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Mon 20.05.19 – Canterbury

Green School NZ Off-Site Discovery Tour – Christchurch

Join the Green School NZ team as they give you a deeper look at the vision, values and curriculum of Green School – the school with sustainability at its core.

Wed 22.05.19 – Wellington

Superhome Spotlight Workshop Wellington – SUPERWINDOWS

This workshop focus is SuperWindows. The NZ building code window details are very poor and outdated compared to international practice and are costing kiwis our health and contributing to huge power bills.

Wed 22.05.19 – Wellington

Towards Zero Waste: Shifting Behaviour Change in the Workplace

There has been a significant rise in ‘Green Teams’ and a strong focus on sustainability practice in businesses across New Zealand. Identifying and implementing specific solutions in your organisation will help you operate in a more environmentally sustainable way BUT how do you effectively shift your workplace culture to drive your business towards zero waste?

Thu 23.05.19 – Nationwide

Aiming even higher with EPDs webinar

The Green Building Councils of Australia and New Zealand offer credits for conducting an environmental assessment of the whole building over its whole life cycle.

Fri 24.05.19 – Waikato

Inside Fusion Print

Fusion Print in Frankton have worked extremely hard to make their business as environmentally sound as possible. From gaining multiple certifications, through engaging in local restoration projects, Fusion have embedded sustainability values throughout the business and their team.

Sat 25.05.19 – Wellington

Billion Trees – Planting a Forest at the Heart of Wellington

Growing a Forest at the Heart of Wellington involves volunteers from schools, communities and corporations in the planting of 65,000 native trees in the central Wellington Town Belt on Mount Victoria.

Tue 28.05.19 – Wellington

Cheers to Periods – a cup for a cup

Fill your cup of knowledge as we fill your cup with cocoa. Delicious!

Tue 28.05.19 – Canterbury

Sip Beverages and Network – SBN Drinks, Christchurch

Join us for the first of our monthly ‘Sip Beverages and Network’ drinks at the wonderful Fermentist in Christchurch. Open to non-members as well, this will be a chance for a more casual meet up of like-minded people and businesses to get together and solve problems.

Thu 30.05.19 – Wellington

In Conversation: Bernadette Casey, The Formary

Our world is awash in clothing waste. Spend your lunchtime with Bernadette Casey, Creative Director of The Formary, as she discusses her work developing a macro-system to re-use New Zealand’s vast amount of used clothing and textile fibres.

Fri 31.05.19 – Nationwide

World Environment Day Corporate Tree Planting Challenge 2019

Conservation Volunteers is excited to offer you the opportunity to participate in their World Environment Day Corporate Tree Planting Challenge on Friday 31st May!

Fri 31.05.19 – Wellington

Make a Meal in May

Get together and make a meal with a difference for Kaibosh’s annual fundraising appeal – Make a Meal in May (Harataua Tunu Kai).

Mon 03.06.19 – Nelson-Tasman

Free Monthly Marketing Clinic

Are you feeling overwhelmed with the digital marketing space? Or maybe you’re feeling the increased pressure from competitors? Maybe you are starting a new business and have no idea how to begin getting customers. Perhaps you are rebuilding your website and are not sure what is the best approach…

Wed 05.06.19 – Nationwide

Wetlands For Water Sensitive Cities

Join DHI this free, 30-minute webinar. Urban Water Transitions Framework identifies six distinct developmental “states” of a city on its path to increased water sensitivity.

Wed 05.06.19 – Auckland

The Circular Sessions – glimpses of a circular future #5

Join us for the fifth installment in this year’s Circular Sessions series. This get-together will feature a short presentation by Melissa Firth from Again Again, and you’ll have the chance to ask questions and network over a delicious breakfast.

Sun 09.06.19 – Auckland

Million Metres Planting Day – Matuku Link

Help take care of New Zealand’s waterways! Million Metres is stoked to invite you along to a planting day at Matuku Link co-hosted with our Foundation Partner, Alsco.

Mon 10.06.19 – Wellington

Mindset Transformation Programme Wellington

Do you ever have the experience that no matter what you try, there is one issue that you just can’t seem to make progress with? One that would make a meaningful impact to your performance as well as your fulfilment at work?

Wed 12.06.19 – Canterbury

Breakfast of Champions – Christchurch

Yes, you are a champion! No matter where you are at on the sustainability journey, come and discuss your intentions, challenges and successes.

Fri 14.06.19 – Auckland

Leading from the future

It is something of a cliché to say that the world is going through an unprecedented amount of change at an unprecedented rate. We live in what are sometimes known as VUCA times – volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous.

Fri 14.06.19 – Auckland

Mindset Transformation programme Auckland

Mon 17.06.19 – Wellington

Green School NZ Off-Site Discovery Tour – Wellington

Join the Green School NZ team as they give you a deeper look at the vision, values and curriculum of Green School – the school with sustainability at its core.

Sat 22.06.19 – Wellington

Million Metres Planting Day – Baring Head

Help take care of New Zealand’s waterways! Million Metres is stoked to invite you along to a planting day at Baring Head co-hosted with our Foundation Partner, Alsco.

Sat 06.07.19 – Northland

Million Metres Planting Day – Whāngārei Falls

Help take care of New Zealand’s waterways! Million Metres is stoked to invite you along to a planting day on a tributary of Whāngārei Falls, co-hosted with our Foundation Partner, Alsco.

Wed 17.07.19 – Waikato

Inside Go Eco (Lunchtime Series)

We invite you to join us for another event in our ‘Lunchtime Series’, where we visit local SBN members and share what they are up to.

Wed 24.07.19 – Auckland

EMBARK: Achieving low emissions together

A day dedicated to connecting organisations with low emissions solutions products, providers and services. Embark will enable attendees to take positive action to reduce emissions in their organisations.

Mon 26.08.19 – Auckland

The end of plastic as we know it

Empowering NZ business and acting on plastic

We are in the middle of a worldwide movement away from the waste and pollution of discarding fossil fuel derived plastics. It is having profound impacts throughout every business and sector. Huge advantages await those getting ahead of the curve, with growing risks for those lagging behind.

Tue 29.10 – Sun 03.11.19 – Otago

ONE Summit 2019

The ONE Summit is a six day annual event held in the Southern Lakes District. It’s aim is to educate, inspire and enable our transition as a community and nation to a carbon zero, thriving community. The inaugural event in October 2018 was a huge success with 16 events held in Wanaka, Queenstown and Glenorchy with 44 speakers and over 1,000 participants.

Wed 04.12.19 – Nationwide

Plastic Litter – Where Does It End Up In Coastal Waters?

It is estimated that more than 4.8 million tonnes of plastics were floating in marine environments in 2010. This number is expected to increase by 50-fold by 2100. Cleanup systems need to be actively deployed to collect the plastic litter in the marine environment.