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Entries for SBNs regional business award categories are now closed but the search continues to find those unsung Sustainability Champions, the latest Social Innovations, and the best of our sustainable creative talent with the Sustainable Design & Innovation award.
If you know someone who fits the bill, nominate them! Entries for these awards are now open until 06/10/10.
"If you are working on sustainability, you're a leader. There's no greater challenge for businesses the world over. You're always challenging yourself and your business to do better. Find out how well you're doing by entering SBN's 2010 Awards...and celebrate with others on this fulfilling journey to sustainability" Rod Oram
Know an extraordinary business? Challenge them to enter.
Even if you prefer not to enter the awards, you can still take the Get Sustainable Challenge.
The Get Sustainable Challenge (GSC) is a tool designed to help you focus on the issues that are most important to your business. This is your framework to guide you through your ongoing sustainability journey.
The assessment looks at your whole business, from strategy and policies to operations and performance monitoring. The resulting report and ongoing support from SBN will allow your business to set its sustainability focus throughout 2010 and beyond.
Key benefits:
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Reduce cost through resource efficiency
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Raise productivity through strengthened values
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Develop your community involvement and supplier relationships
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Gain brand loyalty and recognition by entering our awards and sharing your story
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Attract and retain committed employees
Help along the way:
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An online sustainability assessment covering: commitment, future-thinking, resources, staff, operations, products and services, communications
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A report on your results and a series of valuable sustainability resources
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Ongoing support and advice from the SBN
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The opportunity to enter the annual Sustainable Business Network awards
Here's everything you need to know;
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Visit our dedicated awards site for entrant's case studies from 2009
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Hit the button below to get started
Can't find the information you're looking for? Contact the Get Sustainable Challenge Coordinator with any questions - gsc@sustainable.org.nz
If you choose to enter the Sustainable Business Network Awards, your Get Sustainable Challenge report will be submitted to judges in your region. The winners of the Regional Awards are automatically entered in the National Awards. Awards events will be held regionally in September, and nationally early November 2010. Watch this great record of the 2009 Awards....
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Testimonials
"Francis Consulting undertook the Get Sustainable Challenge (GSC) in 2008 as a way to measure our own progress and to get some helpful recommendations to move us forward. The GSC was very helpful and we found that our progress put us right up there with others just beginning the sustainability journey. Winning the Emerging SME Award in 2008 was a huge boost to our team and our interaction with the SBN in general has been very positive."
Richard Francis - Director, Francis Consulting.
"The GSC is a thorough process. It allowed us to benchmark our progress but also compelled us to look at our processes from a new perspective and, along the way, identified numerous business improvement opportunities."
Gavin Cherrie,
former GM of FIL
"The report that came out of our first Challenge is what we've used this year to chart our sustainability journey for this coming year. I would recommend the Challenge to any organisation that is looking for more rigour in developing their sustainability work."
Beth Houston
Manager Commercial Development
Wellington Zoo Trust
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