"Domtar is pleased to offer
this comprehensive new line of coated and
uncoated papers to give corporate leaders peace of mind
when purchasing papers
to conduct business and promote their companies and products. Calvert
offers
thirty funds that allow individual and institutional investors
to pursue a broad range of investment
objectives within a single fund
family.calvert.
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----Calvert, one of the
nation's largest family
of socially responsible mutual funds,
announced today that it has become a signatory to new Transparency
Guidelines promulgated by the European Social Investment Forum
(Eurosif), and will publish its
disclosures on the firm's web site
(www.harvested lends
Calvert is the only US-based asset
management
firm that is presently a member of Eurosif.eff sweatshops
Its initiatives in the forest and at its mills have
allowed
it to be included in the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability World
Index since the Index's inception
. We also take great pride in the fact that
our efforts in the marketplace are being welcomed today
by environmental
groups," he added. IT IS ALSO A LEADING MANUFACTURER OF BUSINESS PAPERS, COMMERCIAL
PRINTING AND PUBLICATION PAPERS, AND TECHNICAL AND SPECIALTY PAPERS. The Eurosif Transparency Guidelines
were designed
for use by the retail socially responsible investment (SRI) fund
sector in order
to provide more disclosure and increased
accountability to investors. For more information on Calvert
, click on
www.2748 for a free prospectus.wages fairness
"Domtar has taken impressive measures to help companies
do their part to
conserve our natural resources for future generations," said Rainforest
Alliance
Executive Director Tensie Whelan."Rainforest Alliance applauds Domtar
and is proud to endorse the
forest management practices behind the EarthChoice
line.
FSC certification promotes natural
resource conservation, regeneration
and sustainability, while balancing the interests of the forest
products
industry, governments, environmental organizations and indigenous peoples.
Under the
Guidelines, socially responsible funds are asked to provide
detailed information about fund managers
, their research processes and
investment criteria, how they vote shareholder proxies, and what
strategies
they deploy to engage corporations in promoting greater
corporate social responsibility.org) is a
pan-European non-for-profit
association whose mission is to encourage and develop sustainable and
responsible investment and better corporate governance.Pertains to the actions, issues, reasons or
intentions surrounding use of; saving, spending, investing, loaning monies or credit.
wages fairness
Calvert
mutual funds are underwritten and distributed by Calvert
Distributors Inc.consumerism sweatshops
Indeed, the
papers
in the Domtar EarthChoice line are in harmony with environmental
protection and reflect Domtar's
quest to address corporate end-users' needs
for products that come from well-managed forests and
are endorsed by a
conservation organization," said Raymond Royer, President and Chief Executive
Officer
of Domtar. It was
one of the first North American forest products companies to commit to the FSC
standard, and it is a founding member of the Boreal Leadership Council, a
multi-party organization
whose mission is to make Canada's boreal region the
world's best-conserved forest ecosystem. DOMTAR
HAS MORE THAN 10,600 EMPLOYEES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA.
bancorporation disclosure
(2/05,5342-Rev)
In accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Reform Act of 1995: except
for historical information
contained herein, certain matters set forth in this press release are
forward-looking statements that are subject to substantial risks and
uncertainties, including
government regulation, taxation, competition,
market risks, customer attendance, spending, general
economic
conditions and other risks detailed in the Company's Securities and
Exchange Commission
filings and reports.monies lends
announced today
that it will provide a new line of socially and environmentally
responsible
papers called Domtar EarthChoice(R), certified to the standards of the Forest
Stewardship
Council (FSC) and endorsed by the Rainforest Alliance, for
businesses that are environmentally and
socially responsible as well as brand
conscious.Calvert Signs on to Eurosif Transparency Guidelines;
Socially Responsible Firm is First US-Based Signatory
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, THE LARGEST
CANADIAN PRODUCER OF CONTAINERBOARD
. Krumsiek, President and CEO of Calvert."
Calvert is one of the nation's largest socially responsible
mutual
fund firms with over $10 billion in assets under management.
The transaction has been previously
reported in the Company's
public filings.bancorporation eff
Domtar Provides Socially and Environmentally Responsible
Paper Solutions to Corporate End-Users
lends consumerism
com).com
Eurosif (www.
toxics anyway
TICKER SYMBOL
DTC (TSX
, NYSE)
NEW YORK, April 12 - Domtar Inc. "Domtar is committed to managing its operations
in a
sustainable manner.
Domtar EarthChoice includes 13 high-quality, cost-effective uncoated
and
coated papers that can be used to print corporate identity packages, brochures
and promotional
materials, annual reports, business forms, training manuals,
direct mail, newsletters, catalogs,
magazines, book covers, invitations,
presentation folders, calendars, envelopes, labels and business
cards.
