Our Company Charter
- Our customers
- Our staff
- Our environment
- Our suppliers
- Our community
SUSTAINABLE GOALS ARE PART OF WHO WE STRIVE TO BE
Certified B Companies
Certified B Companies are a new kind of business that balances purpose and profit. They are legally required to consider the impact of their decisions on their workers, customers, suppliers, community, and the environment. This is a community of leaders, driving of a global movement of people using businesses as a force for good.
In the B Economy, businesses compete to be best for the world, the people living in it, and the natural environment on which our quality of life depends.
To build a B Economy, we need to be a new kind of business that balances purpose and profit. B Corporations are businesses that are legally required to consider the impact of their decisions on their workers, customers, community, and environment. Certified B Corporations have met the highest standards of verified performance and transparency.
Marine Algae will work towards being certified.
About Our Company Team
Our leadership team in the Philippines are researchers, Marine Biologists, experience business leaders. Marine Algae Products, Inc has transitioned to a contract supply to local supply headed up by Simon Hoyle with working in conjunction with a great team of fisher farmers from the Samal Island area. There is full support from the local seaweed co-operatives in the areas around Davao.
The management and consultants in the seaweed growing and production system come from a range of backgrounds. Most of the leadership team are locally based and have lived in the Philippines for all or most of their lives.
President of the Philippine seaweed company responsible for growing seaweed in communities. Financial controller and People Resources Manager
Belle Lagarteja
President, Marine Algae Products, Inc
Based in Philippines operating a 40 desk BPO in the financial services sector, Gray has been 15 years in Philippines in a number of business. Prior businesses in the telecommunications industry globally
Gray Goodwin
MD, Australia. Consultant Philippines
Jay, a chemical engineer by training and with 10 years of managing production systems in the petro chemical industry, and 5 years of banana farm production brings practical operational discipline
Jay Descalsota
Farm Research Manager
Technology startup investor with prior investments in start-ups in nutraceuticals, data communications, recreational products, construction products, security systems, bio-pharmaceutical and energy saving systems. PhD in Agriculture
Dr Hugh Butler
CEO Australia
Lea (with 3 degrees) is passionate about womens health. She is currently undertaking a MSc/PhD on how seaweed reduces dysmenorrhea and endometriosis. Nothing she likes more than trawling through science papers and SPSS. Experienced in the startup culture, and loves and teaches music.