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Break it down with $1 million

An innovative Kiwi technology used to breakdown waste is set to be piloted with the added boost of $1 million in funding from the Government’s Waste Minimisation Fund, Nick Smith has announced. The research project involves Crown Research Institute Scion and Rotorua District Council, who joined forces in 2008 ... keep reading

Written by Celsias Team this week, about Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Emissions, Industry & Business, Innovation, Politics & Government, Pollution

Free climate change lectures next week

If you’re in Auckland, here’s a fantastic opportunity for you. The University of Auckland is getting set to host three lectures by Lord Nicholas Stern of Brentford next week on ‘Managing the risks of climate change, overcoming world poverty and creating a new era of growth and prosperity ... keep reading

Written by Celsias Team this week, about Accreditation, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Economics, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, Industry & Business, Innovation, Politics & Government, Pollution, Poverty & Development, Sustainability, Weather

Interview of the Week: Alan Good talks rock-solid sustainability

Alan Good knows his paper. Having spent most of his working life in the paper and printing industries, he is now a principal of the Stone Paper Company which secured the agency for ROCKSTOCK – a paper made using ground up stone and resin. And with less than 20 percent of ... keep reading

Written by Deirdre Robert this week, about Branding, Climate Change, Consumerism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environment & Wildlife, Forestry, Industry & Business, Innovation, Politics & Government, Sustainability

The great Kiwi sustainability divide

The economic downturn has created a growing sustainability divide, separating New Zealand businesses which “get” sustainability from those which see it as “nice to do”. That’s the key finding from a new survey on business sustainability practices conducted by researchers at the University of Waikato Management School. Although whether ... keep reading

Written by Celsias Team this week, about Climate Change, Consumerism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Economics, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Sustainability

Clean energy jobs, unite.

In a bid to halt Proposition 23 (a baillot measure that aims to block California's climate legislation 'AB32' in the November elections), an alliance of California business, labour, environmental, and community leaders have joined together to put forth The California Apollo Programme  — a comprehensive strategy for creating clean energy ... keep reading

Written by Celsias Team this week, about Clean Tech, Climate Change, Consumerism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Economics, Energy Saving, Finance & Money, Green energy, Industry & Business, Innovation, Politics & Government, Pollution, Technology

Expansion bodes well for ecostore

International expansion seems to have been treating ecostore well lately, with the company receiving a double bolstering in the North American market. Four of its baby care products have received top US safety ratings and the company has also recently opened its new manufacturing plant in Michigan.  Ecostore purchased the ... keep reading

Written by Celsias Team this week, about Accreditation, Consumerism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Industry & Business

Testing, testing

Road testing for new global standards designed to measure the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of products and supply chains is well underway with over 60 companies having completed the tests. The testing comes as part of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative, which works with businesses, governments, and environmental groups around ... keep reading

Written by Celsias Team this week, about Accreditation, Air Quality, Climate Change, Consumerism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Emissions, Energy Saving, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Pollution, Sustainability

Entrepreneurs reside here

Giving inquisitive and commercially-focused minds access to leading research and development (R&D) is one of the main focuses of the Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) programme. And when you introduce reputable venture capital companies into the mix, you have the potential to fast track new ventures.  The United States’ National ... keep reading

Written by The Next Plays this week, about Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Corporate Social Responsibility, Design, Economics, Green energy, Industry & Business, Innovation, Politics & Government, Solar, Sustainability

Introducing the world’s “Sustainable City”

They don’t do things by halves in the UAE and Masdar City, a clean technology cluster being developed on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi that will be powered entirely by renewable energy, is no exception. The cluster is being constructed 17 kilometres east-south-east of Abu Dhabi. Masdar City (reportedly ... keep reading

Written by Deirdre Robert last month, about Accreditation, Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Architecture, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Design, Economics, Education, Electric vehicles, Emissions, Energy Saving, Finance & Money, Green energy, Industry & Business, Innovation, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Renewals, Smart Growth, Solar, Sustainability, Transport

New solar and wind entrants, come on in

Numerous opportunities for new entrants to enter the wind and solar power markets could be presenting themselves according to a report by growth partnership company Frost & Sullivan.  The report, Overview of the Investment Attractiveness of Selected Parts of the Value Chain: Wind and Solar Power, shows solar and wind industry ... keep reading

Written by Celsias Team last month, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Economics, Finance & Money, Green energy, Industry & Business, Innovation, Politics & Government

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