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GreenBlue2008 annual report


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GreenBlue

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2009 GB

In many ways, 2008 was GreenBlues most signicant

growth: we doubled our staff size and epanded the

our work, including the launch of a major new initiativ

two largest projects continued to epand the Susta

Packaging Coalition grew its membership and develo

several new resources for the packaging industry whi

CleanGredients attracted new subscribers in the clea

products industry and we forged new partnerships

private sector leaders who are intensifying their comm

m ssib idsi sysms.

While Im mindful that the economic downturn brings

uncertainty for the days to come, I hold a deep sense

optimism and hope that the year ahead will bring mo

success for GreenBlue and, even more importantly, t

bd ssibiiy mvm.

Since GreenBlues founding, we have taught our priv

sector partners to embrace sustainability innovation i

to succeed long-term. The environmental crises of th

fty years have certainly persuaded many to pursue s

innovation, but the nancial crisis of the past few mo

may force them to do so. Many are uestioning the v

foundations of our economy, including our dependen

dwindling resources and inefcient systems.

dear friends,


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GreenBlueA NONPROFIT INSTITUTE WORKING FOR THE POSITIVE REDESIGN OF INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS.

GreenBlue uSeS DeSIGn aS a leVeraGe

poInt For eFFeCtIVe aCtIon

GreenBlue is staffed by scientists, engineers and design

professionals who ask: How can we design, prototype, and

realize better products and systems? GreenBlue asks this

uestion in specic contets to reveal practical design and

business opportunities.

GreenBlue WorKS DIreCtlY WItH

THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO CREATE MORE

SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS

GreenBlue provides decision-makers with pragmatic

information about how to improve industrial systems. We

engage industry in activities that are broad in scope (e.g.,

sector wide, life-cycle-based and supply-chain inclusive) with

the potential to result in positive systemic impacts.

GREENBLUE STIMULATES THE CREATIVE

reDeSIGn oF InDuStrY BY FoCuSInG

tHe expertISe oF proFeSSIonal

COMMUNITIES TO CREATE SOLUTIONS,

reSourCeS, anD opportunItIeS For

IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABILITY.

GreenBlue SupportS a poSItIVe VISIon

For tHe Future oF tHe planet

We see eciting opportunities for industrial systems to be

redesigned to align economic, social and environmental

benets. We envision a world where industry contributes to the

conservation and growth of ecosystems and enhances human

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GreenBlue connects this positive vision for sustainability with

real opportunities for immediate implementation.


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tHe SpC IS an InDuStrY WorKInG Group

COMPRISED OF MORE THAN 200 MEMBERS,

INCLUDING NUMEROUS GLOBAL 500

COMPANIES, COLLABORATING TO REDESIGN

PACKAGING PRODUCTS AND SYSTEMS.

tHe SuStaInaBle paCKaGInG CoalItIon

enVISIonS a WorlD WHere all paCKaGInG IS

Sourced responsibly

Designed to be effective and safe throughout its life cycle

Meets market criteria for performance and cost

Made entirely using renewable energy

Once used, is recycled efciently to provide a valuable

resource for subseuent generations

sustainaBle packaGinG coalitionCreatInG a VISIon. FInDInG SolutIonS. BuIlDInG a Future.

2008 HIGHlIGHtS

COMPASS, an online software tool that allows packa

designers and engineers to compare the human and

environmental impacts of their designs, was releasedversion to SPC members in September after more th

years of development. It will be released to the publi

March 2009.

The Essentials of Sustainable Packaging curriculum, d

for packaging professionals seeking a greater unders

of how sustainability criteria can be effectively integra

the packaging development process, was taught to o

individuals in eight different locations across North A

2008 after launching in January.

The SPC continued to develop Environmental Briefs

Common Packaging Materials, a series of technical

to summarize the environmental, human health and o

relevant issues associated with the production, use aend-of-life of common packaging materials. The com

collection of briefs will be released publicly in March

The SPC has developed a draft Sustainable Perform

Metrics Framework for a set of common performanc

indicators and metrics by which companies can track

gauge their performance against key elements of the

denition of sustainable packaging. Version 1.0 will b

released in March 2009.

