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Is IBM Greenwashing the US Open?

Posted on August 27, 2008

IBM made a respectable but surprising move when it sold off its PC hardware business in 2004 to focus on higher margin services such as consulting. In July, the information technology company even added corporate social responsibility (CSR) to its consulting services lineup. Yet, for a company that is endeavoring to help its clients understand and respond to their consumers' concerns about the impacts of their activities on the environment and society, some might argue that IBM still has much to learn itself. In an announcement made this morning, IBM celebrated its energy conserving technolog...

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carbon , carbon neutral , corporate social responsibility , recycling , renewable , renewable energy , sustainability
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