PORTLAND – Hunter Lovins, a leader in sustainability policy and strategies, will discuss developing sustainable businesses in Maine at a lunch program April 26 at the Hutchinson Center in Belfast. It will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Lovins is founder and president of Natural Capitalism Inc., a Boulder, Colo., company that helps business, governments, academic institutions and international communities become simultaneously more profitable and environmentally/socially sustainable. The lunch program, which is open to the public, is sponsored by Mainebiz, the College of the Atlantic, Unity College and MBNA. It’s part of a series of sustainable business programs produced by Maine Businesses for Social Responsibility.

Co-author of “Natural Capitalism – Creating the Next Industrial Revolution,” Lovins co-developed the natural capitalism concept and principles, which address how integrating the “triple bottom line” of profitability, environmental stewardship and social responsibility creates successful, enduring enterprises.

To register, people can phone MEBSR at 338-8908 or e-mail [email protected]. Registration is $15 for MEBSR members and $25 for nonmembers.

Hunter will also be the featured speaker at MEBSR’s annual Spring Leadership Forum on April 26 in Portland. MEBSR’s annual Spring Sustainable Business Conference on May 19 in Freeport will provide a follow-up to Hunter’s presentation.

For details, visit www.mebsr.org