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id: "coronavirus-smarter-crowdsourcing:strategies/Write-and-publish-template-pledges-that-businesses"
type: "GovLab policy strategy"
title: "Write and publish template pledges that businesses can adapt for their own needs."
url: "https://coronavirus.smartercrowdsourcing.org/strategies/write-and-publish-template-pledges-that-businesses"
summary: "Write and publish template pledges that businesses can adapt for their own needs. Include evidence based safety measures and encourage businesses to bring these pledges to discussion with their employees."
source: "The GovLab (coronavirus.smartercrowdsourcing.org)"
licence: "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)"
---

# Write and publish template pledges that businesses can adapt for their own needs.

Write and publish template pledges that businesses can adapt for their own needs. Include evidence based safety measures and encourage businesses to bring these pledges to discussion with their employees.

- Timeframe: 1-3 Months (immediate)
- Audience: Private Sector, Academia, Civil Society, Essential Workers, Organized Civil Society, Nonprofits
- Type: Policy/Legislative/Regulatory, Communications, Partnerships
- Recommendation: [Community and stakeholder engagement](https://coronavirus.smartercrowdsourcing.org/recommendations/community-and-stakeholder-engagement)
- Part of: [Smarter Crowdsourcing in the Age of Coronavirus](https://coronavirus.smartercrowdsourcing.org/)

## Actions governments should take

1. Identify the specific needs businesses have at the current stage of the pandemic
2. Write template pledges that are as accessible as possible using clear language offered in multiple languages pledges.
3. Work with businesses to promote the message that pledges improve safety in the workplace, and they can also improve business by establishing trust with customers.

## Examples from around the world

1. [New Jersey has created templates that businesses and employees can adapt to their needs. The campaign is designed to help build trust and solidarity between employees and employers as well as between customers and businesses.](https://covid19.nj.gov/faqs/nj-information/reopening-guidance-and-restrictions/how-can-businesses-organizations-and-residents-support-new-jerseys-restart-and-recovery-what-is-the-one-jersey-pledge#:~:text=What%20is%20the%20One%20Jersey%20Pledge%3F,-Last%20Updated%3A%2006&text=To%20help%20stop%20the%20spread,and%20social%20restart%20and%20recovery.)