Voices for a Sustainable Future Inc.

“The organization does not have any committees which have the authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“Form 990 is prepared by an external accountant and agreed to with the managing director. The form is then reviewed by the president of the board and the executive director and is then electronically filed. The filed form 990 is provided to the board as a part of the next financial reports made to the board after form 990 is filed, and it is approved at that time.”

“The organization requires board members and employees to annually sign a conflict of interest statement. Any conflicts of interest are to be disclosed within the board meetings. Resolutions of such conflicts will also be documented via board meeting minutes.”

“When approving compensation for directors, officers and employees, the board or a duly constituted compensation committee of the board complies with the following: a. All terms of compensation will be approved by the board or compensation committee. B. All members of the board or compensation committee must not have a conflict of interest with respect to the compensation arrangement. C. The board or compensation committee will obtain and rely upon appropriate data as to comparability prior to approving the terms of compensation. This may include compensation levels paid by similarly situated organizations for functionally comparable positions, the availability of similar services in the geographic areas of this organization, current compensation surveys compiled by independent firms, and actual written offers from similar institutions competing for the services of the person subject to the compensation arrangement.”

“See explanation provided for question 15a.”

“Documents that are publicly available are provided as required under federal tax rules.”

“The mission of voices for a sustainable future/labor network for sustainability (lns) is to engage workers, trade unionists, communities, and climate justice groups together in building a just transition to a society that is ecologically sustainable, economically just, and works for all of us. We work to help the climate and climate justice movements understand the primacy of work in people's lives, to help the labor movement engage in the climate movement and to build deep relationships and solidarity between the worker-labor movement, the climate justice movement, and the environmental movement.”

“Lns long-term goals a.help the labor movement, traditional and non-traditional, become a leading force for a just transition to a climate safe and equitable economy, by building and advancing a climate action program of its own; b.help environmentalists and other climate leaders understand how important labor is to the success of the climate movement, how central work is to people's lives, and that good jobs are an essential element of a just transition; and c.build bridges and deep relationships between the labor and climate movements and help them engage together in rising to the challenges of the current climate crisis. The labor convergence on climate program is now the main delivery mechanism for our program. The convergence includes the networking, assistance, training, publishing and convening we do year round. Every two years we host a national gathering of the labor convergence on climate, and on the odd years we conduct regional convergence gatherings. In 2018 we held two regional convergence gatherings, published xx issues of the newsletter through which we distribute regular program updates, and conducted xx trainings on labor and climate for environmental and climate justice groups. The convergence's organizing plan is focused on building bridges and deep relationships between the labor and climate justice and climate movements and creating space and opportunities to engage them together in advancing concrete just transition projects and policies. Program 1, 2018: labor convergence on climate: the launch and growth of labor convergence on climate is one of the biggest successes of our work since 2016. Over the course of 2018, the convergence became the main vehicle through which we advance our long-term goals and is the umbrella for our increasingly unified and strategic approach to just transition work. It has created the space for climate and just transition organizers and organizing projects to share lessons, strategize together, and both advance the climate agenda within the labor movement and advance the jobs and economic justice agendas in the climate justice and environmental movements. Accomplishments in 2018 included: -march 26 and june 11 engaging with labor trainings for over 35 greenpeace and other climate justice organizers. -on july 28 we conducted a los angeles labor convergence on climate, endorsed by one of the largest central labor councils in the country, the la federation of labor, representing 850,000 workers; and co - hosted by the american federation of state, county and municipal employees (afscme) and seven la area union locals. Among the more than 70 participants were members of the following unions in addition to afscme: nurses, refinery workers, electrical workers, entertainment industry workers, teachers, cinematographers, construction workers energy workers, sheet metal manufacturing workers, letter carriers, and social workers. -september 2018 labor gatherings in san francisco around the global :climate action summit. Attendees included nurses, carpenters, electrical workers, teachers, communication workers, transportation workers, postal workers, food service workers, public employees, and service industry workers from over 20 different unions. -on december 7 we conducted a webinar for labor on the green new deal. -over the year there was a continuously increasing level of participation and growing momentum of this program of bottom-up self-organizing -over the year there was increasing support among elements of the labor movement for the climate justice movement; -over the course of the year we responded to a continuously growing number of requests from labor, climate, and climate justice allies to advise them, train their members, and/or convene strategy sessions about how to move forward on just transition while also doing social self-defense; -over the course of the year we engaged with an increasing number of labor-led organizing projects across the country based in both the la”

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