UO President Michael Gottfredson and Board of Trustees member Allyn Ford were among the state leaders interviewed for an article in Oregon Business magazine on the state of Oregon’s green economy and its future.

The multi-part article, “Proceed with Caution,” turned to people involved both in setting public policy on sustainability issues and in deciding strategy at the state’s businesses. Ford, CEO of Roseburg Forest Products, spoke of the need to embrace green business as a response to market forces, and Gottfredson discussed the breadth of environmental courses, programs and operations at the UO.

Read the entire article here. Gottfredson’s and Ford’s comments begin in Part 3.