A

SuStaInaBIlItY

UNDERLYING

anD Sun

SUSTAINABLE

ExECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Rafael Aras

Michigan State UniversitySchool of Packaging

Sc Ballae

Microsoft

Sc Carpeer

S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.

Aprl Crw

Coca-Cola Company

Jh Delfasse

The Estee Lauder Companies

Hmber Garca

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Sara Harwell

U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency

Jefer McCracke

McDonalds

Shaa Mre

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cleanGredientsTHE ONLINE SOURCE FOR GREEN FORMULATION.

CleanGreDIentS, an onlIne DataBaSe

OF INGREDIENT CHEMICALS IN CLEANING

proDuCtS, IS noW uSeD BY oVer

300 COMPANIES TO DEVELOP SAFER,

Greener proDuCtS.

STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Bi Bk

International Sanitary SupplyAssociation (ISSA)

timhy Cwy

Dow Chemical Company

Richard Cottrell

SYSCO Corporation

Dvid DiFi

U.S. EPA DfE Program

libby Smm

U.S. EPA DfE Program

Marsha Hardin

Reckitt Benckiser, Inc.

Robert Kiefer

Consumer Specialty ProductsAssociation (CSPA)

Ernesto Lippert

BASF Corporation

Richard Liroff

Ivs evim Hhnwk

Roger McFadden

Corporate Epress

Teresa McGrath

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lid twiig

Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry

2008 HIGHlIGHtS

In September, CleanGredients announced its rst ma

of the solvents module, the databases second modu

progress in nalizing two additional modules, chelati

which should launch by mid-2009. With the completio

CleanGredients will include the si most signicant ch

cleaning products industry.

CleanGredients continued to attract new subscribers

approimately 190 subscribers in January to 325 in D

In November, GreenBlue was recognized by the U.S.

Agency (EPA) as a Champion in the Design for the (DfE) Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative (SDSI) fo

surfactants through CleanGredients. Champion is the

offered under SDSI; GreenBlue was lauded for outst

the use of safer surfactants.

CleanGredients was recommended by the state of C

policy approaches for the states Green Chemistry In

WE ARE MA

PRODUCTS A

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Green2Green IS an onlIne reSourCe

tHat alloWS BuIlDInG proFeSSIonalS

TO COMPARE BUILDING PRODUCTS SIDE

BY SIDE BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL

attrIButeS relateD to InDoor aIr

qUALITY, ENERGY USE, HUMAN HEALTH

AND MORE.

Green2GreenWe Dont DeFIne Green, We GIVe It a plaCe to GroW.

aDVISorY BoarD

Rick Bohannon

Bidig i Gd Fih

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The Enterprise Foundation/Green Communities Project

Jh Cmdy

Center for Sustainable BuildingResearch

Mick Dalrymple

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Madeline Fraser Cook

New Ecology Inc.

Jsh Gwy

B Hsig Cii

Bsy Hds

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Sandra Mallory

Seattle Department of Planning& Development

Ma Mead

Bidig G

Jh Q

University of Virginia School ofArchitecture

py rs

GreenHOME

Mark Watson

Piedmont Housing Alliance

Wk Ws

Gb G uSa

Csy Wiims

Bd Fm

2008 HIGHlIGHtS

Green2Green ofcially launched at the Greenbuild E

November, making it the only website that provides f

building products.

Ongoing development throughout the year resulted

such as the ability of manufacturers and dealers to se

products at no cost. Major companies such as Sanyo

Insulation have listed products on Green2Green, as w

companies like GreenFiber and MetroBrick.

Green2Green now features building products from thi

and is working to provide credible information for all g

MANY BU

IDENTIFYING P

tHeIr Green B

PRODUCT INFO


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closinG the loopA COMPREHENSIVE ROAD MAP FOR RESOURCE RECOVERY.

