February 10, 2008: The McGraw-Hill Companies' newly built Green Building in Dubuque, IA is seen as good for the environment and for business

January 7, 2008: Standard & Poor's launches a Global Eco Index for investors focusing on environmentally responsible investment strategies. Covering 12 countries at launch with a market capitalization of $376.87 billion, the index incorporates a diverse range of eco-friendly themes and adopts a global approach to a global challenge.

October 30, 2007 McGraw-Hill Construction's efforts to drive change in the construction industry by leveraging its expertise in green buildings is featured on TreeHugger.com as a part of The Business Roundtable's SEE Change Initiative.

October 3, 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies is recognized by The Times (U.K.) and Aurora as being one of the top 50 places to work for women in the U.K. for the second year in a row. (See Word article)

September 25, 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies earns first-time honors in the Top 10 Companies to Work For, after two years in the Working Mother Annual Top 100 Companies to Work For.

September 2007: The McGraw-Hill Companies is ranked by CRO magazine as one of the Top Ten Best Corporate Citizens in the Media/Publishing industry in 2007. The list is determined using a broad base of data to evaluate environmental, social, governance and financial issues, and corporations are assessed on how they measure up against their sector peers.

June 26, 2007 BusinessWeek to launch a special CSR ad section — "CSR: Leadership for Sustainability in a Networked World" — in its September 24, 2007 global edition. The ad section will illustrate the ways that companies are developing new forms of leadership needed to advance sustainable business, and inspire others to innovate further.

June 25, 2007 AVIATION WEEK announces plans to host the Green Aviation Management Forum on September 12 in Brussels, Belgium. The forum will examine issues of environmental strategy within the aviation industry and explore sustainable solutions, including emissions trading, alternative fuels, and air traffic management.

May 23, 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies is among the five winners of this year's prestigious Points of Light Awards for Excellence in Workplace Volunteer Programs. The awards recognize community impact through employee workplace programs and corporations that have made these initiatives an integrated part of their operations.

May 17, 2007: McGraw-Hill Construction releases research showing that there is an increasing trend toward building green healthcare facilities. The study finds that the benefits of green healthcare facilities include reduced energy use and reduced patient recovery time.

May 2, 2007 : The McGraw-Hill Companies releases the Greening of Corporate America SmartMarket(TM) report detailing corporate America's opinions on sustainability and green building.

April 30, 2007: The McGraw-Hill Companies has been ranked ninth on the list of the top 100 adoption-friendly workplaces.

Mar. 1, 2007: Standard and Poor's announces the launch of its Global Thematic Index Series. The Series is composed of three indices: the S&P Global Clean Energy Index, the S&P Global Water Index and the S&P Global Infrastructure Index. S&P Global Thematic Index Series consists of publicly listed companies from around the world. The series steers away from traditional geographical and industry classifications, looking to diversify company selection by following specific criteria for each index.

February 14, 2007: CRO/Business Ethics magazine for the second consecutive year recognizes McGraw-Hill on their annual survey of "100 Best Corporate Citizens". The survey which has gained recognition as an indicator of best practices in the area of corporate responsibility shows that McGraw-Hill is ranked 44th on the 2007 list, moving up from its 57th spot of last year.

February 8, 2007: The McGraw-Hill Companies has been included as a part of the Global ECPI Ethical Index. Based in Milan, Italy, the ECPI analyzes, evaluates and updates the ethical rating and status of the investment universe. In the world of Socially Responsible Investment, ECPI is leader by Assets under Advisory and innovation and have launched the first European Equity Benchmark ECPI Ethical Index Euro.

January 19, 2007: Beyond The Green Corporation - In a recent BusinessWeek cover story it is described how eco-friendly and socially responsible practices actually help a company's bottom line.

January 8, 2007: McGraw-Hill Education (MHE) employees from around the world volunteered to refurbish the KIPP Believe Academy, a charter middle school in New Orleans. (See Word article. And, watch local coverage of the event. (WMV file, 2 min. 14 sec.,8MB).

November 16, 2006: McGraw-Hill Construction (MHC) releases its first phase of education green building research at GreenBuild, the largest green building conference and expo, showing that education is the fastest-growing market in this sector.

August 31, 2006: The McGraw-Hill Companies among the finalists for the US Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Award for Community Service. (See Word article.)

June 8, 2006: McGraw-Hill Construction launches a new magazine dedicated to the growing market for environmentally-responsible "green" buildings. GreenSource, The Magazine of Sustainable Design will present news, features, case studies of important projects, and green product information to more than 40,000 architects, interior designers, building owners, and members of the U.S. Green Building Council.

May 17, 2006: Terry McGraw, Chairman, President and CEO of the McGraw-Hill Companies, elected as Chairman of The Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy (CECP), a global forum of 125 business CEOs and Chairpersons actively working to affect positive change through corporate philanthropy.

April 28, 2006: The McGraw-Hill Companies' Writers to the Rescue (WTR) Program is awarded the annual Pro Bono Award by the Taproot Foundation, the provider of pro bono services to the nonprofit sector. Writers to the Rescue provides nonprofit organizations with the services of writers, editors, communication and/or public relations specialists from The McGraw-Hill Companies on a volunteer basis.