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18 Feb 2021

Will landfill be history by 2030?

For the past two years we’ve been promoting product stewardship.

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27 Jan 2021

What's on the cards for climate, waste and water in 2021? Here's what you need to know.

Get up to speed on emerging themes in the urgent issues of our time: climate, the circular economy and regenerative nature (including water).

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I traded my car in for a bike. Here's what happened

For the past 15 years I’ve been working in the environmental sector and encouraging people to take climate action. However, I haven’t always been great at following my own advice. Riding a bike to work is a simple example.

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25 Jan 2021

Roll your sleeves up, it’s 2021

2020 was a wake-up call. For generations we have been overstepping the boundaries of nature.

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21 Jan 2021

What's on the horizon? Predictions for sustainable business in 2021

Covid-19 threw the world a real curve ball last year so who knows what’s in store for 2021? That’s the question we put to some our key sponsors as we welcomed in the New Year.

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18 Dec 2020

Meri Kirihimete from Sustainable Business Network

As 2020 draws to a close, I want to thank you and wish you a beautiful and regenerative break over Christmas and the New Year.

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16 Dec 2020

Paint and packaging industry get around the stewardship table

New Zealand’s paint industry is the latest to move forward with creating an industry-led product stewardship scheme, reports Trevor Tutt from 3R Group.

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14 Dec 2020

5 top tips for sustainable Christmas presents

Gone are the days of last minute plastic knick-knacks and pointless novelty stocking fillers.

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25 Nov 2020

The next decade is make or break for the planet

What we do to fight climate change over the next 10 years will determine the future of humanity, says Christiana Figueres who played a key role in getting the Paris climate agreement across the line in 2015.

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01 Oct 2020

How do we create a food secure future?

Food banks are reporting record demand for their services this year.

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10 Aug 2020

Five alternatives to aluminium at Tiwai

The market failure imposed by the use of Tiwai Point as an aluminium smelter does not mean that there are no other good options.

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16 Jun 2020

Beyond Platitudes #blacklivesmatter

There’s nothing new about police violence toward black Americans.

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10 Jun 2020

Deep tech and the Māori economy can be the backbone of NZ’s recovery

The tech sector is well-placed to lead New Zealand’s recovery from Covid-19.

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03 Jun 2020

Locking down our emissions - what just happened?

Until early March of this year our emissions were still tracking at near record levels. That all changed when New Zealand went into lockdown in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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02 Jun 2020

Five ways you can support regenerative farming

Regenerative agriculture is today’s buzzword. What does it mean and how can we all get involved?

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28 May 2020

Insights into sustainability professionals: Q&A with Sarah Holden

The findings of New Zealand’s first survey into sustainability professionals have just been launched in a collaboration between Oxygen Consulting, Sustainable Business Network, Sustainable Business Council and AUT University.

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19 May 2020

Successful recovery will be a long game

So here we come, blinking out of our well-appointed shelters.

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14 May 2020

2020 predictions playing out with a Covid-19 twist

In January, EECA Chief Executive Andrew Caseley answered SBN’s call for predictions for 2020

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13 May 2020

Sustainable healthcare: A way to optimal health & wellbeing

The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us the need to shift to sustainable healthcare which capitalises on the body’s inherent ability to heal, writes Dr Liza Schneider BVSc.

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12 May 2020

How to save money and save the planet

Over the past six weeks the Covid-19 pandemic has shown us how quickly we can take united action when the threat may be only two metres away.

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29 Apr 2020

The sea waits for us

Andy Kenworthy invites you to reflect on how the past few weeks away from the sea have highlighted the importance of protecting it.

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28 Apr 2020

How to regenerate our economy

The tide is turning, with the Covid Curve well and truly flattened in NZ. There are many uncertainties around the shape of the post-virus economy, but now’s the time to act to ensure it takes the form we want. To get the ball rolling, SBN hosted an online CEO Forum on 17 April to get some tips from the top.

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16 Apr 2020

How to be responsible for your products

We’re making it easier for businesses that want to start taking responsibility for products throughout their life cycle. Known as product stewardship, this shift in thinking is vital to creating a more circular economy.

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15 Apr 2020

Doing well, as well as doing good

It should be no surprise that sustainable business is also good business financially. Companies with a strong sustainability track record are typically well-managed. They gain advantages from a good reputation, a strong brand and loyal customers, motivated staff and no environmental liabilities.

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09 Apr 2020

Help grow a new regenerative economy

Rewind to January, and the Sustainable Business Network was brimming with optimism. We felt NZ collectively had 2020 vision on how to transition to a just, low carbon and circular economy. We could see a clear path to restoring nature and practising kinder, more generous ways of being. Then in the blink of an eye, Covid-19 threw this thinking and commitment into the air.

Business survey: only a third of small Kiwi businesses prioritising climate action

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