VEIC, the award-winning clean energy nonprofit organization, announces it has been Certified™ by Great Place to Work®. The prestigious certification is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at VEIC. This year, 86% of the organization’s employees said it’s a great place to work.

With high-impact energy solutions that are decarbonizing the world’s buildings, transportation, and utility grids, VEIC’s mission is to generate the energy solutions the world needs.

Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention, and increased innovation.

“Great Place to Work Certification™ isn’t something that comes easily – it takes ongoing dedication to the employee experience,” said Sarah Lewis-Kulin, vice president of global recognition at Great Place to Work. “It’s the only official recognition determined by employees’ real-time reports of their company culture. Earning this designation means that VEIC is one of the best companies to work for in the country.”  

“We are thrilled to become certified as a Great Place to Work. We know that our ability to meet our ambitious clean energy goals and serve our customers’ and clients’ needs requires an expert and engaged team. As a result, we consider employee experience a top priority every day,” said Rebecca Foster VEIC’s CEO. “We owe our continued success to our team of dedicated employees here at VEIC. We celebrate and thank them for all they do.”

Here’s what employees say they like about working at VEIC:

“Our mission and culture. Such smart and kind people work here. Every day we get to do work that helps people & planet. I've had so many opportunities for learning as the clean energy industry evolves.”    

 “The flexibility, work-life balance, empathetic culture, and opportunity to do meaningful work (not just go for work with the highest margin).”What we contribute to our communities is amazing. I appreciate our contractual obligation to give back to under privileged.”

According to Great Place to Work research, job seekers are 4.5 times more likely to find a great boss at a Certified™ great workplace. Additionally, employees at Certified™ workplaces are 93% more likely to look forward to coming to work, and are twice as likely to be paid fairly, earn a fair share of the company’s profits and have a fair chance at promotion.

About VEIC

VEIC is a sustainable energy company on a mission to generate the energy solutions the world needs. For over 35 years VEIC has been working to develop and deploy clean energy services that provide immediate and lasting change. With expertise in energy efficiency, building decarbonization, transportation electrification, and innovative approaches for a clean and flexible grid, VEIC brings innovative and equitable solutions to the market.

Companies under VEIC’s umbrella include Efficiency Vermont, DCSEU (DC Sustainable Energy Utility) and Efficiency Smart.

About Great Place to Work Certification™

Great Place to Work® Certification™ is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place to Work-Certified.

About Great Place to Work®

Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees worldwide and used those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. Their employee survey platform empowers leaders with the feedback, real-time reporting and insights they need to make data-driven people decisions. Everything they do is driven by the mission to build a better world by helping every organization become a great place to work For All™.

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