Sterling College (VT)
EN-9: Community Partnerships

Sterling College is a member of the Vermont Farm to Plate Initiative. Vermont's Farm to Plate Initiative is weaving together the components of Vermont's food system to strengthen the working landscape, improve the profitability of farms and food enterprises, maintain environmental resilience, and increase local food access for all Vermonters. We have been members since 2010.

We are members of Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility. ermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) is a non-profit, statewide business trade organization with a mission to advance business ethics that value multiple bottom lines- economic, social, and environmental. We strive to help members set a high standard for protecting the natural, human and economic environments of the state's residents, while remaining profitable. We advance VBSR's mission through: •Education. Empowering our members to solve environmental, social and economic problems. We provide concrete resources and information to help improve our members' business practices. •Public Influence. Initiating tangible change in public policy that combats exploitation and promotes sustainability. We work to capture the inherent power of business to represent socially responsible ideals to legislative bodies, news media, and the general public. •Workplace Quality. Enabling every worker to live and work with respect and dignity by creating work environments and economic climates that provide fair income in safe work settings, and allow each employee to contribute to a high quality product or service. We have been members since 2010. We support the partnership by holding meetings, workshops, tours, and sharing expertise. Campus and Craftsbury Common residents attend the meetings both on campus as well as VBSR meetings off campus.