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A Colmar Brunton project in New Zealand 
Updated in April 2010
B3W is Colmar Brunton’s investigation into all things sustainable from the consumers’ point of view. It came about when we recognised that there was an almost total lack of metrics related to New Zealander’s attitudes toward sustainability in comparison to the US, UK and the rest of the ...
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A giveandtake.co.nz project in Auckland, New Zealand 
Updated in October 2009
giveandtake.co.nz is a 100% auctions website. We want users to give away stuff (items and/or services) and we also want takers who will recycle the items and get free kind services.
Project about Consumerism, Energy Saving, Lifestyle & Behavior, Recycling

University of Auckland, Business School, New Zealand 
Updated in July 2012
88% of New Zealanders want to buy more sustainable products and services, with spends increasing, even in tough times. Yet 72% can't name any green brand leaders.* This means your customers are more likely to evaluate your products and services on ethical and environmental criteria than ever before, presenting ...
Project about Advertising, Advertising and regulatory advice, Consumerism, Corporate Citizenship, marketing

AUCKLAND, New Zealand 
Updated in February 2011
Don't waste money on buying bottled water! By doing so, help look after the environment with a great reduction in the waste and carbon footprint that bottled water creates. GO ON, enjoy a glass of fresh "tap juice"!
Project about Consumerism, Health, Recycling, Sustainability, waste, Water

Owae Marae, Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand 
Updated in December 2010
How can we re-imagine our relationships with nature? Join us for an interdisciplinary discussion on the possible futures of human adaptation. We invite people from different worlds — scientists, artists, social activists, cultural commentators, tangata whenua, educators, entrepreneurs and others to bring their thoughts to discussions on: PERSPECTIVES ON A SPECIES ...
Project about Agriculture & Food, Architecture, Art & Culture, Business & Biodiversity, Climate Change, Consumerism, Corporate Citizenship, David Suzuki, Deforestation, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Events, Farming, Food, Green energy, Green Spaces, Health, Media, Philosophy & Religion, Polar Sea Ice, Politics & Government, Pollution, Recycling, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Science, Transition Towns, waste, Water

New Zealand 
Updated in July 2010
Reducing clutter and helping out others in the community by listing items on Freecycle.
Project about Consumerism, Lifestyle & Behavior, Recycling

Christchurch, New Zealand 
Updated in June 2010
How a little investment can bring big change. Over the past five years Trade Aid has been growing fast! We have been extending fair trade to thousands of artisans, farmers and their families every year. But all this growth requires finance. You can play a vital role in supporting this ...
Project about Consumerism, Finance & Money, Food, Industry & Business, Organic, Retail

Christchurch, New Zealand 
Updated in June 2010
Supporting sustainable livelihoods for coffee-growing families , All around the world, millions of small-scale coffee farmers are losing income as their harvests decrease in size from year to year. Their trees are getting old, and the amount of coffee they are able to produce from their aging trees is in decline ...
Project about Action, Protest, & Activism, Consumerism, Finance & Money, Food, Retail

New Zealand 
Updated in May 2010
Good magazine started a Kiwi shopping guide for everyone seeking green, ethical or sustainable products - from grocery and fashion products to travel and footwear.
Project about Agriculture & Food, Consumerism, Finance & Money, Food, Health, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, marketing, Media, Organic, Water

Nationwide, New Zealand 
Updated in April 2010
September 1st 2010 is National Permaculture Day! Nationwide actions on the day, all for free! Please send us your local events, ideas and suggestions.... Hold a street party, plant a tree, hold a tour of your home/property highlighting how you have integrated Permaculture ethics and principles into your lifestyles ...
Project about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Air Quality, Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Architecture, Art & Culture, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Carbon Sequestration, Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Events, Food, Green energy, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Organic, Permaculture, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty & Development, Recycling, Smart Growth, Solar, Transition Towns, Transport, Travel, Water, Weather

New Zealand 
Updated in April 2010
By Corinne Blumsky 05 March 2009 Feeling green? Want to promote your greenishness? Beware. The Commerce Commission is coming down hard on try-hards and greenwashers. Corrine Blumskey of AJ Park has some sage advice for the good guys out there. GREEN OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS Businesses making ‘green’ claims in their advertising ...
Project about Clean Technologies, Consumerism, Industry & Business, marketing, Media

