The Best Place for Working Parents co-founders Sara Redington and Sadie Funk won an award from the International Federation for Family Development. Courtesy photo.
The Best Place for Working Parents, co-founded by East Dallas resident Sara Redington, was recognized at the United Nations Headquarters recently.
The Best Place, a network of businesses and regions supporting working parents with family-friendly policies, received an award from the International Federation for Family Development. The honor was given in recognition of The Best Place’s “innovative approach to fostering supportive environments for working families,” according to a press release.
Funk and Redington also spoke on a panel during the federation’s briefing and award ceremony. Courtesy photo.
“This recognition highlights the critical role that employers play in advancing economic and social development through policies and benefits,” Redington said in the press release. “When companies integrate family-friendly policies into the heart of business operations, they do more than just support employees who are also caregivers. These policies also strengthen the foundation of the labor market and drive economic growth.”
Redington and fellow co-founder and National Director Sadie Funk also spoke on a panel during the federation’s briefing and award ceremony on how family-friendly policies bring about returns on investments.
“Being recognized on a global stage at the United Nations is a tremendous honor and a powerful message to the private sector,” Funk said in the press release. “This award underscores the universal importance of creating workplace cultures where working parents can excel and highlights how public-private partnerships can drive scalable, evidence-based solutions that benefit families, businesses and society as a whole. We are proud to represent the thousands of businesses across the U.S. that are proving a family-friendly strategy is a business-forward strategy.”
