It is vitally important to celebrate and publicize positive partnerships between companies and their employees.  These partnerships signify meaningful work, work-family balance, mutual respect, decent wages, and benefits.  Thus, 'Partnerships that Work' is a timely tribute to companies, big and small, that strive to make their workplaces positive models. In the future, the responsible workplace needs to be a hallmark of U.S. business both at home and abroad.

-Timothy H. Smith, Senior Vice President, Walden Asset Management, a leading socially-responsible investment firm, and President of the Social Investment Forum, the trade association for responsible investors