PBLN's 2010 Policy Agenda

Stonyfield Farm CEO Gary Hirshberg working with the
2010 PBLN Summit participants at Bentley University
on the connections between principled business
leadership and public policy 

PBLN is committed to advancing socially and environmentally responsible economic growth and the public policies that advance it. This commitment is vocalized through PBLN's policy statements on priority issues.

Healthcare/Life Sciences Policy Statement
As progressive business leaders, we believe Massachusetts should continue to lead the nation as an innovator in health, health care and life sciences. Read More

Congresswoman Niki Tsongas (D-MA)
Addresses the 2009 PBLN CEO Summit
on the status of national health reform

Education Policy Statement
PBLN supports passage of education reforms that bring access to innovation and excellence for all students from cradle to college. We view these innovations in education as essential contributions to the invention of a sustainable, competitive economy defined by shared and lasting opportunity and prosperity. Read More

Energy/Environment & Housing/Economic Development Policy Statement

Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA)
addresses PBLN's 2010 Washington DC
 Summit. His topic? the effort to put a
 price on carbon and launch a competitive
 renewable energy economy.

Progressive business leaders are committed to supporting strategies and policies both within our companies and our society that move us toward a more sustainable future, where we strive to harmonize our activity with our environment in our communities, in our country and throughout the world. Read More


PBLN Support: The Massachusetts Affordable Housing Law
PBLN has taken a position in support of the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Law (40B) which has been the target of a repeal effort via Question 3 on the statewide ballot November 2nd. Read More

If you would like to opt-in and sign on to any or all of these policy statements, you may do so by emailing PBLN Director of Operations Aaron Chalek at aaron@pbln.org.

Member Spotlight

Diane Hessan, President & CEO - Communispace
According to Advertising Age Communispace is one of the fastest growing marketing and technology companies in the country, with a Blue Chip client list that would make a Madison Avenue giant jealous. A pioneer in creating online communities to help marketers deeply engage customers, Diane helped found Communispace in 1999 and hasn't looked back.