S5E9 - Transforming Harmful Algae Into Everyday Goods
Episode 9 of the Let's Talk Sustainable Business podcast, hosted by The Conference Board, titled "S5E9 - Transforming Harmful Algae Into Everyday Goods" was published on March 7, 2024 and runs 20 minutes.
March 7, 2024 ·20m · Let's Talk Sustainable Business
Episode Description
Mari Granström is the CEO and Founder of Origin by Ocean, a Finnish start-up building a business ecosystem based on farmed and harvested algae, which is turned into ingredients used in the production of everyday consumer goods including in food, cosmetics, detergents, agriculture, textiles and packaging. In this episode we discuss why Mari decided to focus on the processed algae market, how Origin by Ocean uses biorefinery technology to tackle the problem of marine eutrophication and the company's partnership with Finnish brand Marikmekko.