CNN Reports on Social Responsibility

NEW YORK (FORTUNE) - What's a socially responsible company? It is a company that serves. It serves its customers by selling something of value, its workers by providing good jobs, its owners by generating profits and all of us by making the world a better place. Any list of America's most socially responsible companies is, inevitably, subjective. Even if we could agree on how business can best repair the world -- by curing disease, alleviating poverty or curbing global warming -- there's no way to quantify goodness or compare companies in industries that have little in common.

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School Districts Hardest Hit by Hurricanes to Receive 15 Mobile Computer Labs from Dell, Education Partners; Dell, SETDA, Cable in the Classroom Respo

Students from 15 hurricane-ravaged school districts in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas soon will have access to educational content thanks to a donation of mobile computer labs from Dell, the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) and Cable in the Classroom. "These systems bring new opportunities to students and teachers who have otherwise lost so much," said Melinda G. George, executive director of SETDA. "Students can now extend the hours and locations available for learning and study. We're proud to see educational technology play such a critical role in the recovery process."