| 词条 | Jeff Golfman |
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| name = Jeff Golfman | image = Jeff_Golfman_2017.jpg | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|05|13}} | birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = Canadian | other_names = | occupation = Entrepreneur | years_active = 1990–present | known_for = | notable_works = }} Jeff Golfman (born May 13, 1968) is a Canadian businessman, entrepreneur, inventor and author. BackgroundGolfman was born on May 13, 1968, in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is a graduate of the University of Winnipeg Collegiate, and the Ivey Business School at University of Western Ontario. CareerIn 1990, Golfman started the Blue Box curbside recycling program in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1] In January 1998, Golfman and Woody Harrelson co-founded Prairie Paper, whose goal was to manufacture paper from wheat straw waste.[1] The company's "Step Forward Paper" is made of 80 percent wheat straw waste and 20 percent wood fiber.[2][3] In 2012, Golfman patented a method for manufacturing solely nonwood fiber paper.[4] Golfman served as president of Prairie Paper until August 2015.[5] In December 2015, Golfman founded The Raw Office, a drop-ship reseller of environmentally friendly office supplies.[6] In 2016, Golfman joined the Chlorine Free Products Association (CFPA) as an advisory board member.[7] PhilanthropyIn 1991 Golfman founded Green Kids, Inc., a nonprofit live theatre group which helps educate young people on environmental subjects.[1] In 2017 Golfman organized a fundraiser for Margaret's Housing and Community Support Services, raising about $177,000.[8] Awards and publicationsIn 2009, Golfman received the Silver Lining Award for Pulse Furniture. In 2013 Golfman was awarded the 3M Environmental Innovation Award by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society for his work in Prairie Paper.[9] In 2013 Golfman published a book, The Cool Vegetarian; he also publishes a blog by the same name.[1][10] Also in 2013, Golfman was one of four Manitobans nominated for the Manning Innovation Awards.[11] In 2016, he was a finalist for the Brightlane Entrepreneur Awards for The Raw Office.[12] Golfman has also been a guest writer at Entrepreneur since 2016.[13] Other awards include the Federal Business Development Bank's Entrepreneur of the Year award, the Sustainable Development Award of Excellence, and the 2012 Envirokidz Giving Back Award.[14][15] References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-68230-080-0|title=When Woody Harrelson called, eco-entrepreneur answered|work=The Globe and Mail|date=May 22, 2015|author=Joel Schlesinger|accessdate=October 23, 2017}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Golfman, Jeff}}2. ^{{cite news|title=Woody Harrelson: Reinventing The Way Paper Is Made With Only 20% Wood|work=Forbes|author=Schawbel, Dan|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2013/06/24/woody-harrelson-reinventing-the-way-paper-is-made-with-only-20-wood/#30d0b03472ac|date=June 24, 2013|accessdate=October 23, 2017}} 3. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/strombo/news/woody-harrelson-works-to-save-forests-by-selling-paper-with-only-20-per-cen|title=What Do Woody And Winnipeg Have In Common? Paper Made From Wheat|work=CBC News|date=June 24, 2013|accessdate=October 23, 2017}} 4. ^US Patent 20120006501 A1, Method for Preparing Nonwood Fiber Paper. January 12, 2012. 5. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.producer.com/2016/10/straw-to-paper-idea-survives/|title=Straw to paper idea survives: Prairie Paper hopes to do a feasibility study for a straw based paper pulp plant in Manitoba|work=The Western Producer|author=Robert Amason|date=October 13, 2016|accessdate=October 23, 2017}} 6. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/raw-office-makes-eco-forward-office-supplies-accessible-north-american-companies-2098713.htm|title=The Raw Office Makes Eco-Forward Office Supplies Accessible for North American Companies|work=Marketwired|date=February 22, 2016|accessdate=October 23, 2017}} 7. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.southcarolina-magazine.com/story/84251/jeff-golfman-new-cfpa-advisory-board-member.html|title=Jeff Golfman – New CFPA Advisory Board Member|work=South Carolina Magazine|date=|accessdate=October 23, 2017}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://margarets.ca/blog/2017/10/02/b-corporations-in-action|title=B Corporations are coming together as a force for good in Toronto|publisher=Margaret's|accessdate=November 2, 2017}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rcgs.org/awards/environmental_innovation/winner_2013.asp|title=2013 Winner - Jeff Golfman|publisher=Royal Canadian Geographical Society|date=|accessdate=October 23, 2017}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.treehugger.com/about-treehugger/green-festival-sf-zoe-weil-interviews-the-cool-vegetarian-jeff-golfman.html|title=Green Festival SF: Zoe Weil Interviews the Cool Vegetarian, Jeff Golfman|publisher=Treehugger|date=April 18, 2011|author=Jerry James Stone|accessdate=November 1, 2017}} 11. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/Four-Manitobans-nominated-for-national-innovation-award-208524681.html|title=Four Manitobans nominated for national innovation award|work=Winnipeg Free Press|date=May 22, 2013|accessdate=October 30, 2017}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://brightlane.ca/bea/year-two|title=2015/2016 BrightLane Entrepreneur Awards|publisher=Brightlane|date=|accessdate=October 30, 2017}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/author/jeff-golfman#|title=Jeff Golfman|publisher=Entrepreneur|date=|accessdate=October 30, 2017}} 14. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/273660|title=Have a Burning Business Question? Ask Our Entrepreneur Expert: Jeff Golfman.|work=Entrepreneur|author=Huspeni, Andrea|date=|accessdate=October 23, 2017}} 15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.biofibe.com/speakers.php|title=Speakers|publisher=BioFibe 2013|date=|accessdate=October 23, 2017}} 3 : 1968 births|Living people|Businesspeople from Vancouver |
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