City Market Celebrates 20 Years in Downtown Burlington!
Burlington, VT – This February, City Market Onion River Co-op celebrates 20 years at their Downtown Store! Throughout the month, the Co-op will be celebrating with giveaways, pop-up outdoor events, and storytelling. Each Friday in February, Co-op staff will be giving out free warm beverages and treats from local vendors including Stewart’s Bakery, Krin’s Bakery, […]
Howard University Selects VEIC to Help Develop A Robust Sustainability Plan to Achieve Climate Goals
Howard University has selected VEIC and CustomerFirst Renewables to develop a robust, future-oriented 5-year campus Sustainability Plan. The creation of the Sustainability Plan will include dedicated engagement with students, faculty, and staff to elevate voices and encourage participation and stakeholder commitment throughout the process. The Sustainability Plan will align the university’s sustainability work with the […]
CeresMED Becomes VBSR Champion Member
Wellness innovator joins leading Vermont businesses for people, planet, and prosperity Burlington, VT – Today Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) announced that CeresMED has joined the organization’s core group of Champion Members. VBSR’s cohort of 22 Champion Members, which includes King Arthur Baking Company, Gardener’s Supply Company, Ben & Jerry’s, and Green Mountain Power, […]
Business Culture Consultants Celebrates 10 Years as Certified B Corp
Business Culture Consultants celebrates 10 years of being a Certified B Corp. As the fifth out of thirty-nine Vermont B Corporations, Owner Flip Brown has played an active role in the “business as a force for good” movement. Serving on the Host Committee for the national Champions Retreat held here in Vermont in 2014, acting […]
TruexCullins Announces New Leadership Roles with Professional Business Associations
January 25, 2022 – Burlington, Vermont – TruexCullins, an architecture and interior design firm based in Burlington, is pleased to announce that three architects with the firm have been named to leadership positions with prominent business associations in 2022. These non-profit organizations serve the business and design communities on the statewide and national level. The […]
VBSR Announces Newest Champion Member TruexCullins Architecture + Interior Design
Firm joins leading Vermont businesses for People, Planet, and Prosperity Burlington, VT – This week Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) announced that TruexCullins Architecture + Interior Design will join the organization’s core group of Champion Members. VBSR’s cohort of 22 Champion Members, which includes King Arthur Baking Company, Gardener’s Supply Company, Ben & Jerry’s, […]
Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility Welcomes Seven New Board Members
Burlington, VT – Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility is pleased to welcome seven new members to the organization’s Board of Directors: Tina de la Torre of Tina S. de la Torre, LLC, Abbey Duke of Sugarsnap, Anore Horton of Hunger Free Vermont, Dana Kaplan of Outright Vermont, Noah Miller of Calibrate Partners & Rho Impact, […]
What’s on Draft?: Austin Design, Inc. and the Architecture of Breweries (Brew View Vermont)
What’s on Draft?: Austin Design, Inc. and the Architecture of Breweries VBSR member Austin Design, Inc., has been featured in Brew View Vermont‘s Winter 2022 issue. Austin Design is an architecture firm based in southern VT, and they’ve built a niche for themselves as the go-to architects for breweries in New England. This article highlights two […]
NOFA-VT Announces 40th Annual Winter Conference, Dream into Being
Vermont (Statewide) – The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) announced their 40th Annual Winter Conference, Dream into Being, is happening February 17th through March 5th both online and on farms around Vermont. Registration is now open! NOFA-VT’s winter conference brings together hundreds of farmers, homesteaders, gardeners, land managers, educators, students, producers, policy-makers, and […]
Member Blog: Social Justice & Equity in a Covid-19 World
By Alexandra Polla, Sustainable Innovation MBA graduate, The University of Vermont Status Quo In the pre-COVID-19 world, mass consumption was the way of life for most consumers while companies continuously turned a blind eye to the compounding climate and social inequity crisis they had a hand in. For generations, it was believed that profit powered the […]