and energy use for every hectoliter of production. Since 2007, the Company has reduced energy use per hectoliter by 10.9 percent. "As the world's leading brewer, we recognize our responsibility to make the most efficient use of natural resources. We are acutely aware that water is a finite and precious resource and the principal ingredient in our products. Efficient water use is essential to the continued, sustainable growth of our business around the world," said Carlos Brito, Chief Executive Officer of Anheuser-Busch InBev. "Our global goals, including our 3.5 hectoliter water usage goal, mark a major step forward for our Company and are a central part of our vision to be the Best Beer Company in a Better World. Reducing our environmental impact is one of the three Better World pillars we focus on, next to promoting responsible drinking and contributing to the communities in which we operate." Because sustainability is so vital to AB InBev's business success, the Company uses a unique system-wide process called Voyager Plant Optimization (VPO). This program drives efficiency at plants through uniform processes and measurable standards for operations, quality, safety, and the environment. The global environmental goals announced today are an extension of AB InBev's ongoing actions to reduce its impact on the environment. The Company is also a signatory to the CEO Water Mandate, a public-private initiative of the United Nations Global Compact focused on developing corporate strategies and solutions to global water issues. In achieving its environmental goals, AB InBev will extend the use of best practices already implemented in some of its breweries around the world:

• In the U.S., the Cartersville, Georgia brewery is already ahead of AB InBev's stated water use target. Cartersville achieved an annual water use metric of 3.1 hectoliters of water per hectoliter of production in 2009.
• In 2009, the Wernigerode brewery in Germany achieved an annual water use metric of 3.09 hectoliters of water per hectoliter of production through a combination of engineering solutions and ongoing training sessions that help identify key environmental issues, ensure the economical use of resources and fine-tune procedures.
• The Jaguariuna brewery in Brazil has implemented a program to optimize utilization of water across all steps of its production process. This has resulted in water usage reduction of 9 percent from 2007 to 2009 saving more than 170,000 cubic meters of water.
• More than 25 breweries around the world, including ten key facilities in the United States, use the Bio-Energy Recovery System (BERS), a method of capturing methane from brewery wastewater to produce steam. In the Houston, Texas facility, methane captured through the BERS process plus methane from a nearby landfill provides more than 70 percent of the brewery's fuel needs, making it almost independent of imported gas.
• AB InBev's brewery in Jupille, Belgium has the largest capacity of reusable packaging in the country. A typical returnable bottle is used, on average, 50 times.
• In 2009, AB InBev's breweries around the world celebrated World Environment Day by implementing 250 community-focused environmental projects in 24 countries. As part of this celebration, over 30,000 employees across 29 breweries in China participated in a variety of projects including tree plantings and "no car days," as well as facility improvements targeted to achieving energy reductions.
• This year, AB InBev will open new wastewater treatment plants in three facilities in Russia: Klin, Omsk and Angarsk. The treatment plants will use a combination of anaerobic and aerobic biological processes to treat 100 percent of their water outflow. As part of its continued commitment to improving its environmental performance around the globe, AB InBev has invested in outfitting these plants with the latest technology on the market. Globally, AB InBev has already built or upgraded 14 wastewater treatment plants in 2009 and plans to construct or upgrade an additional 20 facilities by 2012.

Anheuser-Busch InBev's work to lighten its impact on the environment is one of three core pillars of the Company’s Better World plan. The global goals include commitments on promoting responsible drinking and giving back to the communities in which the Company operates.

• To promote responsible drinking on a global scale, Anheuser-Busch InBev has committed to expanding the reach of programs aimed at preventing underage drinking, such as "Family Talk About Drinking," a program first piloted in the United States. In Argentina, Vivamos Responsablemente ("Let's Live Responsibly") is an educational program that helps high school students cope with challenges in a healthy way by emphasizing parents' important role in maintaining an open dialogue with teenagers. The Company also continues to expand its best-in-class designated driver programs tailored to its local markets.
• AB InBev will also continue to engage with local communities in each of its markets. In 2009, employees in markets around the world participated in community outreach and cleanup activities, including riverbed and street cleanups and social norms partnerships with local universities. Over the next three years, the Company is committed to increasing participation in local community initiatives, including those supporting its global participation in World Environment Day and responsible drinking initiatives.

