Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) announces the call for nominations for the 2015 Terry Ehrich Award for Excellence in Socially Responsible Business. Members of the business community are encouraged to nominate an individual whose business practices show a commitment to the environment, the workplace and the community no later than Sunday, March 15.
Named for the late owner of Hemmings Motor News and founder of the First Day Foundation, the Terry Ehrich Award is given annually to a person who exemplifies Terry's dedication to the triple bottom line approach to business. Nominations will be judged on four criteria: Workplace Environment, Political Environment, Social Environment and Natural Environment.
Any VBSR member at a for-profit business is eligible to be nominated. (Employees of not-for-profits or public sector agencies, past award winners, and sitting members of VBSR’s Nominating Committee are not eligible.) Self-nominations are accepted and encouraged.
The award will be presented at VBSR’s Annual Awards event, held in mid-September. Last year, VBSR celebrated the accomplishments of Mark Curran, Co-founder of Black River Produce.
To nominate someone by Sunday, March 15, or view past recipients of the prestigious award, visit www.vbsr.org. For more information, please call VBSR at (802) 862-8347.
Founded in 1990, VBSR is a statewide, non-profit business association with a mission to advance business ethics that value multiple bottom lines: economic, social, and environmental. Through education, public influence, and workplace quality, VBSR strives to help members set a high standard for protecting the natural, human, and economic environments of the state's residents, while remaining profitable. Learn more or join the cause at www.vbsr.org