Working Fields founder submitted written testimony to the Senate Government Operations Committee on Early Childhood Educators Licensure.
Advocacy Actions
For over three decades, VBSR has been a legislative driving force, utilizing the strength of the business community to effect change in the Vermont State House. Our enduring commitment has been to steer our state toward a new paradigm – a just, thriving and transformative economy for all people and the planet.
This Advocacy Actions page is where you’ll find ways – with VBSR's support and guidance – to be a part of this strategic, collective change.
Shaping Policy for a Better Vermont
While voluntary initiatives within our businesses are crucial in fostering equitable, sustainable, and prosperous communities, the real game-changer lies in public policy. Only public policy can accelerate the pace and scale of change needed to overcome Vermont's most difficult challenges.
Be a part of that change - start here.
- Contact your legislators: It's simple, quick and effective to connect with Vermont legislators.
- Collaborate with VBSR: Testify, write op-eds, engage your employees in skills trainings and actions, and more. Contact Johanna de Graffenreid, Public Policy Manager, to learn more now.
Your Voice, Our Support
We invite our members – and all Vermonters – to actively participate, engage in collective action and ensure their voices are heard. Interested in partnering with VBSR to amplify your impact? Use our VBSR Advocacy Partner Request Intake Form to get started.
VBSR members met with key Vermont policymakers during our annual lobby day, March 11, 2025, addressing the impacts of climate change on Vermont’s businesses and economy.
Last week Governor Scott introduced a proposal to significantly roll back Vermont’s action on climate change. Please call or email your Senator(s) (or call the Sergeant at Arms to leave your Senator(s) a message) today, Tuesday February 25th, between 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
This year, we must continue working together with our state lawmakers to build on the progress of Act 76. Business owners are encouraged to sign up for Rapid Response Alerts to stay on top of what's happening with child care at the State House.
We are encouraging VBSR business members to urge our state lawmakers and the Governor to do the right thing – use every dollar from Act 76 for its intended purpose: solving Vermont’s child care crisis. Please read the letter that VBSR will deliver to state lawmakers and sign on using the form to have your voice heard.
VBSR focuses on impactful business-driven changes for social & environmental good, with 2024 priorities on housing, care economy, climate, and healthcare.
Learn how your business can contribute to solving the homelessness crisis with VBSR. Discover donation opportunities, fundraising events and long-term solutions.
Join VBSR in advocating for a state budget that supports emergency housing and addresses homelessness in Vermont through crucial policies and funding.
Learn about VTSaves, VBSR's proposed solution to ensure a dignified retirement for every Vermonter, especially those without current savings plans.
Vermont's shift from fossil fuels to clean energy, highlighted by the Affordable Heat Act, aims to lower emissions and save $2 billion in heating costs by 2030, marking a critical move towards sustainability.
As a women-owned, Certified B-Corporation that designs free-standing lactation suites for parents to pump or nurse in private, our business model was largely informed by our personal experiences and challenges as working moms – and, by extension, our families.
VBSR has been a leader on legislative successes such as farm to plate, home solar investment, marriage equality, ban the box, clean water investment, earned paid sick leave, increasing the minimum wage, climate action, and much more.
While VBSR is decidedly nonpartisan, we are committed to working with our members to increase voter participation in our country’s elections and channel resources toward our election system so that when Vermonters cast their ballots, they know their voices will be heard both in the Green Mountain State and in our Nation’s Capital.
It's crucial for Vermont employers, from solopreneurs to major brands, to actively support reproductive rights, playing a key role in ensuring access to vital care for employees, consumers, and communities.