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Internationally acclaimed Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones will be visiting Auckland to give a public lecture at the AUT Business School. Hosted by the Business and Labour History Group of the New Zealand Work and Labour Market Institute, AUT Business School, Geoffrey Jones will discussEntrepreneurship in the natural ... keep reading
Written by celsias last month, about Agriculture & Food, Branding, Consumerism, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Retail
The Commerce Commission has stemmed a growing tide of complaints about daily deal and group buying websites with a proactive approach to educating the websites about consumer law.Daily deal websites offer goods or services at a discounted price until the pre-specified number of sales is reached or the day ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Computing, Fairtrade, Industry & Business, Innovation, Lifestyle & Behavior, Retail
The Warehouse has released its 11th annual Community and Environment Report which tracks its performance with respect to community and environmental measures. Highlights of the report include Quality Assurance and in store service improvements for customers, continued reductions in the use of non-essential plastic bags, advances in its Ethical ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in December 2011, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Lifestyle & Behavior, Retail
Westpac NZ Ltd was named Sustainable Business of the Year at the 2011 NZI National Sustainable Business Network Awards in Auckland .Westpac also took home the People’s Choice and the Trailblazer Large and Corporate Business awards.The Judges were particularly impressed by Westpac’s high level of commitment to ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in November 2011, about awards, Branding, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Corporate Social Responsibility, Events, Finance & Money, Recycling, Retail, Sustainability (5 comments)
Kiwis would buy ‘green’ if they knew what it was New Zealanders would buy more eco-friendly products if they had a greater understanding about sustainability and which brands were ‘green’, a recent Colmar Brunton survey showed.Colmar Brunton’s annual ‘Better Business Better World’ survey showed that 88% of respondents ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in November 2011, about Children and Families, Consumerism, Finance & Money, Lifestyle & Behavior, Population, Retail, Sustainability
It's taken till 9pm tonight to be able to get anywhere near the opening of the Restart project which encompasses Cashel Mall from the Bridge of Remembrance to Colombo Street.So the pictures are taken in the dark.Earlier in the day traffic was too heavy to get anywhere ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in October 2011, about Children and Families, Christchurch, Earthquake, Renewals, Retail, Trade (1 comment)
Bisphenol A (BPA) — a substance that may have harmful health effects — occurs in 94 percent of thermal cash register receipts, scientists are reporting. The recycling of those receipts, they add, is a source of BPA contamination of paper napkins, toilet paper, food packaging and other paper products. The report, which ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in October 2011, about Chemicals, Children and Families, Industry & Business, Recycling, Retail, Transparency
The Netherlands has started funding for a ‘Park Supermarket,’ which is intended to have a working prototype in 2012. This huge project spans 74 acres across the Dutch countryside, and it is divided into sections depending on the type of food being grown or farmed, whether it is meat, dairy ... keep reading
Written by Anna Brillon in October 2011, about Agriculture & Food, biological farming, Children and Families, Christchurch, Commuting, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Earthquake, Food, Health, Infrastructure, Innovation, Retail (3 comments)
Americans probably have deadly diseases on their minds after the movie “Contagion” was number one at the box office on its opening weekend, but maybe they’re worrying about the wrong thing. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , each year outbreaks of food-borne illness strike ... keep reading
Written by Julie M. in October 2011, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Consumerism, Environment & Wildlife, Politics & Government, Retail
Walmart is a retail giant in the U.S. that is more well-known for selling personal goods and appliances. Some of its stores can stretch to up to a massive 150,000 square feet, which is nearly the size of three football fields. However, this is about to change as ... keep reading
Written by Yi Chen in October 2011, about Branding, Children and Families, Consumerism, Corporate Citizenship, Design, Industry & Business, Innovation, Retail, Trade
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