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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)
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... 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)
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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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A FISCHE° project in Hanoi, Vietnam 
Bert Aldridge from FISCHE° recently returned from a NextPlays workshop in Hanoi. Organized and hosted by the World Bank Institute, ... more »
