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Public Voting Open For Pandemic-resilient Business Award
Friday, 30 October 2020, 12:28 pm | Sustainable Business Network
Judges for the Sustainable Business Awards have announced five finalists for the Resilience in Crisis Award. The winner will be chosen by public vote. The new Resilience in Crisis Award has been created to recognise business resilience in the face of ... More >>
Billions Of Dollars Of NZ Business’ Purchasing Power Aims For More Sustainability
Tuesday, 20 October 2020, 5:22 pm | Sustainable Business Network
Major businesses, local authorities, three major New Zealand universities and representatives from national and local government are all working together on a new initiative to make business purchasing more sustainable. Fletcher Building, NZ Post, Westpac and ... More >>
New Temporary Nature Jobs Boost NZ’s Green Recovery
Wednesday, 9 September 2020, 1:53 pm | Sustainable Business Network
The Sustainable Business Network is collaborating with seven community-based conservation organisations to create at least 36 new temporary nature-based roles, in partnership with the Department of Conservation. The Partnering to Plant initiative has been ... More >>
Public Vote Will Pick The Winner Of A New Pandemic Resilient Business Award
Tuesday, 1 September 2020, 4:10 pm | Sustainable Business Network
Judges for the 2020 Sustainable Business Awards have announced this year’s 86 finalists across 11 categories, and are now calling for entries for a special additional award. The new Resilience in Crisis Award has been created to recognise business ... More >>
Entries Open For 2020 Sustainable Business Awards
Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 3:42 pm | Sustainable Business Network
A special award for resilience during Covid-19 features among new categories this year. The Sustainable Business Awards are New Zealand’s longest-running and pre-eminent sustainability awards. Now in their 18th year, they recognise businesses, local government, ... More >>
Sustainability Leader Urges New Zealand To Think Differently This World Environment Day
Friday, 5 June 2020, 4:20 pm | Sustainable Business Network
This World Environment Day, Rachel Brown, ONZM, is urging Kiwis to become more sustainable. Chief Executive Officer of the Sustainable Business Network and judge for the James Dyson Award for 2020, says that Covid-19 has provided a unique opportunity for New More >>
Announcing Auckland’s Top Good Food Businesses
Thursday, 12 March 2020, 10:44 am | Sustainable Business Network
Alcohol-free spirits. Vegetable mince. Niuean honey. Glass bottle milk vending. These are the winners of the 2020 Auckland Good Food Boost competition. The Good Food Boost seeks out the top up and coming ‘good’ food businesses. The four winners ... More >>
Award winner reduces clothing industry’s harm
Friday, 29 November 2019, 8:13 am | Sustainable Business Network
Little Yellow Bird (LYB), a supplier of ethically-made corporate uniforms and business apparel, has achieved New Zealand’s highest sustainability accolade, winning the Supreme award at tonight’s NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards. Founded by ... More >>
Announcing Wellington’s best new good food businesses
Monday, 9 September 2019, 1:51 pm | Sustainable Business Network
The Sustainable Business Network and Wellington City Council are excited to announce the four winners of the 2019 Wellington Good Food Boost programme. More >>
Finalists for 2019 NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards
Monday, 26 August 2019, 12:00 pm | Sustainable Business Network
Judges for the 2019 NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards have announced the line-up of finalists after another record year of entries. More >>
New campaign to help businesses take more responsibility
Friday, 9 August 2019, 1:35 pm | Sustainable Business Network
A business campaign to increase ‘product take back’ schemes has won the support of the Government’s Waste Minimisation Fund. More >>
Expert mentoring up for grabs for start-up food businesses
Monday, 29 July 2019, 4:17 pm | Sustainable Business Network
Entries are open for the Good Food Boost in Wellington until 28 August. The competition is now in its third year and offers four food businesses a programme of mentoring from some of the country’s most successful food business experts. The winners are ... More >>
Sustainable Business Network welcomes Zero Carbon Bill
Wednesday, 8 May 2019, 5:03 pm | Sustainable Business Network
It is vital that New Zealand transitions to a zero carbon (and circular) economy by 2050. The Government’s proposed changes set the framework to achieve that, including the need for all sectors of the economy to play a full and meaningful role. More >>
Ministry backs Million Metres to achieve healthy waterways
Wednesday, 10 April 2019, 10:43 am | Sustainable Business Network
Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage today announced that the Sustainable Business Network’s waterway restoration programme Million Metres will receive a $200,000 funding boost. More >>
Announcing Auckland’s top good food businesses
Wednesday, 13 March 2019, 2:05 pm | Sustainable Business Network
Plant-based cheese. Digital platform to reduce food waste. Veggie baby food. Ethical honey. These are the winners of the 2019 Auckland Good Food Boost competition. More >>
Major Hauraki Gulf rescue initiative being launched today
Thursday, 28 February 2019, 3:08 pm | Sustainable Business Network
A major business initiative is being launched to help save Tikapa Moana, the Hauraki Gulf. More >>
SBN report: Plastic packaging re-think needed
Monday, 3 December 2018, 9:37 am | Sustainable Business Network
The first-ever study on NZ’s entire plastic packaging system highlights how even radically improved recycling will not solve all its problems. New Zealanders need to rethink the way we make, use and dispose of plastic packaging. More >>
Another step towards a waste-free circular economy
Friday, 10 August 2018, 4:13 pm | Sustainable Business Network
The Sustainable Business Network welcomes the Government’s announcement today that single-use plastic bags will be phased out. It's another positive step towards a circular economy for New Zealand. More >>
Leading businesses back study on NZ's plastic packaging
Tuesday, 7 August 2018, 9:35 am | Sustainable Business Network
Ten leading businesses are backing a new diagnostic study of New Zealand’s entire plastic packaging system. The work will identify key challenges and interventions for the adoption of a circular economy approach to plastics. (embargoed til 0900 ... More >>
Entries open for NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards
Thursday, 7 June 2018, 2:22 pm | Sustainable Business Network
Entries open for NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards 2018 Entries are now open for New Zealand’s longest-running and pre-eminent sustainability awards. The Awards are now in their 16th year. They recognise businesses, local government, social enterprises ... More >>
