10.09.19
Are you responsible for the products you sell?
The days of designing, producing and distributing products without worrying about where it all ends up are over. SBN’s product stewardship roadshows are here to help you take up the challenge.
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10.09.19
Farewell to plastic: key take-outs from our Conference
The End of Plastic As We Know It’ brought together more than 300 people to learn how to tackle one of the biggest issues of our time. We came away with our hearts and minds stimulated, and inspired to act. Here’s what we learnt.
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10.09.19
SBN Member Pledge – the results!
Earlier this year we asked our members to make a sustainability commitment. The SBN Pledge helps businesses identify areas where they can make a difference, and it reveals the key sustainability action areas. Check out our infographic with the results!
10.09.19
What has the Māori world view got to do with sustainable business?
Some work days you remember for the rest of your life. Last week Andy Kenworthy and others in the SBN team had the privilege of spending a day at Ōrākei Marae. It was revelatory.
9.09.19
Announcing Wellington’s best new good food businesses
The Sustainable Business Network and Wellington City Council are excited to announce the four winners of the 2019 Wellington Good Food Boost programme.
27.08.19
SBN Leadership Course helps launch success!
CEO of Pathfinder Asset Management John Berry, credits the SBN Leadership course for helping him launch his new KiwiSaver investment fund, CareSaver.
27.08.19
E-bikes, the silver bullet!
Calling all sustainably-minded businesses – help get your people onto e-bikes for their commute!
23.08.19
The Memory of Water
If water could speak, what would she say? In an organisational first, SBN attempted to answer that question with the Memory of Water event held in Auckland earlier this month. Here are our five key learnings from the event.
23.08.19
The next page in the story of water and plastic
The British singer Frank Turner wrote: “Our history runs down our rivers. Down our rivers to the sea.”
23.08.19
Finalists announced for 2019 NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards
Judges for the 2019 NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards have announced the line-up of finalists after another record year of entries.
13.08.19
Auckland’s Wairoa River gets a helping hand from Lewis Road Creamery
A crowdfunding campaign to help restore one of the Auckland region’s largest and most significant rivers was launched on the Million Metres web platform recently.
13.08.19
Oceans of plastic: interview with Phil Somerville
Former Hollywood actor/stuntman Phil Somerville sailed across the Pacific Ocean last year to gather data and raise awareness about plastic pollution. In advance of our Conference on 26 August, we interviewed him to find out more.
13.08.19
Freshwater Funding Announcement
On Sunday, Eryn from the Million Metres team headed up to Whangārei for the Government’s announcement on funding for community-led, freshwater improvement initiatives in the Northland region.
13.08.19
The Great Winter Escape
As the days get longer but temperatures stay cold-er, it’s that time of year when we could all do with a great winter escape. You might be thinking of a retreat in Bali, or the warm and breezy shores of our Island neighbours. But we have world-class winter getaways right here in Aotearoa!
13.08.19
Festival For The Future 2019
A couple of weeks ago, our very own Holly Leach attended Festival for the Future. She laughed, she cried and was inspired to keep pushing for change. Here’s her three key takeaways:
9.08.19
New campaign to help businesses take more responsibility for what they make
A business campaign to increase ‘product take back’ schemes has won the support of the Government’s Waste Minimisation Fund.
30.07.19
The new road to sustainable business leadership
Leaders in sustainability have a critical role to play in the preservation, protection, rejuvenation and governance of our natural world.