1The number of Olympic-size swimming pools derived as follows: Total amount of water needed in 2007 to produce the company's latest verified volume of production (409 million hl x 5.03 hl of production) less total amount of water needed in 2012 to produce the same volume of product (409 million hl X 3.5) equals 625,770,000 hl divided by the number of hl in an Olympic-size swimming pool (25,000 hl) equals a total of 25,000 Olympic swimming pools. About Anheuser-Busch InBev Anheuser-Busch InBev is a publicly traded company (Euronext: ABI) based in Leuven, Belgium, with an American Depository Receipt secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUD). It is the leading global brewer and one of the world's top five consumer products companies. A true consumer-centric, sales driven organization, Anheuser-Busch InBev manages a portfolio of well over 200 beer brands that includes global flagship brands Budweiser, Stella Artois and Beck's, fast growing multi-country brands like Leffe and Hoegaarden, and strong "local champions" such as Bud Light, Skol, Brahma, Quilmes, Michelob, Harbin, Sedrin, Klinskoye, Sibirskaya Korona, Chernigivske, and Jupiler, among others. In addition, the company owns a 50 percent equity interest in the operating subsidiary of Grupo Modelo, Mexico's leading brewer and owner of the global Corona brand. Anheuser-Busch InBev's dedication to heritage and quality is rooted in brewing traditions that originate from the Den Hoorn brewery in Leuven, Belgium, dating back to 1366 and the pioneering spirit of the Anheuser-Busch brewery, which traces its origins back to 1852 in St. Louis, USA. Geographically diversified with a balanced exposure to developed and developing markets, Anheuser-Busch InBev leverages the collective strengths of its approximately 116,000 employees based in operations in 23 countries across the world. The company strives to be the Best Beer Company in a Better World. In 2009, the company realized revenue of 36.8 billion USD. For more information, please visit: www.ab-inbev.com. About Better World Through our commitment to be the Best Beer Company in a Better World, Anheuser-Busch InBev is the beer industry leader in social responsibility initiatives, ranking as the No. 1 brewer in social responsibility in FORTUNE Magazine's "World's Most Admired" beverage companies' list. Our Better World efforts focus on three pillars: promoting responsible drinking; protecting the environment; and giving back to the communities in which we live and work. Around the world, we develop and implement social responsibility programs and campaigns in partnership with parents, government officials, community organizations, retailers and others. From promoting responsible drinking messages on some of the world's most watched television programming, to turning coconut husks into renewable energy to fuel our breweries, to volunteering in the community, Anheuser-Busch InBev and its employees are committed to making a difference. For more information about Anheuser-Busch InBev and Better World, please visit: www.ab-inbev.com.

