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We've gathered a growing list of useful online links and resources. This list will keep growing all the time. Know a link to a free resource or educational tool that we're missing? Please email it to us at . For useful SR products, member-to-member discounts, and other business products, please use our Member Directory.

Community

  • Volunteer Opportunities 

  • United Way of Chittenden County has an online searchable database of volunteer opportunities; non-profits who need volunteers can register and be added to the database

  • Local Economies

    • Vermont 

    • Local First Vermont, a group of citizens including local business owners, professionals, non-profit leaders and government representatives who are committed to preserving the character and prosperity of Vermont's economy, community networks and natural landscape
    • Burlington Business Association, a trade organization of Burlington businesses who advocate for business, offer networking opportunities for members, and promote the economic vitality of Burlington

    • Outside Vermont 

    • Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE), an international alliance of 48 independently operated local business networks; includes rich resources and research on local economies

Corporate Social Responsibility

  • Best Practices

  • General CSR Links

  • CSR Tools, the national BSR’s compilation of tools and resources on responsible business practices
  • Vermont Business Environmental Partnership (VBEP) is a FREE, voluntary, environmental assistance and business recognition program working to promote improved environmental and economic performance and to promote public recognition of environmental excellence.
  • Vermont Green Hotels Program offers both a database of green hotels and resources to help hotels become greener

Energy

  • Carbon Footprint Calculators (interactive tools that let you calculate your household’s impact on the environment)

  • NativeEnergy has a calculator for individuals
  • SafeClimate has a business-specific calculator
  • Green Mountain Power has a calculator for homes or households

Environment

  • Waste Management/Recycling

  • Business Waste Management Tips, Earth 911's tips with links to resources on a variety of topics, including recycling, Green purchasing, and federal and state waste requirements
  • Recycling Tips, Chittenden County, information on composting, waste assessment, waste management and disposal, etc., specific to Chittenden County

  • Material Exchanges and Used and Recycled Supplies

  • Recycled Office Supplies, a brief list of businesses in Chittenden County that sell recycled office supplies (scroll down for contact information)
  • Business Material Exchange, a local service facilitating the exchange of resources and materials between businesses and individuals to help reduce waste
  • Green Purchasing, with directories to businesses, tools, resources, and tips

  • Sustainability & Agriculture

  • CERES, a national network of investors, environmental organizations and other public interest groups working with companies and investors to address sustainability challenges such as global climate change.
  • Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT), an association of farmers, gardeners, and consumers working to promote an economically viable and ecologically sound Vermont food system.
  • Organic Trade Association (OTA), a membership-based business association that focuses on the organic business community in North America. OTA's mission is to promote and protect the growth of organic trade to benefit the environment, farmers, the public and the economy.
  • Sustainability Toolkit and Scorecard, the national BSR's downloadable PDF tool to help businesses meet sustainability goals (scroll halfway down the page for the description and link)

  • Trade Organizations

  • Builders for Social Responsibility, a group of Vermont building professionals and others who are concerned with the impact of their work on their communities and society.
  • Vermont Green Building Network, a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing Vermont’s participation in green building and to promoting the environmental, financial, community, and health benefits of green design, construction, and building operation practices.

Public Policy

  • Environment

  • The Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, a UVM-based institute that unites pioneering experts, leading educators, students, and others from around the world and across a wide variety of academic and environmental disciplines.
  • Friends of the Earth, the U.S. voice of an influential, international network of grassroots groups in 70 countries, defends the environment and champions a healthy and just world.
  • Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, the State agency dedicated to protecting and improving the health of Vermont’s people and ecosystems and promoting the sustainable use of Vermont’s natural resources.
  • Vermont Alliance of Conservation Voters, an organization seeking to make environmental protection a top priority for elected officials, candidates and voters.
  • Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC), the state’s leading statewide environmental organization dedicated to protecting our natural resources and environment through research, education, and advocacy.
  • Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG), the largest nonprofit consumer and environmental advocacy organization in the state, working to promote and protect the health of Vermont’s people, environment and locally-based economy.
  • Vermont Smart Growth Collaborative, a cooperative effort working to foster a culture that supoorts a vision of compact settlements, separated by rural countryside, with access for all Vermonters.

  • Public Financing

  • The Carsey Institute conducts research and analysis on the challenges facing families and communities in New Hampshire, Northern New England, and the nation.
  • Public Assets Institute believes that a fundamental purpose of government is to help improve the wellbeing of all citizens, especially the most vulnerable.
  • Vermont Legislature Joint Fiscal Office provides non-partisan information and research services to all members of the General Assembly. 

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