2008 HIGHlIGHtS

GreenBlue has developed a Glossary of Material Type

all major packaging materials and standardize termino

provide a common framework for communication alon

The Design for Recovery Guidelines will advise desig

should be considered in order for a specic material

glass) to be compatible with different available recov

composting and waste-to-energy).

In an effort to collect information on best practices fo

reprocessing of packaging and other municipal sold w

plants and waste to energy facilities. During the pastreprocessing and recycling facilities in Virginia, New Y

North Carolina, Colorado, Belgium, England, Germany,

understand the different technologies and implications

To guide policy recommendations, Closing the Loop sta

international recycling laws and policies, as well as ete

legislation and systems in Canada, the European Union

WITH FUNDING FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

ConSerVatIon, GreenBlue InItIateD tHe CloSInG tHe loop

proJeCt In 2008, a reSearCH proJeCt to Create a DetaIleD

teCHnICal anD polICY report tHat IDentIFIeS KeY opportunItIeS

FOR SYSTEMIC LEVERAGE TO ACHIEVE IMPROVEMENTS IN MATERIAL

VALUE RECOVERY ACROSS A RANGE OF MATERIAL TYPES AND

proDuCt CateGorIeS.

OUR CURRENT

AT THEIR E

HoW Can We

RECYCLER? HO

proDuCtS are

Martha Steve


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fundinGInVeStInG In a SuStaInaBle Future.

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Act Now Productions

AET Films, Inc.Alcan Packaging, Inc.

Alcoa

Amcor PET Packaging

American PackagingCorporation

Amerikal Products Corporation

Ampacet

AromaoriA

Associated PackagingTechnologies

Atlantic Packaging

avy Dis

Ball Corporation

BASF Corporation

Be Green PackagingBemis Company

Berry Plastics

Better Packages, Inc.

Bluedog Design, Inc.

Bs Bs

California Department ofCsvi

California Integrated WasteManagement Board

Capital Corrugated

Caraustar Industries I

CardPak, Inc.Cello-Poly Corporatio

Chevron Phillips Che

Church & Dwight Co

Ciba Epert Services

Clean Agency, Inc.

Clemson University Dof Packaging Science

Clif Bar & Co.

Coating EcellenceIi

Colgate-Palmolive Co

Combined Technolog

Command Packaging

Competitive Innovati

Cag FdsCsidd CiCorporation

Constar, Inc.

C-P Fleible Packagin

CPT, Inc.

Cw Hdigs

Curtis Packaging Cor

DaniMer

SPC MEMBERS

GreenBlue GrateFullY

aCKnoWleDGeS tHe FolloWInG

FounDatIonS, Corporate anD

GOVERNMENT FUNDERS FOR THEIR

CrItICal Support oF our WorK DurInG

2008 (JANUARY 1, 2008 DECEMBER 31,

2008). WHETHER SUSTAINING OUR CORE

PROGRAMS OR PROVIDING SEED MONEYFor neW InItIatIVeS, tHeIr GeneroSItY

HAS GREATLY INCREASED THE IMPACT OF

our WorK.

GrantorS SponSorS

Reckitt Benckiser-North America

Henkel of America(Dial Corp)

Owens-Illinois

Duro Bag Mfg. Co.

Pacic Southwest Container

Coca-Cola North America

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Card Pak, Inc.

Clif Bar & Co.

Cloro Company

Illinois Tool Works Inc

ISSa

Stopwaste.org

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Environmental Defense Fund

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California Dept. ofCsvi

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Innovia Films, Inc.

Innoware Incorporated

Ii BsissCommunications, Inc.

International Paper

Interstate Resources

Inx Ii Ik C.

Jms rss CsigIi I

Jedlicka Design Ltd.

Jhs & JhsJupiter Group, Inc.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Klckner Pentaplast

Kraft Foods

LATHER, Inc.

LBP Manufacturing

Macaran Printed Products

MARSpkg

Mattel, Inc

McCormick & Company, Inc.

