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Air New Zealand Suspends Carrying Shark Fins

Air New Zealand has followed Cathay Pacific's example and suspended the practice of  carrying shark fin after it  was revealed that the airline was carrying the cargo to Hong Kong Air New Zealand markets itself as an environmentally conscious carrier , and has stopped the practice but insisted the shark ... keep reading

Written by Celsias yesterday, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Consumerism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Environment & Wildlife, Food, Transparency, Transport (1 comment)

Cash4Good Competition Launched for Schools and Community Groups

  The Unpackit Awards have launched  a new competition for schools and community groups, to get people talking about packaging waste and how to bring home less rubbish. The Cash4Good competition will run in tandem with the Unpackit Awards, the people’s choice awards for New Zealand’s best and worst ... keep reading

Written by Celsias this month, about Consumerism, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Design, waste

Enoughness- Restoring Balance to the Economy

Enoughness... it's an interesting concept...an alternative to the Western World View . - 40% of the Earth’s resources owned by 1% of the population.- The combined wealth of the three richest men in the world exceeds the total GDP of  the poorest 47 counties.3.5 billion people survive ... keep reading

Written by First Peoples Worldwide this month, about Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Lifestyle & Behavior, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Sustainability (1 comment)

Tobacco Industry’s Plain Packaging Legal Fight a Lost Cause

  If you’ll pardon the pun, there’s no doubt there will be plenty of fuming legal debates that go on once the idea of plain packaging of cigarettes moves beyond an idea and into everyday New Zealand life. Intellectual property lawyers like myself are moved to ponder questions such ... keep reading

Written by Sébastien Aymeric this month, about Consumerism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Design, Health, Intellectual Property, Law (1 comment)

How Resource Scarcity and Climate Change Could Produce a Global Explosion

Brace yourself. You may not be able to tell yet, but according to global experts and the US intelligence community, the earth is already shifting under you. Whether you know it or not, you’re on a new planet, a resource-shock world of a sort humanity has never before experienced ... keep reading

Written by Michael Klare/The Nation this month, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Industry & Business, Polar Sea Ice, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water

Buy One, Give One -TOMS is Here in NZ

TOMS   is   now   launching   in   New   Zealand.   The  premise    behind  TOMS  is  that    for  every  pair  of  TOMS  Shoes  you  buy,  TOMS  will  provide  a    pair  of  new  shoes  to  a    child    in  need  –  ‘One  for  One’,  every  time.          TOMS   is   a        fully   operating,   profitable   business   that     is    contributing    to ... keep reading

Written by Celsias this month, about Children and Families, Consumerism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Poverty & Development

Throw and Grow Confetti

Confetti  is an interesting way of celebrating but is usually accompanied by a big mess and feels quite wasteful . So we loved this idea which is quirky and fun. Throw and grow Confetti will eventually grow into flowers ...so no need to clean up . Throw it and then just leave ... keep reading

Written by Celsias last month, about Consumerism, Design, Innovation

Growthbusters- The Trailer

Maybe GDP is not all its cracked up to be ! keep reading

Written by Celsias last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Consumerism, Economics, Emissions, Finance & Money, Sustainability

Green Storm Headed for the IT World

A Green technology brainstorm is headed for the IT world as International Green IT Awareness Week   running from the 1 - 7 June 2013 aims to shine a spotlight on Green IT and pave the way for organisations and individuals to initiate, promote and support Green IT  discussions and action. The ... keep reading

Written by Celsias last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Clean Tech, Computing, Consumerism, Events, Industry & Business, Innovation

Forget Fast Food, Slow Down for Better Well-being

There’s an old saying, you are what you eat. If you look at the average Australian diet  , we’re in trouble. The rise of the 24/7 society, unsocial work hours and an accelerating pace of life have led the consumption of fast food to soar. Nearly one in ... keep reading

Written by Lauren Williams/John Germov last month, about Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Food

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