CEO/President at bambu® - a B Corp company and small global brand - Portland, Oregon, United States
Created for people and planet and founded in 2003, bambu® is recognized as the first eco-conscious brand in the housewares and hospitality industries. bambu creates beautiful and natural products for cooking, serving and entertaining made with only sustainable, renewable and certified organic materials. bambu is a vertical structured using responsible business practices. bambu designs for people who appreciate quality, design, simplicity, and natural beauty in their products. bambu has earned international design recognition from International Design magazine, Fortune magazine, and is a featured brand in Ecological Design, 1001 Eco Designs, and The Sustainable Design Book. bambu has established new standards in certification and testing, earning the only organic certification in the industry for its bamboo material sources. Today, bambu is the only housewares brand to carry USDA organic seal. Among the company's several product innovations, bambu has redefined the disposable paper plated. The Veneerware® brand is the premier brand of disposable dinnerware. Elegant, and eco-friendly Veneerware® is the only brand that is certified organic, and approved for composting in most areas. Veneerware is also Biobased certified by the FDA.Veneerware has been served on for presidential dinner event, in honor of the Dali Lama, celebrities dinners, weddings, hotel events and catered affairs. Veneerware is a natural, elegant, and eco-friendly alternative to plastic and ceramic that is both economical and environmentally low impact.bambu is a values-led business providing support and funding to organizations that promote sustainability and support healthy eco-systems. bambu is in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, 5 Gyres, Conservation Alliance, Plastic Pollution Coalition, and Honey Bee Research Lab.bambu® launches Grubware® in 2019. bambu is a B Corp certified business.