Monthly Archives: August 2009
It’s mid- to late-August and you know what that means: practically everyone (except you and me) is on vacation.
Here inside the Washington beltway, vacation policy has taken a back seat to healthcare reform, economic recovery plans, and impending climate change legislation for most of the summer. Vacation, however, has not been forgotten.
Case in point: Representative Alan Grayson (D-Florida) introduced the Paid Vacation Act to Congress in May 2009. Mr. Grayson’s bill would initially require one week of paid vacation per year at companies with at least 100 employees, and later expand to include smaller businesses as well. He explained, in a recent blog post, why mandatory paid vacation is necessary to American workers and to reduce our collective healthcare costs. He writes, “27 million workers in America never get a single day of paid vacation… we spend more than $3,000 per employee per year on health… More
Read how integration can help to address the disconnect between sustainability efforts and communications in this “by invitation” article, published in the July/August edition of Ethical Corporation.
Jump-start your reporting efforts!
Join us for a Sustainability Reporting Webinar on September 23!
Presented by Framework:CR
Hosted by the Altamont Group
In a tough economy, transparency is more important than ever, serving as a basic foundation for building trust—and competitive advantage. Stakeholders are paying close attention to how companies, big and small, manage environmental, social, and governance issues. Those companies that can communicate their sustainability strategy and performance will win loyalty and build brand value.
The Sustainability Reporting Workshop is a skills-training workshop developed to introduce you to the tools you need to prepare a comprehensive, useful, and user-friendly sustainability report. We will introduce reporting guidelines and standards and outline a practical process to jump-start your reporting efforts.
PRESENTERS: Aleksandra Dobkowski-Joy and Kyle Whitaker, Principals at Framework:CR
DATE: September 23, 2009
TIME: 1:00-2:30PM (EST)
REGISTER: Via the course brochure or register@altamont-group.com
SINGLE ATTENDEE: $249… More
