In These Times
04-16-2012, 08:16 PM
FORT COLLINS, COLO.—Working at the New Belgium Brewery here seems too good to be true. Maker of the well-known Fat Tire beer and other nationally-distributed craft brews including Skinny Dip, 1554 and Blue Paddle, the brewery employees about 450 people in this college town, and recently announced it is opening another brewery (http://www.newbelgium.com/culture/jobs/view-and-apply.aspx) in Asheville, N.C.
In Fort Collins and Boulder you hear so much about environmental sustainability that it almost becomes overwhelming. Using clean energy, recycling religiously, biking to work and otherwise living a sustainable lifestyle is the norm. So it’s no surprise that New Belgium has an impressive and aggressive commitment (http://www.newbelgium.com/culture/alternatively_empowered.aspx) to maintaining a minimal carbon footprint (http://www.newbelgium.com/culture/alternatively_empowered/sustainable-business-story/planet/energy-and-greenhouse-gas-emission.aspx), dealing responsibly with waste and water and lobbying for clean water and air and other environmental causes.
But the company extends its sustainability commitment to the well-being of workers (http://www.newbelgium.com/culture/alternatively_empowered/sustainable-business-story/business-philosophy.aspx), who co-own 43 percent of the company through an ESOP (employee stock ownership program) and have a collective say in nearly all company decisions, from strategic long-range planning to daily choices, according to sustainability manager Katie Wallace.
This post may sound like shameless public relations for the company, but their stated commitment to a sustainable work environment seems to hold up under closer examination.
More... (http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/13040/a_toast_to_a_good_employer_new_belgium_brewery/)
In Fort Collins and Boulder you hear so much about environmental sustainability that it almost becomes overwhelming. Using clean energy, recycling religiously, biking to work and otherwise living a sustainable lifestyle is the norm. So it’s no surprise that New Belgium has an impressive and aggressive commitment (http://www.newbelgium.com/culture/alternatively_empowered.aspx) to maintaining a minimal carbon footprint (http://www.newbelgium.com/culture/alternatively_empowered/sustainable-business-story/planet/energy-and-greenhouse-gas-emission.aspx), dealing responsibly with waste and water and lobbying for clean water and air and other environmental causes.
But the company extends its sustainability commitment to the well-being of workers (http://www.newbelgium.com/culture/alternatively_empowered/sustainable-business-story/business-philosophy.aspx), who co-own 43 percent of the company through an ESOP (employee stock ownership program) and have a collective say in nearly all company decisions, from strategic long-range planning to daily choices, according to sustainability manager Katie Wallace.
This post may sound like shameless public relations for the company, but their stated commitment to a sustainable work environment seems to hold up under closer examination.
More... (http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/13040/a_toast_to_a_good_employer_new_belgium_brewery/)