Our mission is to foster a business ethic in Vermont that recognizes the opportunity and responsibility of the business community to set a high standard for protecting the natural, human, and economic environments of our citizens.
What's New
18TH ANNUAL VBSR SPRING CONFERENCE!
MAY 14, 2008 - CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE
'Business Climate Change'
Featured Speaker: John Abrams, Co-Founder and CEO, South Mountain Company; Author of 'The Company We Keep: Reinventing Small Business for People, Community, and Place.' Read book review or purchase book online.
Visit the 2008 Spring Conference Event Listing for conference details, lists of event sponsors, links to the conference brochure and online registration. The conference will be all day at Champlain College in Burlington! We look forward to seeing you!
2008 VBSR Annual Terry Ehrich Awards Dinner
Thurs, Jun 12, 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm - Northern Lights Cruise Boat
VBSR's Annual Awards for Excellence in Socially Responsible Business Practices
VBSR's annual Awards for Excellence in socially responsible business practices will be presented on the evening of Thursday, June 12, 2008, at a recognition dinner aboard the Northern Lights Cruise Boat! Visit the Terry Ehrich Awards Dinner Event Listing to learn about Terry Ehrich, the awards that will be given, and event details. We hope you will join us!
VBSR Releases Health Care Survey Data
Employer-Based Coverage is Going Away
At a press conference, Tues, Jan 29, at the Statehouse, John Wall, President of furniture manufacturer, WallGoldfinger stood in front of members of the media and VBSR and explained that his health insurance costs are more than the cost of the lease of his 52,000 square foot building, plus all his heat and electric utility costs combined; and that over the past four years, WallGoldfinger has spent over $1M in health insurance premiums to offer benefits to 39 of his employees. Don Mayer of Small Dog Electronics also offered up his story and explained that with some of his positions, health care premiums amount to 35-50% of their total payroll. WallGoldfinger and Small Dog Electronics stories are examples of how benefits being offered to employees of even Vermont's most socially responsible companies are declining in quality and increasing in cost to the employee.
Review Health Care Survey Data Summary (208 Kb)
Check out VBSR's Public Policy Home Page and Andrea Cohen's Public Policy Blog
Read media coverage of press conference
