Press

Media Mentions

• Pacific Daily News - Green Banana Paper founder Matthew Simpson creates jobs in Kosrae   (January 2019)
• Pacific Green Business Centre - Interview with Mr. Matt Simpson, Founder of Green Banana Paper   (December 2018)
• Kuam News - Green Banana Paper founder is back on Guam   (November 2018)
• Helen Hiebert Studio - Paper Talk Podcast: Matt Simpson   (August 2018)
• Pacific Periscope - Banana paper maker sees way forward in NZ   (April 2018)
• Peppermint Magazine - Plant Leather   (March 2018)
• Pacific Periscope - FSM’s Vegan friendly Green Banana Paper at Pasifika!   (March 2018)
• Keep It Vegan - A Vegan’s Guide To Wallets   (March 2018)
• SCOOP Independent News - Pasifika Business Market adds new vibe at Pasifika Festival   (March 2018)
• Pacific Daily News - Bank of Guam donates to 27 nonprofits   (December 2017)
• Halfstack Magazine - 2017 Annual Giving Issue   (December 2017)
• Helen Hiebert Studio - Best Paper Gifts Guide   (November 2017)
• Live Kindly - Company Creates Vegan Wallets From Eco-Friendly Banana Trees   (October 2017)
• Plant Based News - This Amazing Brand Is Making Vegan Wallets Out of 'Banana-Leather'   (October 2017)
• All Things Paper - Green Banana Paper Eco-Friendly Slim Wallet - Giveaway   (October 2017)
• Helen Hiebert Studio - Paper Money in a Paper Wallet   (October 2017)
• Cause Artist - This Social Entrepreneur Created A Vegan Wallet Brand From One Of The Most Remote Islands In The World   (August 2017)
• Borneo Bulletin - Vegan wallets are made out of banana trees on a remote island   (June 2017)
• About Design World - Ethical Fashion - Vegan Wallets    (May 2017)
• United Sewing and Design - Sewn Products Created Sustainably   (May 2017)
• Helen Hiebert Studio - Green Banana Paper   (March 2017)
• Ethical Unicorn - Banana trees become ethical wallets   (April 2017)
• The Better Business Show - Interview with the Founder   (April 2017)
• Mashable - This leather-like wallet is actually made from banana plant fibers   (March 2017)
• Organic Daily Blends - Vegan & Recycled Fashion Work Together To Make Leather Wallets   (March 2017)
• One Green Planet - Cruelty free leather made with recycled banana fiber   (March 2017)
• Lady FreeThinker - The newest vegan 'leather' comes from recycled banana trees   (March 2017)
• ABC Radio Australia - Eco-friendly banana tree wallets from Kosrae in high demand across the world   (March 2017)
• Marianas Variety - Social enterprise crowd funds for Micronesian project   (March 2017)
• All Things Paper - Eco-friendly wallets   (March 2017)
• Life & Soul - Turning waste into wealth for native islanders   (March 2017)
• True Activist - Local business turns banana tree waste into vegan wallets   (March 2017)
• Industry Leaders Magazine - Replace usual leather wallets with the Green Banana Paper wallet   (March 2017)
• Radio New Zealand - Micronesia Banana Fibre Startup Attracts Attention   (March 2017)
• Vego Eco (Sweden) - Banana trees become vegan wallets (March 2017)
• Collective Evolution - HOW BANANA TREES ARE RECYCLED INTO VEGAN LEATHER WALLETS IN MICRONESIA   (February 2017)
• Inhabitat - See how banana trees are recycled into vegan “leather” wallets in Micronesia   (February 2017)
• I Nourish Gently - THESE GORGEOUS VEGAN WALLETS COME FROM BANANA TREE WASTE!   (February 2017)
• Living Home Lifestyle (German) - In Mikronesien werden Bananenstauden recycelt in vegane “Leder” Portemonnaies   (February 2017)
• Pepitas and Co - Green Banana Paper, a model for the Caribbean?   (February 2017)
• Paste Magazine - From Tree to Pocket: Matt Simpson is Turning Banana Fiber into Gorgeous Vegan Wallets   (August 2016)
• USA Today - Kosrae company turns bananas into eco-friendly paper   (June 2016)
• KUAM News - Kosrae delegate brings sustainable development idea to Guam   (June 2016)
• Mariana's Business Journal - A new leaf: Kosrae paper company starts making eco-friendly wares   (March 2015)
• Interweave - Exploring Natural Fiber in Micronesia   (March 2015)