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VBSR's members are in the news almost every week, and VBSR's own public profile is growing. SR itself is showing up in national and international news more and more.

Check out some of the articles we've gathered. They provide a good outline of the history of social responsibility, as well as what's happening currently. You can browse through all of the titles, or browse by category.

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A New Deal for Local Economies

Apr 29th, 2010 • SR in the News

More local, durable economies are already taking root. We can help them along by changing the way we regulate businesses, plan cities, and finance the communities we want.

e-Vermont Aims at Rural Towns

Apr 15th, 2010 • SR in the News

e-Vermont is a new $4 million initiative to help rural Vermont towns take full advantage of the Internet and advance a wide variety of local needs including economic development, school innovation, job creation, downtown marketing, community engagement, and e-commerce.

The New Rules Project’s Community Banking Initiative

Apr 14th, 2010 • SR in the News

The New Rules Project launched the Community Banking Initiative to provide the empirical and conceptual underpinnings for a community-scaled financial system, which will reduce systemic risk and strengthen local economies, and to identify public policies that can revitalize such a system.