New Zealand 
Updated in February 2010
In 2006 the Grove Mill winery in Marlborough became the first certified carbon neutral winery in the world. Its owners, the New Zealand Wine Company (NZWC), achieved Landcare Research’s carboNZeroCert TM certification for their vineyards and production of wines at Grove Mill, and for freight of the wine to ...
Project about Agriculture & Food, Art & Culture, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, Food, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior

Global, New Zealand 
Updated in November 2009
Causing global change one meal at a time. What we eat locally makes a difference globally. Our mouth is about as local as it gets, so that seems like a good place to start climate changing. Maybe leadership begins with what goes into our mouths, not with what comes out ...
Project about Agriculture & Food, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Consumerism, Deforestation, Economics, Education, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Food, Genetic Modification, Green energy, Health, Industry & Business, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Recycling, Transport, Water

(a good idea here, is a good idea anywhere), New Zealand 
Updated in November 2009
We have been trying to drum up support for the concept of carbon neutral supermarket sections. This would then give organisations a market imperative to measure, offset and reduce their carbon emissions. It is part of a bigger picture of in regards to a concept of carbon accounting that we ...
Project about Agriculture & Food, Carbon Trading, Climate Change, Consumerism, Emissions, Food, Lifestyle & Behavior

Wellington , New Zealand 
Updated in November 2009
Join a growing number of businesses and government departments who have updated their procurement policy to only used Wellington Combined Taxi’s when visiting the capital when walking or alternative transport is not appropriate. Wellington Combined Taxis Ltd currently operates 442 modern vehicles combined with 600 uniformed drivers. It also ...
Project about Climate Change, Consumerism, Electric vehicles, Emissions, Energy Saving, Finance & Money, Food, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Transport

Christchurch - Nationwide soon!, New Zealand 
Updated in September 2009
Businesses have less money availabe to give these days. It's true to say that most of the businesses still willing to support their community, now want to focus their support towards the schools, clubs, and organisations who's parents or members they know have been supporting their business. Which ...
Project about Consumerism

Auckland, New Zealand 
Updated in August 2009
I'm on a mission to do what I can to help NZ marketers and advertisers catch-up on the journey to sustainability. The first thing I'm doing is teaching a 1-day Auckland Uni course on How to Market Sustainability on Oct 16th 09. The aim of the course is ...
Project about Consumerism, Events, Industry & Business

New Zealand 
Updated in October 2008
www.noplasticbags.org.nz is a new grass roots website dedicated to a New Zealand free from plastic carry bags. Around the world more and more countries are banning or taxing plastic bags and it is time for New Zealand to wake up and do the same. This is about ...
Project about Consumerism, Recycling

Christchurch, New Zealand 
Updated in August 2008
Eco-my-flat is a four-week competition and workshop programme aimed at helping university students save money and become more eco-friendly. The competition aims to promote sustainable student lifestyles, with a workshop each week covering the themes of energy, waste, transport and consumption. The workshops, run by a professional facilitator, addressed specific ...
Project about Agriculture & Food, Consumerism, Education, Energy Saving, Food, Recycling, Transport

Wellington, New Zealand 
Updated in July 2008
We are a group of young professionals with a passion for sustainability and we want to intersect with other passionate people. Intersect is focussed on nurturing our leadership capabilities. We believe that leaders are the doers not just the talkers, so we are looking for practical solutions to the problems ...
Project about Consumerism, Industry & Business, Philosophy & Religion, Recycling

New Zealand 
Updated in June 2008
TripShare is an online service which connects drivers and passengers. Registering on TripShare is free and allows you to search trips and contact the lister to organise your travel plans. Use TripShare's search functions to sort trips by travel date, start and end locations and, when you've traveled ...
Project about Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Consumerism, Energy Saving

Marlborough, New Zealand 
Updated in April 2008
Queen Charlotte Wilderness Park is an isolated peninsula in the Marlborough Sounds. Originally a large sheep station the property is now dedicated to “the business of saving our environment”. Ron Marriott of Queen Charlotte Wilderness Park says, “We have two goals – the first is to work with landowners to encourage ...
Project about Agriculture & Food, Carbon Sequestration, Consumerism, Environment & Wildlife

A FISCHE° project in New Zealand 
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