Virtual Workshop: Building Better Businesses – Community & Sustainability
Click here to register Join VBSR for an interactive virtual workshop that will dive into the Investing in Your Community, Transportation, and Greening Your Organization sections of our recently developed Better Businesses Toolkit! You’ll hear from three member businesses about their socially responsible community giving and environmental policies and initiatives, while getting the chance […]
Virtual Workshop: Building Better Businesses – People & Culture
Click here to register Join VBSR for an interactive virtual workshop that will dive into the People & Culture, Employee Benefits, and Family Friendliness sections of our recently developed Building Better Businesses Toolkit! You’ll hear from three member businesses about their socially responsible human resource policies and initiatives and get the chance to discuss […]
The Transportation & Climate Initiative: Opportunities and Updates
Click here to register Transportation represents a whopping 44.5% of Vermont’s total greenhouse gas emissions. Fortunately, our state has an opportunity to transform our outdated transportation system by participating in the Transportation & Climate Initiative—a regional effort to put a cap on transportation-sector emissions across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and reinvest the proceeds […]
19th Annual VBSR Awards Ceremony
Click Here to Register VBSR is pleased to honor three outstanding individuals and organizations who are pushing new ideas and initiatives forward, leading by outstanding example, and developing successful socially responsible business models. Our 19th Annual Award Ceremony will take place virtually and will recognize our three awardees: Dave Barash (1955 – 2020) […]
E.P.I.C. Education Series
SOLD OUT – The 2nd cohort of our E.P.I.C. Education Series is full. To express your interest in the next offering of the E.P.I.C. Series, email carrac@vbsr.org Following the success of the E.P.I.C. Education Series in 2020, VBSR and Abundant Sun are pleased to announce the launch of the second cohort of our […]
Seeing and Disrupting Racism: A Focus on White Fragility
Join VBSR and Peace & Justice Center for an interactive virtual workshop for Vermont business and organization leaders, exploring racism and white fragility. This two-hour introductory-level workshop will define racism and white fragility, explore how white fragility perpetuates racism, and provide ways to disrupt that cycle. While the workshop was developed for predominantly white audiences, […]
VBSR Webinar: Where Our Food Grows – Farmers’ & Producers’ Path to Recovery
Click here to register for this webinar. Before COVID-19, Vermont’s agricultural sector was simultaneously at the heart of Vermont’s cultural & economic identity and facing a crisis brought on by global market forces, demographic shifts away from rural communities, and looming effects of climate change. Now in the middle of a pandemic that […]
VBSR Webinar: Where Our Food Goes – Retailers’ & Restaurants’ Path to Recovery
Click here to register for this webinar. Before COVID-19, Vermont’s agricultural sector was simultaneously at the heart of Vermont’s cultural & economic identity and facing a crisis brought on by global market forces, demographic shifts away from rural communities, and looming effects of climate change. Now in the middle of a pandemic that […]
VBSR Virtual Networking Get-Together hosted by Lawson’s Finest Liquids
Click here to register for this event. Join VBSR for our first ever virtual networking get-together! We have missed offering our normal in-person networking get-together events hosted by member businesses, so we are excited to offer a virtual networking opportunity to the VBSR community! This 1.5 hour event will kick off with Sean and […]
VBSR Virtual Town Hall on Racial Justice
Click here to register for this webinar. Join VBSR for an important discussion on racial justice in Vermont. This event will feature three Vermont leaders who will share their insights and experience working to address equity and justice issues in our state. Speakers will answer questions from the VBSR community, and also discuss opportunities for Vermont’s […]