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Proud to share out Seattle Department of Transportation's 2022 Commute Trip Reduction Performance Report - shout out to our TDM intern, Oskar Abian for bringing a sharp eye to this work. Our 2022 Performance Report combines data collected over 2021 and 2022 including staff commute surveys and employer transportation benefit program reports to analyze program effectiveness & impacts on climate, equity, reducing drive alone rates and more. CTR affects over 250 of Seattle's large employers representing more than 225,000 employees. Read the 2022 CTR Performance Report here: https://lnkd.in/g682dd3t Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) is a 1991 Washington State law to reduce drive alone commutes at major employers in the most congested parts of the state. While the 1991 goals of reducing congestion, conserving resources, and reducing pollution still stand, we know CTR is also a critical tool in the fight against climate change. Learn more about how the City of Seattle implements CTR here: https://lnkd.in/gRKa8gRv

"It’s important for public agencies, companies, community colleges, and workforce development stakeholders to come together to envision skills training and registered apprenticeship policies that will not only maximize infrastructure investments and expand benefits, but also create new pathways to good jobs for underrepresented groups including, black and brown workers, women, young people, veterans and re-entry citizens" - Victoria Johnson National Skills Coalition and Business Leaders United convened with more than 60 stakeholders who play a key role in advancing state and federal clean energy skills training policy. Aligned to our People Powered Infrastructure campaign, NSC and BLU plans to use the momentum from this event to build support for federal and state investments in pre-apprenticeships and industry sector partnerships. Read more about our efforts: https://lnkd.in/eBFijCbR

As deadly and destructive storms like Hurricane Helene demonstrate time and again, it’s more critical than ever for the insurance industry to do more about the underlying causes of climate change. One of our highlights during #ClimateWeekNYC was an important discussion we held with about 60 insurance companies, brokers and other climate experts on the opportunities and innovations available to insurers to take on the climate challenge — from helping to reduce the risk of deploying clean energy innovations, to engaging with their clients to support clean energy transitions, to rebuilding with a climate lens. As EDF's Lea Borkenhagen, PhD put it, “The insurance sector needs to act because the insurance business model depends on the longevity of all the businesses they insure. And we want them to act because insurers have the ability – through their policies, pricing, and risk assessments – to mobilize their clients to act on climate change.”  The discussions we had with insurers this week will inform our emerging work on insurance. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/e--niSWp

Take the LEAP this summer! With LEAP, you’ll use effective and actionable strategies that are applied through a cycle of reflective practice and improvement. More: https://buff.ly/47J6CtE

B Corp Month has arrived... B Corps are businesses balancing people, planet and profit, and we’re proud to be one of them! March is B Corp Month, so throughout the month, we’re serving up all the ways our community is moving business forward, and why it’s so important to us. B Corps are constantly moving forward, working to create more inclusive workspaces, improve their climate impact, and respond to the ever-changing issues in the world. So, if you want to look forward to better business, this is the place. For more info simply search ‘B Corp Month’. #BCorpMonth

Today on the blog you can read about one of our favorite past projects! Our articles on our past projects will be back on September 4th, after our summer break! https://lnkd.in/dri_ap7v

The Biden-Harris administration has taken a bold, equity-first approach to workforce development. By investing in job training and apprenticeship programs, the administration is working to ensure that historically marginalized communities and businesses have access to opportunities in emerging and high-demand sectors. Focusing on inclusive growth and delivering targeted interventions to underserved communities is how we build an economy that works for everyone. Learn more from Michelle Burris and Emily McGrath: https://lnkd.in/eTYxprTa

Oooooh, it's happening! It's happening! It's really happening! Dr. Darla Shaw, SPHR, MBA, PhD. will be speaking this year's NOW Conference (Next Opportunity at Work) at Berkeley next month! She'll be sharing the results of ground-breaking research on culture-fit, our own proprietary work culture archetypes, and the importance of community building... It's gonna be amaaaazing! Attendees will: 🔥🌊☯️🌳☁️Master the art of defining and evaluating culture fit, employing Work Culture Archetypes to enhance the hiring and interviewing framework, and facilitating a pathway for individuals to discover and leverage their potential. 🌱Develop strategies to nurture a sense of community and belonging, crucial for collaborative success and individual career mapping within the organizational landscape. 📖Adopt continuous improvement and learning as key tools in aligning talent acquisition with the evolving dynamics of organizational culture and individual growth aspirations. Mapping Success Through Culture Fit: Discovering Potential in Community and Collaboration https://hubs.li/Q02xG-HQ0

Recently, Paul Fain highlighted the need of youth apprenticeship programs in our workforce in his newsletter “The Job.” He instantly noted that employers need to take a more active role in the U.S. education system to establish career pathways for a broader range of Americans, especially those without four-year degrees. Despite bipartisan support and the pressing demands of the labor market, progress in this area has been slow at best. Noting two The Brookings Institution reports, he commented that the best approach to solving this need is through regional, multi-sector coalitions, a goal CareerWise and our partners have been working toward for years. He quotes Annelies Goger, a Brookings Metro fellow and co-author of the report: “The changes that we propose involve a transformative shift in how employers in the U.S. have seen themselves, from being a consumer of talent to being a co-producer of talent… Eventually, more employers will come to the conclusion that they have to play a more active role in creating the prepared workforce they need.” You can read the entire newsletter where he explores “A Unified Voice on Workforce Needs” here: https://lnkd.in/g_wEEgqn?