Hyundai Wins "Urban Car of the Year Award" from Emerging Diversity Education Fund and Decisive Media; Ethisphere Announces "100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics" - CSR Minute for January 23, 2012

Hyundai Wins "Urban Car of the Year Award" from Emerging Diversity Education Fund and Decisive Media; Ethisphere Announces "100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics" - CSR Minute for January 23, 2012

Summary

The CSR Minute is your daily video digest of the most relevant Corporate Social Responsibility news of the day. Our team of 3BL Media correspondents tracks the global world of corporate social responsibility to bring you coverage of the most important announcements, initiatives, issues, trends, ideas, and breaking news.

Monday, January 23, 2012 - 10:15am

NEWSROOM: 3BL Media

CAMPAIGN: The CSR Minute

CONTENT: Press Release

Hyundai America has won the Urban Car of the Year award for its 2012 Veloster car by the Emerging Diversity Education Fund and Decisive Media, sponsors of the Official Multicultural Event of the North American International Auto Show. Hyundai was also awarded the Corporate Social Responsibility Project of the Year honor for its Hyundai Hope on Wheels program.  Hope on Wheels joins 800 Hyundai dealers to raise awareness and funds for pediatric cancer. Since 1998, the program has donated $43 million to fight the disease.

Ethisphere has announced its annual list of the “100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics.” The top three are Anna Hazare, Indian anti-corruption activist who impacted governance through hunger strikes; Jed Rakoff, the U.S. District Judge who denied a Citibank/SEC settlement because it did not require the bank to admit or deny guilt; and Alexei Navalny, Russian blogger and activist whose work has galvanized the movement for more democracy; The Ethisphere Institute is dedicated to the creation, advancement, and sharing of best practices in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, anti-corruption, and sustainability.
 
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