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Perceptions of health service

Wednesday, 19 September 2007, 3:13 pm | Business Council for Sustainable Development

Waitakere and Dunedin residents are the most pessimistic of big city dwellers about the state of our health service, while those living in Auckland and Manakau City are likely to be the most positive. More >>

New waste tax will change polluters' behaviour

Wednesday, 19 September 2007, 3:12 pm | Business Council for Sustainable Development

A new levy on solid waste going to landfill will give polluters the option of paying – or changing their behaviour. More >>

New Zealanders hugely concerned with Public Health

Monday, 17 September 2007, 10:16 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development

Major study finds New Zealanders hugely concerned with Public Health Service New Zealanders would support radical changes – including a ‘Cullen Fund’ type account for health care and letting the private sector tender for more public work – to ... More >>

Emissions trading: the right response

Friday, 14 September 2007, 11:26 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development

The NZ Business Council for Sustainable Development was an early Supporter for emissions trading in preference to a carbon tax. After receiving feedback on its five strategy papers on energy, sustainability and land use issued at the end of last year the ... More >>

Suppliers Deselected On Environmental Concerns

Wednesday, 5 September 2007, 11:25 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development

Large numbers of businesses, powering the equivalent of 30% of the economy, have started dumping suppliers based on their environmental, social and ethical behaviours. More >>

Big contract wins loom for smart Govt suppliers

Thursday, 30 August 2007, 10:41 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development

Just-released guidelines to be used by core Government agencies when buying paper products, vehicles and light bulbs – along with support for new initiatives to cut staff travel and promote electronic communications - signal the start of a massive ... More >>

Learn from Nordic nations on sustainability policy

Wednesday, 22 August 2007, 11:46 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development

New Zealand has an opportunity to learn from the Nordic experience of establishing consensus policies on sustainability issues. Issues like climate change and fresh water management are 20 – 50 year challenges that have proven hard to align with ... More >>

Business leaders welcome Meridian's initiatives

Thursday, 16 August 2007, 10:17 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development

Meridian Energy's moves to provide a new one-stop comfortable and energy efficient homes advisory service - and trial the introduction of all electric cars in New Zealand are welcome and show business is prepared to 'walk the talk' on climate change. More >>

Public service must go green, not waste spending

Monday, 16 July 2007, 11:49 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development

The world is going green and the public service won't and can't be separate from that, a carbon neutral public sector conference is being told today. While moves to have government departments go carbon neutral, introduce sustainable procurement, ... More >>

Reasons to be Optimistic on APEC Climate Talks

Friday, 13 July 2007, 9:10 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development

Prospects for a Kyoto II Treaty with a cap on international emissions are improving day by day and the APEC talks will provide more progress down that path. More >>

Kiwis want to shop, recycle, plant for climate

Tuesday, 10 July 2007, 10:22 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development

New Zealanders most want to shop, recycle and plant their way through the climate change problem. According to the latest weighted ShapeNZ nationwide poll covering the views of 1378 respondents between June 15 and 20, Kiwis favour buying energy ... More >>

Public thumbs down for container deposit charge

Tuesday, 10 July 2007, 10:20 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development

In the first nationwide public polling on two proposed new waste taxes, New Zealanders give the thumbs down to one, and approval to the other. A proposed new tax on sold waste going to landfills is well supported: 67% say yes. More >>

NZers want country to be global leader on climate

Tuesday, 10 July 2007, 10:19 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development

New Zealanders want country to become global leader on climate change, back Labour and National policies New Zealanders want the country to become a global leader on climate change, not run with the pack or do as little as possible. More >>

UK admits cloth nappies just as bad as disposable

Monday, 9 July 2007, 10:30 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development

The announcement in the UK of a Government U-turn on their support for cloth nappies is a victory for parental choice according to the manufacturers of Huggies nappies Kimberly-Clark. More >>

Strong support for mass insulating cold homes

Monday, 9 July 2007, 10:25 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development

Policymakers have a strong mandate from New Zealanders to tackle the major problem of uninsulated homes as a health and climate change measure. Nine out of 10 believe the country's 300,000 uninsulated homes present a problem which should be tackled ... More >>

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