A word from our readers...
On the event of our fifth anniversary, Sustainable Industries decided to catch up with 10 subscribers who have been with us from the very first issue and get their perspective on how things have changed since 2002.
A testament to the magazine’s Northwest roots, 9 of the 10 are Portlanders, with a lone Seattle representative in the bunch. Like the rest of our readers, though, the early subscribers profiled in the following pages and online are leaders in a diverse range of industries from green building and law to food processing and investment.
The positive impact of public concerns about climate change, reflections on the growth of greenwashing and a conviction that sustainability will need to tackle social equity issues were common themes among many of the interviews. We hope these interviews provide a moment of reflection on where we’ve been and where we’re headed as part of the green business community.
Each week throughout March, we'll be posting two additional interviews and inviting you, our online readers to submit your own thoughts about changes in sustainable industries over the past 5 years. We'll publish highlights in the June issue of Sustainable Industries.
Send us your feedback here!
This week's profiles:
Jennifer Allen
Portland State University
Portland
Steve Kokes
Coates Kokes
Portland
Angus Duncan
Bonneville Environmental Foundation
Portland
Indigo Teiwes
Portfolio 21
Portland
Brian Rohter
New Seasons Markets
Portland
Rachel Shimshak
Renewable Northwest Project
Portland
Coming up:
Karla ChambersStalhbush Island Farms Corvallis, Ore. Ralph DiNolaGreen Building Services Portland Bert GregoryMithun Seattle Don KrahmerSchwabe Williamson and Wyatt Portland
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