McDonalds

McDonough Braungart DesignChemistry (MBDC)

MeadWestvaco

Metaboli

Michigan State UniversitySchool of Packaging

Microsoft

Millwood Inc.

ModusLink Corporation

Mohawk Fine Papers

M-real Corporation

Multi-Color Corporation

National Adhesives-Henkel

nWks

Naturopathica HolisticHh llC

NAU, Inc.

ns pi

New Chapter, Inc.

NewPage Specialty Papers

Net Generation Films, Inc

nik

NORDENIA U.S.A. Inc.

Nu-Life North America

O-I

OIA Global Logistics - CreativePackaging Solutions

PA Consulting Group

PACCESS Packaging

Pacic Natural Foods

Pacic Southwest Container

Packaging & TechnologyIgd Sis, llC

Packaging 2.0

Packaging Corp. of America

Packstar

Pactiv Corporation

Pakit, Inc.

PakTech

PepsiCo/Frito Lay

Philip Morris

Phoeni TechnologiesIi

pigeon*branding + design

pKG Idsis

PKG Packaging Knowledge Group

Placon Corporation

Plastic Suppliers, Inc.

Power Retailing GroupS.a d C.V

Printpack, Inc.

Procter & Gamble

Product Ventures

rsip Ii

Recycline, Inc.

reI

Rock-Tenn Company

Rohrer Corporation

r-pac International Corp.

S.C. Jhs & S

S l

Schawk, Inc.

Scholle Packaging

Sealed Air Corporation

Select Product Group

Seventh Generation, Inc.

Shanghai Luin EvotechPackaging

Shikatani Lacroi

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

Siteen Tons Consulting

SKC inc.

Smurt-Stone PackagingCorporation

Solo Cup

Sonoco Products Company

Spartech Corporation

Specialized Packaging Group

Spectra-Kote

Starbucks Coffee Company

StopWaste

Stress Engineering Services, Inc.

Sun Chemical Corporation

Sun Hing Printing Companylimid

Symantec Corporation

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t & ly

t pk

The Cloro Company

The Coca-Cola Company

The Kellogg Company

TOMRA North America

Toms of Maine

Transparent ContainerCompany

TricorBraun

Tri-Ple Packaging

Twice Green Consulting

u.S. epa

uiv

Unisource Worldwide Inc.

Univenture, Inc.

UPB - Utah Paperbo

US Corrugated, Inc.

VACUMET

Wausau Paper SpecialtyProducts

Webb Scarlett deVlam

WinCup

Wib

YorK lb

ABC Compounding Co., Inc.

Access Business Group

Adco Cleaning Products

Advanced BioCatalyticsCorporation

Air Products and Chemicals

Aire-Master of America, Inc.

Akemi - Chemisch-TechnischeSpezialfabrik GmbH (Germany)

Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry

Ale C. Fergusson, IncAlpha Aromatics

Alpha Chemical Services Inc.

Alpine Aromatics International

AL Wilson Chemical Company

American Cleaning Solutions

American Marketing Groupof TN

Amrep

Anderson Chemical Company

Anderson Chemical Company

Arkema Inc.

Armstrong Manufacturing Inc.

Aromaoria

Arrow Chemical Corp.

Arrow Chemical Products, Inc.

Arrow Magnolia International

Arylessence, Inc.

Ashburn Chemical Technologies

AspenClean.com

atCo Ii

ah lbis

Atlantic Chemical andEuipment

Authorized Lake CleaOrganization, Inc.

Auto-Chlor System

Automated Packagin

avm ld.

Aztron Chemical Serv

B & B Blending, Inc

BaSF

Beaumont Products,

Bbbig Idsi

IncorporatedBehr Process

Belle-Aire Fragrances

Berkley Medical

Best Sanitizers

Betco Corporation

Better Life

Bickley Consulting

BIO-CAT Microbials L

Bi-O-Kleen Industries

Bio-Lab, Inc.

BioLogi Products Gr

Bio Sav Inc

Bisis

BioSource Solutions

Bio Spectra

Bisysms Ii

Birsch Industries, Inc.