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) today announced the U.S. expansion of Future Friendly, an environmental responsibility and consumer education platform it first introduced at the 2009 Clinton Global Initiative. The multi-brand initiative brings together the power of trusted brands like Tide, Pampers, PUR, Duracell and others for a simple mission: to help mainstream consumers save water, waste and energy at home. A full media platform, including an extensive social networking and consumer engagement component, will be deployed starting the week of March 29, 2010 to reach or exceed P&G's original pledge of providing conservation education to at least 50 million U.S. households by the end of 2010. More than 15,000 retail locations will participate in the initial phase of Future Friendly, P&G reported. The Future Friendly platform will show consumers how to use popular P&G products to achieve savings in water, waste and energy. For example, nearly 80% of the energy used in the typical load of laundry is in heating water at the consumer's home. By washing in cold water with a detergent formulated for that application - like Tide Coldwater - consumers can conserve this energy, and also help reduce their utility bills. Tide Coldwater products will carry a Future Friendly seal to indicate their energy-savings capabilities. Future Friendly-labeled products will begin to appear on retailer shelves in early April. The U.S. launch of the initiative will be supported by a comprehensive marketing and public relations program. A television campaign will begin airing nationally the week of March 29, 2010. P&G's April edition of its popular brandSaver newspaper supplement, delivered to more than 50 million households, will feature information about and coupons for Future Friendly products. The campaign will be further supplemented by a full suite of digital and social media engagement initiatives, a P&G employee communications campaign, signature event sponsorships and other programs in partnership with recognized experts in conservation education. "With Future Friendly, we're trying to educate 'mainstream' consumers on how to conserve natural resources in their homes," said Melanie Healey, P&G Group President, North America. "These consumers don't want any perceived trade-offs in performance and price. Instead, they want to purchase the brands they already know and trust and understand how using these products, and adopting other simple behavior changes within their homes, can help them lower their impact on the environment." "Conserving natural resources for future generations is a shared responsibility and a critical component of our purpose-driven focus on touching and improving the lives of our consumers," Healey said. "Consumers use our products billions of times every day. Future Friendly will help us turn these moments into opportunities to save environmental resources; help consumers get even more value out of the same products they know and trust; and, open new doors for innovative products and solutions that improve their lives." Lack of Information Preventing One in Three from Pursuing Environmentally-Friendly Lifestyles As part of its national launch of Future Friendly, P&G released a new national poll on consumer consumption attitudes and behaviors. Findings from the Ipsos Public Affairs "Consumer Conservation Survey" show continued interest among most consumers to do more to preserve the environment, provided they can tap into the economic benefits of environmentally-friendly products. Results include:

• Nearly three in four (74 percent) report they would switch to another brand if it helped them conserve resources without having to pay more and a similar amount (69 percent) report they would recommend the product to others.
• More than a third (37 percent) cite the lack of enough information about what to do as the top reason preventing people from leading a more environmentally-friendly lifestyle.
• A majority (58 percent) would be at least very likely to change the way they do daily chores if it helped them reduce waste, save energy and save water in their homes.
• Saving money is the most frequently mentioned reason for why consumers would take measures to reduce waste, save energy and save water in their home (64 percent) followed closely by preserving resources for future generations (56 percent).

