On April 21st and 22nd, Instituto Conexiones director, Kimberly Newton-Klootwyk, and Connections Consortium member, Amy Seidman, traveled to Washington D.C. to join the Sustainable Business Institute and members of Congress in awarding the Seal of Sustainability award to select U.S. companies who have shown a comitment to sustainable business practices. Companies that were honored with this award include Be Green Packaging, LLC, Gaia Hotels, The Allied Group and Puroast Coffee.
During this time in Washington D.C., representatives of Instituto Conexiones participated in a round table discussion at the Cannon building in Capitol Hill with sustainable business thought-leadres whereas Newton was able to express the position that U.S. companies with operations & partners overseas must uphold high social responsibility standards that include their marketing & competition practices in emerging markets.
She spoke with a congresswoman who is also a committee member of the Waxman Bill, regarding international standards and communicated the position that the actions of U.S. companies in international markets must be included, which she agreed and gave us directions on how to best send them our position.
The trip was a great success and allowed Instituto Conexiones to include the Latin American voice within the U.S. sustainable business movement.
