Happy Fall!

Here in the office we are all busy gearing up for our Fall Conference in the beautiful Latchis Theatre in Brattleboro on October 30th.  I hope you can make it. 

This year's conference will focus on the opportunity that we all have to effect positive change in our community and environment with our business decisions  ("The Power of Choice").  We've asked Mary Powell, CEO of Green Mountain Power, to describe the impact that they have been able to make with their "choices".

We're happy to report that our Internship Program has been very successful.  We've placed 18 interns in member businesses so far and our grant from the Vermont Department of Labor has been renewed for a second year.

We have an abundance of upper class students at Vermont colleges that are anxious to explore career opportunities in Vermont.  We are currently placing students for spring semester.

We also understand that businesses have little time to explore how interns could benefit them or to write job descriptions and interview candidates.  So we are revising the process to make it easier for you.  Check out the new process on the Internship Program Page on our website (www.vbsr.org). 

Finally, be sure to read the article in this month's Enews about ECOLOGIA's fine work in China.  VBSR is now looked to as a model for economic development in Sichuan Province!

Thank you,

Will Patten
Executive Director
Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
willp@vbsr.org
802.862.8347