"We see a growing environmental consciousness among mainstream consumers," said Maurice Coffey, Marketing Director, Future Friendly. "Through this newly expanded brand platform we will help remove the confusion and show consumers how simple choices can lead to meaningful results." These are some of the findings of an Ipsos poll conducted January 29 - January 31, 2010. For the survey, a nationally representative sample of 1,000 randomly-selected adults aged 18 and over residing in the U.S. was interviewed by telephone via Ipsos' U.S. Telephone Express omnibus. With a sample of this size, the results are considered accurate within ±3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20, of what they would have been had the entire population of adults in the U.S. been polled. The margin of error will be larger within regions and for other sub-groupings of the survey population. These data were weighted to ensure the sample's regional and age/gender composition reflects that of the actual U.S. population according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. For the full report of the survey, visit: http://www.ipsos-na.com/news-polls/pressrelease.aspx?id=4691. Future Friendly Builds on Legacy, Retailer Network for Scaled Launch Solutions Future Friendly has operated as a multi-brand effort in the United Kingdom and Canada since 2007, where it is supported by third parties such as Global Cool, the Energy Saving Trust and Water Wise. It was first introduced to U.S. consumers during a pilot executed in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that launched on Earth Day in April 2009. The results from the pilot as well as extensive consumer research and stakeholder input helped refine and build on the program's earlier successes in other markets. The products included in the Future Friendly portfolio will be rolled out in two phases. Starting in April, there will be significant in-store signage and educational displays in major retailer channels, including more than 15,000 grocery and club store locations nationwide. This fall, a second wave of the program will expand its consumer and retailer reach. Full details of upcoming Future Friendly launch programming and partnerships will be unveiled in the weeks leading up to the April 2010 celebration of Earth Day's 40th Anniversary. With a structured corporate sustainability program in place for decades, P&G has reduced its energy, waste and water footprints by more than 40 percent since 2002 alone. As a result of these sustainability achievements, P&G has been a member of the FTSE4Good and Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) since their inception and has been recognized by the Financial Times and Just Means with the 2008/2009 Social Innovation Award. P&G has also been included in Corporate Knight’s 2009 and 2010 "Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World" ranking. For more information on P&G's commitment to sustainability, visit: www.pg.com/sustainability. About Future Friendly Future Friendly is a program that empowers consumers to save energy, save water and reduce waste, using science, innovation and unique partnerships to help achieve meaningful environmental impacts. The Future Friendly program is a direct extension of P&G's long-term commitment and disciplined, science-based approach to environmental innovation. Through the program, P&G is better able to share these solutions with consumers so they can realize the same benefits in their own homes. By taking small steps together with its consumers, P&G believes it can help create big benefits for the planet and ultimately improve lives every day, now and for generations to come. About Procter & Gamble Four billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives of people around the world. The company has one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Pampers®, Tide®, Ariel®, Always®, Whisper®, Pantene®, Mach3®, Bounty®, Dawn®, Gain®, Pringles®, Charmin®, Downy®, Lenor®, Iams®, Crest®, Oral-B®, Duracell®, Olay®, Head & Shoulders®, Wella®, Gillette®, Braun® and Fusion®. The P&G community includes approximately 135,000 employees working in about 80 countries worldwide. Please visit http://www.pg.com for the latest news and in-depth information about P&G and its brands. About Ipsos Public Affairs Ipsos Public Affairs is a non-partisan, objective, survey-based research practice made up of seasoned professionals. We conduct strategic research initiatives for a diverse number of American and international organizations, based not only on public opinion research, but elite stakeholder, corporate, and media opinion research. Ipsos has media partnerships with the most prestigious news organizations around the world. Ipsos Public Affairs is the polling agency of record for Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. Ipsos Public Affairs is also the agency of record for The McClatchy Company and the polling partner of Telemundo Communications Group. Ipsos Public Affairs is a member of the Ipsos Group, a leading global survey-based market research company. We provide boutique-style customer service and work closely with our clients, while also undertaking global research. To learn more, visit www.ipsos-pa.com.

The Wall Street Green Trading Summit is the much anticipated annual event where investors, entrepreneurs and Fortune 500’s discover the latest innovations and trends for the year in the environmental financial market which covers the cleantech, carbon and sustainability spaces. In a year of frozen investment dollars for renewable energy and low carbon solutions, the WSGTS will showcase how local governments, companies and consumers are successfully  “Building the Bridge to the Green Economy: Creating Environmental Alpha,” the theme of this year’s event, despite the financial climate. The industry leading event is in its 9th year and was founded by Peter C. Fusaro, Chairman of Global Change Associates, a 30 year veteran and author of the clean energy sector. The Wall Street Green Trading Summit has always been the practitioners’ conference. This is where attendees hear firsthand from green industry pioneers, and learn how to create financial solutions that get green projects and companies funded. Established companies and investors attend to discover innovators, understand how they can best participate in the industry and find new financial approaches to make their participation feasible. “There’s a lot of talk about the green economy, but it isn’t here yet, we still need a lot of muscle to make it a reality,” explains Fusaro. “Everyone will be involved in the transition to the green economy - investors, the Fortune 500's and those with the solutions, and we need to ensure that all of these entities know how to leverage the rare opportunity that the transition provides.” The Summit's 55 speakers feature some of the leading practitioners and innovators in renewable energy, cleantech, energy efficiency, carbon trading and finance, green hedge funds and carbon capture and storage. Presenters include Evolution Markets, Natsource, Element Markets, JP Morgan, Fortis Bank, The Green Exchange, Belgrave Trust, Mission Markets, NasDaq OMX, Carbon Trade Exchange, Brown Rudnick and other market pioneers.  The Summit’s world-class forum will afford attendees an opportunity to learn: - Where the cleantech/sustainability revolution is now - Why the price for carbon is the game changer - How Wall Street is gearing up for the green financial revolution - Why renewables and carbon credits work together - How the smart grid creates environmental attributes - Why more green hedge funds are entering the market now