Corporate Social Responsibility | Fertile Ground Communications

Corporate Social Responsibility Policy

We have set the following aspirations and goals:

Use my platform and voice to advocate for racial justice; diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace; and creating more safe workspaces for Black, indigenous, and other people of color. See examples here.

Girls Inc. activity at CH2M HILL

Use images and stories of historically excluded people in my writing and on my website, and remind my clients of the need for representation online and in company demographics.
Continue to advance my own anti-racism education. (Follow my book reading.)
Commit to at least 10 percent of pro bono work for community organizations that work for racial, immigration, and gender justice. Make regular monetary donations to and spotlight anti-racism organizations.

Invest in environmentally friendly equipment and office supplies, minimize the use of single-occupancy vehicles and printing, and use online meeting tools or mass transit whenever possible for business meetings.
Support local business and pay a living wage to employees and vendors. Give my money to people of color and minority-owned businesses when I hire vendors. Seek to hire people of color when I expand my business.
Use my platform to center historically excluded voices by featuring them on my podcasts, "Finding Fertile Ground" and "Companies That Care."