Turtle Fur Announces New Strategic Hires
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 21, 2023 Torie Reynolds Turtle Fur treynolds@turtlefur.com Turtle Fur Welcomes VP of Marketing & eComm, CFO, and CEO to Executive Team Vermont headwear brand welcomes three new hires: Erika Canfield, Matt Glomski, and Jim Osgood. Morrisville, VT (March 21, 2023) – Turtle Fur has been a leader in outdoor headwear and […]
VBSR Remembers Bruce Seifer and Will Raap
In late 2022, VBSR, Vermont, and our global changemaker movement lost two very bright stars. As we were penning a remembrance of beloved founding Board member Bruce Seifer, VBSR received the news that Will Raap had passed, sending a wake of shock, reflection, and gratitude through our community and the many others that these two […]
VBSR Member News Roundup 03/01/23
These member news highlights were first featured in the 03/01/23 newsletter. The University of Vermont: UVM just completed and published the first research yet to address Vermonters’ responses to our pioneering food waste laws – Act 148 (food scraps) and Act 69 (single-use plastics) – since coming into effect on July 1, 2020. Researchers expect the new […]
Mickey Wiles Wins Recovery-Friendly Workplaces Award
Mickey Wiles, CEO and founder of Working Fields, has received the 2023 Tammy Bushell Award for making substantial contributions to creating recovery-friendly workplaces in Vermont. The award was presented by Tammy Bushell, the award’s namesake and a longtime Working Fields client, on Recovery Day. “This award is only possible because of all the work done […]
VBSR Member News Roundup 2/15/23
These member news highlights were first featured in the 02/15/23 newsletter. Union Mutual Insurance Company: Champion Member Union Mutual’s Penguin Plunge team of 44 employees, vendors and family members recently raised over $100,000 to benefit Special Olympics Vermont during the 2023 fundraising season. Since their first Plunge in 2016, the Union Mutual Popsicles have raised nearly […]
Casella Waste Systems, Hula and Mamava Become VBSR Champion Members
Values-led innovators Join Leading Vermont Businesses for People, Planet and Prosperity Burlington, Vt. (February 9, 2023) – Today Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) announced that Casella Waste Systems, Hula and Mamava have joined the organization’s core group of Champion Members. VBSR’s cohort of 24 Champion Members, which includes King Arthur Baking Company, Seventh Generation, Ben & […]
Turtle Fur Announces B Corp Certification
Leading Vermont brand joins community of companies committed to doing business for good. Morrisville, VT (January 17, 2023) – Celebrating its 40th anniversary, outdoor headwear and accessories brand, Turtle Fur, is excited to announce that as of December 21st, 2022, they have officially become a Certified B Corporation™ (B Corp™), joining a community of leaders […]
Pioneers of African Cuisine, Global Village Foods Finds Community in Vermont
By Kelly Nottermann “If you look online, you can find Chinese food, Italian food, and so many ethnic cuisines, but not African,” said Damaris Hall, cofounder of Global Village Foods. “So we thought, ‘why not?’ We will be the pioneers of African cuisine and we’ll do it from Vermont.” A trained chef in Kenya, Damaris […]
VBSR Member News Roundup 2/1/23
These member news highlights were first featured in the 2/1/2023 newsletter. Little Patakha: On a mission to look beyond stereotypes by telling stories that celebrate people in all their nuances, Little Patakha’s products continue to expand their distribution in Vermont through specialty gift and bookstores across the state. Also available online, the company’s narratives celebrate […]
Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility Welcomes New Board Members
Burlington, Vt. (January 26, 2023) – Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility is pleased to welcome three new members to the organization’s Board of Directors: John Kim of the University of Vermont Grossman School of Business, Karen Lawson of Lawson’s Finest Liquids, and Kate Ogden of Seventh Generation. “We are honored to have John, Karen, and Kate join […]
