We’re conscious capitalists.

Sustainnovation is neither a traditional business consultant that has started ‘talking green’ with little sustainability knowledge, nor an environmental/social organization with no real business background. We have the background to analyze and understand your operations in a conventional business sense, while developing a sustainability plan of genuine value – one that complements your other business goals and challenges.

Mark Myles 
From paper mills to electronics fabricators to wind tunnels to consumer products to process re-engineering, Mark has been offering technical and operational expertise for over 30 years.  Following his BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell, he joined the prestigious research and consulting firm Bolt Beranek and Newman.  After eight years there, he went to Hewlett-Packard and its spin-off Agilent Technologies, where for 20+ years he worked in sales, applications engineering, management, and marketing strategy.

In 2001 Mark left high-tech with a mission to apply his industry experience to sustainability.  After training to be a Certified

Practitioner with the Zero Emissions R esearch & Initiatives (ZERI) Foundation, he relocated to Quito, Ecuador where he worked with local Ecuadorian personnel to establish municipal solid waste composting facilities.  In 2003 Mark helped to form The GoodBye Chain Group, assisting with the design of its award-winning Material Declaration Wizard software, and working with electronics companies to comply with global product environmental compliance laws.

Mark speaks Spanish and has traveled extensively throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia.  He is a founding member of ConcordCAN - the Climate Action Network in Concord, AM, where he and his wife Meri are working to pursue a carbon-neutral life.

Rob Howe 
An entrepreneur and business leader in sustainability, Rob’s expertise ranges from zero waste and sustainable initiative design to high-tech sales and marketing to international teaching.   He is CRAA certified in Resource Management and consults and instructs based on the fundamentals of the Natural Step Framework and ZERI.

Rob is the former CEO of Recology Solutions, Inc., a sustainable packaging products and zero waste

services company.  It was an enriching two-year sabbatical in Indonesia that directly prompted him to reevaluate and redefine the relationship between business and the environment.  This shift in mindset inspired him to apply his business building skills to an effort he is truly passionate about – empowering corporations to adopt sustainability as a core strategy. 

Before moving to Indonesia, Rob served as a high-tech business development executive for 11 years managing Fortune 500 clients.   Today, as a founder of the Greater Newburyport Eco Collaborative and a leading member of various environmental and community efforts, Rob actively promotes regional development of sustainable and economic initiatives.

Rob has a BA from the University of Vermont in French and Philosophy, attended l’Université de Nice, speaks French and Bahasa Indonesia, and has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Central America, Southeast Asia and Europe. He currently lives in Newburyport, MA with his wife Laurel where they dutifully compost, reduce, reuse, and recycle.

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