Are most resource producers, such as agricultural, timber, and chemical companies, stuck in an outdated commodity model that constrains innovation and growth? Three experts in business strategy and leadership think so. Mary Stacey, Marilyn Taylor and David Legge argue for  new business model based on a mutual commitment to stewardship of resources and “a partnership-oriented…

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Why should businesses invest in developing more environmentally friendly products like sustainable bio-based plastics? Because most consumers – not just in the U.S. but around the world – will choose more sustainable products if they are available at comparable cost. A new article by John Viera (Director of Sustainable Business Strategies at Ford Motor Company)…

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According to Digital Journal, March 4, 2012: “Category innovator Green Planet Bottling has won an enormous share of the retail travel market with distribution in the HMS Host Motorway Travel Plazas along the turnpikes of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maine, Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, West Virginia and Illinois. … Green Planet’s unique 100% plant-based bottle…

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From Plants to Products Seizing Maine’s Market Share in the Bio-Based Economy Wednesday, April 11th 8:30 am to Noon (plus networking lunch) Biovation LLC, Boothbay, ME How can Maine companies capitalize on the growing demand for sustainable bio-based products? Join the Sustainable Bioplastics Council of Maine to explore the growing consumer demand for bio-based plastics…

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From Plants to Products Seizing Maine’s Market Share in the Bio-Based Economy Wednesday, April 11th 8:30 am to Noon (plus networking lunch) Biovation LLC, Boothbay, ME How can Maine companies capitalize on the growing demand for sustainable bio-based products? Join the Sustainable Bioplastics Council of Maine to explore the growing consumer demand for bio-based plastics…

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Congratulations to Biovation LLC, a member of the Sustainable Bioplastics Council of Maine, for earning the BioPreferred label from the USDA in its Packaging Materials category. The USDA label assures consumers that a product or package contains a verified amount of renewable biological ingredients. Biovation is among one of the first in Maine to produce…

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Did you hear the latest on the ‘Clean’ Green Economy in Maine?  It’s pretty exciting! Here’s the gist: the Brookings Institution, a non-partisan research institute, found Maine created more clean jobs than the national rate. (4% compared to the nation’s 3.4%). Exactly how many since 2003? Oh, just 12,000. That’s ENORMOUS and encouraging. In my…

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By John Newton and Anthony Zeli, Special to the BDN BANGOR DAILY NEWS | 07.10. 2011 A recent report published by the BlueGreen Alliance, a national partnership between labor unions and environmental organizations, shows that Maine could either gain or lose hundreds of jobs over the next two decades depending on the path that our nation’s…

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By Rebecca Goldfine Mainebiz staff writer MAINEBIZ | 02.22.11 A small group in Maine that is trying to turn potatoes and wood chips into plastics met for its first annual meeting last Friday to discuss its future. And while the Sustainable Bioplastics Council of Maine is confident it is ushering in a new wave of sustainability…

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FOREST BIOPRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | 01.28.2010 This opportunity to utilize biomass wood for polymers in leading consumer products is an important new strategic direction for our efforts at the University of Maine. The Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) is now active in two Sustainable Bioplastics projects in collaboration with consortia of private companies and academic collaborators…

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