Bissell Homecare, Inc

Bi-State Detergent Sy

Boehle Chemicals, In

BonaKemi USA, Inc.

Brad-David Distributo

SPC MEMBERS ContinuED CLEAnGREDiEntS SuBSCRiB


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CLEAnGREDiEntS SuBSCRiBERS ContinuED

Odorite International, Inc.

One Way Products, Inc

og tKo Idsis

Organica Biotech Inc.

Packlin Laboratories

Pariser Industries, Inc.

PDq Manufacturing, Inc.

pGI

Pharmacal Research Labs, Inc.

Pilot Chemical

Pioneer Chemical

Pioneer Eclipse Corp

P.L.M. Inc

ppG

Preserva Products, Ltd.

Presidential Chemical

Prestige Brands Inc.

ProClean of Arizona, Inc.

The Procter & GambleCompany

Producto Chemicals

ProRestore Products

PROSOCO, Inc.

Pro-Te-All Co.

plbsPVS Nolwood Chemicals

Q Chm

quest Chemical Corporation

qVS Inc

qwatro Corporation

Radiator Specialty Company

rd Idsis, llC

Ranger Chemicals, Inc.

Razor Chemical, Inc.

Reckitt Benckiser

Recochem Inc.

Reliable Solutions Inc

Resource One, Inc. (DSupply)

Re Chemical

Robertet Fragrances,

Rohm & Haas Compa

rsmy Gd

lbisRoyal Solutions, Inc.

rpS evim

Rug Doctor, Inc.

Safe-Tee Chemical Co

SafeWash Technolog

Sanitation Solutions I

Sanitek Products, Inc

Santec Products

Scientic Innovention

SC Jhs

Secco Technologies L

Sentry Chemical Com

ServiceMaster Clean

Svh Gi

Snyder ManufacturinCorporation

SyC

Specialty Chemicals

Specialty Products of

Spectrowa Corp

Spray Nine Corporat

Spurrier Chemical Co

State Industrial Produ

EcoLogic Solutions

The Ecologyworks

Elco Laboratories

Emtech Laboratories, Inc.

Enviro-Brite

Envirochem, Inc.

Enviro Consultant Service, LLC

Enviroform Industries

EnviroLogic BiobasedTechnologies

Environmental ManufacturingSis

evim SsibiiySis

EnviroSource Inc.

EnvirO LLC

Enzymes Incorporated

Essential Industries, Inc.

esm Cig Sysms

Euroeur Enterprises P/L

Evolving Solutions Inc.

Fabpro Inc.

Fautless Starch/Bon AmiCompany

Fib Chm, llC

Fine Organics CorporationFirst Preference Products Corp.

Flo-Kem, Inc.

Florida Chemical Company

Forkem, Inc.

Formula Corporation

Franmar Chemical, Inc.

Fresh Products, LLC

F Bsh C.

Gbs

Gent-l-kleen Products, Inc.

Gleen Clean Inc.

Golden Ventures, Inc.

Great Lakes Bio Systems, Inc.

Grifn Brothers, Inc.

Grifn Chemical Co., LLC

Groupe Savon Olympic Inc

Guy & ONeill, Inc.

Hagelin & Company, Inc.

Handi-Clean Products, Inc.

Harris Research, Inc.

Harvard Chemical Research Inc.

Hwk Sis

Henkel Corporation

Herbally Yours Inc.

Hickory Adchem, Inc.

Hill Manufacturing Co., Inc

Hiyd Idsis

Hwy Hs

Hm Hdw Ss limid

The Hope Company, Inc.

Hubbard-Hall

Hubman Products, Inc.

Huey Chemical Corporation

Huish Detergent, Inc.

Hsm llC

Inceptor, Inc.

Idsi I.l.I.

Innovasource, LLC

Innovation Services Inc

Innovative Chemical Corp

Innu-science Canada inc

Insignia Labs, Inc.

Intercon Chemical Company

Ii pmTechnologies, Inc.