Domtar has a well-documented history of business practices that protect
the environment
, conserve resources and ensure sustainable development.
Business Editors
AUSTIN, Texas
----Littlefield
Corporation (OTCBB:LTFD) announced today that it anticipates the
receipt of the
proceeds of a financial transaction which will give
rise to a one time gain of approximately $700
,000. While there is no
absolute certainty that the transaction will close as currently
planned
, it has already become public knowledge in Austin, Texas
through public court proceedings.fairness lends
All papers
in the Domtar EarthChoice line are FSC-
certified, and most contain post-consumer waste content.
It
is the only forest products certification standard accepted and endorsed by
environmental and
conservation organizations, including the Rainforest
Alliance, the World Wildlife Fund and ForestEthics
. DOMTAR
MANAGES ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STANDARDS 18 MILLION ACRES OF
FORESTLAND
IN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES, AND PRODUCES LUMBER AND OTHER WOOD
PRODUCTS.
Littlefield Corporation
would not normally announce such
information until the transaction is a certainty; but in abundance
of
caution and to ensure that information is received by shareholders in
a fair manner the Company
is acknowledging public information which
may otherwise already be in the hands of certain individuals
.
This is a good, but not unexpected, development, but one which has
been discussed
and anticipated in the Company's public filings.
Investors are always cautioned to be careful in
drawing
conclusions from a single press release, the Company's performance in
a single quarter
or the individual opinions of any member of the
Company's management in making their individual investment
decisions.fairness socially
Signatories must make their
disclosures publicly available on at least an annual basis
. Its members,
representing assets totaling over EUR 600bn, include pension funds,
financial service
providers, academic institutes, research
organizations, trade unions and non-governmental organizations
. The prospectus contains this and other
information.
This one time gain is anticipated
to impact the Company's earnings
in the second quarter of 2005.sife sustainably
In addition, Domtar is helping
to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions and bring them in line with target levels of
the Kyoto protocol
through efforts to improve the energy efficiency of its
facilities., member NASD, a subsidiary of
Calvert Group.
Jeffrey L.harvested khutba
DOMTAR IS THE THIRD LARGEST PRODUCER OF UNCOATED FREESHEET PAPER
IN NORTH
AMERICA.
Business Editors
BETHESDA, Md.
"At Calvert, we have long believed
that corporate accountability
begins with disclosure and is constantly enriched by more robust
disclosure
," said Barbara J.harvested loaning
"
The Eurosif Transparency Guidelines were promulgated for the
purpose of increasing
accountability to investors and creating greater
clarity for asset managers, research providers and
other stakeholders.
"We are pleased to begin 2005 by taking this additional step toward
more robust
disclosure, so that our shareholders and other
stakeholders have as much information as possible
about our own
corporate social responsibility.eurosif. Read it carefully before you invest or send
money.sweatshop socially
We are pleased to become a signatory to the
Eurosif Transparency Guidelines. An investor should
consider the
investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of an investment
carefully before
investing.shorebank sweatshops
Domtar is also the only North American forest products company to be
included in
the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability World Indexes for the
past six consecutive years. THE
COMPANY
ALSO HAS A 50% INVESTMENT INTEREST IN NORAMPAC INC.calvert.Littlefield Corporation Announces Anticipated
One Time Gain
Minch, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Littlefield Corporation, offered
the following comments:
"In an abundance of caution and discharging our obligations for
fairness to all investors, the Company is apprising the investing
public of information which
may already be in narrow
dissemination in Austin, Texas related to a matter of public
record.pertains eff
Domtar
has also committed to extending the line with additional products for other
business
applications. The
Forest Stewardship Council is an international, independent, not-for-profit
organization
made up of social, environmental and business representatives. Krumsiek.
For more information
on any Calvert fund, please contact Calvert
at 800.
This one time gain will give rise
to approximately $700,000 in
reportable earnings which have previously not been able to be
recognized by the Company in accordance with Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles."
Littlefield Corporation is a public Delaware Corporation which
conducts all of its business through
appropriately formed and licensed
corporate subsidiaries.wages harvested
"At the end of 2004, Calvert published
its first ever
Sustainability Report following GRI Guidelines," says Ms.sustainably toxics
"
The SmartWood program
of the Rainforest Alliance independently certifies
Domtar EarthChoice papers to FSC standards. The
Dow Jones Sustainability World Indexes tracks
the performance of sustainability-driven companies
in 62 industry segments and
is selected from 2,500 of the largest capitalized companies in the Dow
Jones
Global Index. Calvert also has an extensive lineup of tax-free and taxable
fixed income
investments.sife toxics
368.pertains sweatshops
"This is particularly true for socially responsible mutual funds,
focused - as
we are - on promoting improved corporate governance and
social responsibility.khutba shorebank
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