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Benchmark

Maine businesses can use our tool to get a snapshot of their sustainable business practices and learn ways to improve their triple bottom line. Our goal is to have 200 businesses submit the tool in 2012.

Educate

By collecting data, we can create a sustainability snapshot of Maine-based business. We will use this data to work with businesses & educate our members on areas for improvement through events.

Repeat

We will continue collecting data and work towards becoming the hub of sustainable business statistics for Maine. Every year, our events will continually target areas where Maine can become more sustainable.

The Sustainability Benchmarking Tool is Brought to You by Our Sustainer Circle Members

In Partnership With Manomet

About MBS

Maine Businesses for Sustainability is a network of Maine businesses expanding their bottom line through sustainable business practices and triple bottom line values. LEARN MORE >

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Member Highlight

  • PelotonLabs

    PelotonLabs is a coworking space in Portland.  It is made up of small business owners, sole proprietors, freelancers and other professionals who desire a modern, relaxed and supportive work community. We have a range of workspace offerings including open lounge and work space, tables, dedicated desks and work areas and private offices. Membership levels are designed to suit the needs of each individual from 1 day per month to full time. PelotonLabs is a place of ideas, connections and the unexpected.

  • Duratherm

    Duratherm is a manufacturer of custom hardwood windows and doors. They are known for the high level of craftsmanship of their products, the fully customizable nature of their production process, their dedication to sustainability in all aspects of their business and their commitment to complete customer satisfaction.

  • Avena Botanicals

    Avena Botanicals takes great care in producing each of our products by hand and believe our small size allows us to create herbal remedies that truly enhance peoples health, happiness and peace of mind. Our gardens are certified organic by Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Certification Services and certified Biodymanic by Demeter-USA. We source locally for most of our products and services, supporting the local economy, and we are actively engaged in our community offering classes and garden tours for visitors.

  • Close Buy Catalog

    Close Buy Catalog is a school fundraising medium of a new sort. They offer an easy way to get some holiday shopping done without getting in the car or buying from faraway places. As an added bonus, you are not supporting any yucky things like sweat shop labor or excessive pollution from overseas shopping.

  • Central Maine Power

    Central Maine Power Company (CMP) delivers over 9 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity yearly to more than 600,000 retail electric customers in central and southern Maine. CMP supports energy conservation and sustainbility in many forms, and has recently partnered with the Clear Water Carbon Fund. CMP is an MBS Sustainer Circle member.

  • Green Clean Maine

    Green Clean Maine provides cleaning services for homes using its own handmade, non-toxic, no rinse cleaning supplies. Founded in 2007, the independent, locally owned company serves more than 180 clients in Greater Portland, with a staff of 20 full and part-time professional green cleaners. Proudly Carbon Neutral for 2012!

  • College of the Atlantic

    College of the Atlantic founded in 1969 believes that education should go beyond understanding the world as it is, to enabling students to actively shape its future. COA has a distinctive interdisciplinary approach to learning - human ecology - that develops the kinds of creative thinkers and doers needed by all sectors of society.

  • Verrill Dana

    Verrill Dana is one of New England's leading law firms. Service to the community and the legal profession is one of the major tenets of Verrill Dana's Core Values. Verrill Dana's staff and attorneys are deeply committed to supporting the communities in which they live and work. Verrill Dana is an MBS Sustainer Circle member.

  • IDEXX

    IDEXX Laboratories is a leader in pet healthcare innovation, serving practicing veterinarians around the world with a broad range of diagnostic and information technology-based products and services. IDEXX supports local communities through distater relief and their Global Volunteer Program; and, has a very successful focus on sustainability. IDEXX is an MBS Sustainer Circle member.

  • FairPoint Communications

    FairPoint Communications is a leading provider of high-speed Internet access, local and long-distance phone, television and other broadband services communities across 18 states. FairPoint makes investments in the communities they do business in and provide state-of-the-art technologies to attract business to those areas. FairPoint is an MBS Sustainer Circle member.

  • Bangor Savings Bank

    At Bangor Savings Bank, they are constantly working to give you banking solutions to help you succeed. As Maine's largest independent bank, they're totally committed to the communities, people and businesses of Maine. From York to Houlton, you're more than a customer to at Bangor Savings. You're a neighbor. Bangor Savings Bank is an MBS Sustainer Circle member.

  • Northeast Delta Dental

    Northeast Delta Dental specializes in the administration of dental programs. They are very much involved in the surrounding communities; and, each month, you will find many Northeast Delta Dental colleagues volunteering and serving community nonprofits. Northeast Delta Dental is an MBS Sustainer Circle member.

  • Thornton Tomasetti/Fore Solutions

    Thornton Tomasetti collaborates with clients seeking sustainable innovation to design, build & operate high-performance green buildings. They use whole-systems thinking to strike the right balance on each project between economic, social and environmental factors. Their sustainability experts offer LEED consulting & administration, sustainable building strategies, energy & daylight modeling & more.

  • Inn by the Sea

    Inn by the Sea is Maine's premier luxury beach destination. They offer a full-service spa and a restuarant called Sea Glass that uses the freshest local ingredients. Sustainability is evident in every part of Inn by the Sea's offerings. From Green Seal products to animal habitats and biofuel to solar panels, this truly is "green" hospitality. Inn by the Sea is an MBS Sustainer Circle member.

  • MEMIC

    MEMIC is Maine's largest and leading workers' compensation insurer. A private mutual insurer that serves as a guaranteed market for workers' compensation insurance for all Maine employers. MEMIC supports a variety of organizations through membership and employee involvement, and has an active employee volunteer program. MEMIC is an MBS Sustainer Circle member.