International Specialty Products

Ivis

ITD, Inc.

ItW Dym

Ivanhoe Industries, Inc.

J&E Sozio, Inc.

J. F. Dy Ii

JMC Holdings

JohnsonDiversey Inc.

KIK Custom Products

Kinpak Inc

Kleenrite Chemical

Kleen Tech Solutions LLC

Kleen Test Products

Knapp Manufacturing

KO Manufacturing, Inc.

Lalema, Inc.

Lambent Technologies

ls Fis l

Lawton Bros., Inc.

Lees TechnologyLes Chimiues B.O.D. Inc. /B.O.D. Chemicals Inc.

lHB Idsis

lpS lbis

Lyn Enterprises

Mainte Inc.

Mandala Technologies, LLC

Manufacturers Chemicals LLC

MARBLELIFE, Inc.

Mason Chemical Company

MasterBlend

Mavidon

McIntyre Group, Ltd.

McWaters Marketing Group

M.D. Stetson Company, Inc.

Method Products

MG Laboratories

M. H. Rufn & Associates

Michael Fortin, Consultant

Midlab, Inc.

Misco Products Corp.

Mission Laboratories

Momar, Inc.

Monarch Fragrances, LLC

Mt. Hood Solutions

Multi-Blend Ltd.

Multi-Chem

Multi-Clean

Munzing

NCH Corporation

Neo Technologies

Nease Corporation

Nevada Ecotec

New Dawn ManufacturingCompany

Nice Pak/PDI

Noramtech Corporation

North American ResearchCorporation

Novozymes Biologicals

Nuance Soulutions (BullenMidwest)


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SuPPoRt + REVEnuEMembership Dues $1,242,500

Gs $1,145,258

pgm rvs $334,954

Sponsorships $83,500

oh $40,695

Total $2,846,907

Direct Epenses $1,278,999

Employee Costs $1,093,589

Total $2,372,588

Net Income $474,319

EXPEnSES

For a complete nancial report audited by Robinson, Farmer, Co & Associates, Certied Public Accountants,please contact GreenBlue.

financials2008 HIGHlIGHtS

GreenBlue ContInueD to StrenGtHen ItS FInanCIal poSItIon

In 2008, tHanKS to tHe GeneroSItY oF FounDatIonS, Corporate

MEMBERS, SUBSCRIBERS AND SPONSORS. REVENUES FOR 2008 WERE

$2,846,907 COMPARED TO $1,704,749 FOR 2007AN INCREASE OF

$1,142,158 (67%).


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Board + staffTHE PASSION, INTELLIGENCE AND HUMANITY OF OUR BOARD + STAFF ARE OUR MOST VALUABLE RESOURCES.

BoarD oF DIreCtorS 2008 StaFF lISt

Anne Bedarf, Project Manager

Topher Buck, Senior Project Manager

Amber Capron, Development andCommunications Associate

Stephanie deSocio, Communication Designer

Tracy Edgerton, Ofce Manager

Whit Faulconer, Project Manager

Lesley Fore, Administrative Associate

Alec Gosse, Senior Developer

Anne Johnson, Program Director

Erin Malec, Director of Eternal Relations

Dianne Martin, Operations Manager

Heather Martin, Project Associate

Minal Mistry, Project Manager

Jami Montambault, CPA, Finance Manager

Khi oD, Si Fw

Js ps, psid & Ceo

Elizabeth Shoch, Project Manager

Martha Stevenson, Senior Project Manager

Pennelope Fenner-Crisp, Ph.D.

US EPA (Retired), ILSI Risk Science Institute (Retired)

Joel Makower

GreenBiz.com, Founder; Clean Edge, Inc., Co-founder and Principal

Matthew Realff, Ph.D.

Associate Professor in the School of Chemical and BiomolecularEngineering at Georgia Tech and Program Director at the NationalScience Foundation

Scott Seydel, Co-ChairEvco Research, Chair and CEO

Jonathan Wege, Co-Chair

SymbioCycles, Chair

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