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Art in the Dark, 40°

Ponsonby and Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand

Updated in June 2010

Art in the Dark is a nighttime event in Ponsonby's Western Park, set to début in October 2010. Art in the Dark aspires to be as environmentally friendly and interactive as possible. Illuminated by installations, projected short films, and performances around a purpose-built pavilion, the park will transform into ...

Project about Architecture, Art & Culture, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Technologies, Design, Events, Green energy, Lifestyle & Behavior, Organic

Carbon Neutral (or Reduction) Supermarket Sections, 138°

(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

Corporate and B2B empty printer consumables collection and fund raising program., 21°

An Inkworks project in Nationwide, New Zealand

Updated in September 2010

Inkworks is actively running a collection program for used printer cartridges from businesses to help reduce the waste going to landfills and to provide businesses with a professional disposal system for their empty and unused cartridges. Inkworks is one of the few companies that pays for usable printer cartridge empties ...

Project about Accreditation, Branding, Climate Change, Corporate Social Responsibility, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environment & Wildlife, Lifestyle & Behavior, Pollution, Population, Recycling, Sustainability

Crimestoppers, 66°

A TelstraClear project in New Zealand

Updated in November 2010

Our aim: With our customers, employees and operations spanning the country, TelstraClear is truly a part of community life. Connecting people and communities in a safe and protected way is what we are about, and enabling the establishment of Crimestoppers in New Zealand plays a big part in helping the ...

Premium project about Children and Families, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Education, Industry & Business, Innovation, Law, Lifestyle & Behavior, Population, Technology

Freecycle, 10°

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

Go Green Expo: Sustainability, Efficiency, Organics & Everything Green, 30°

TSB Arena & Shed 6, Wellington, New Zealand

Updated in March

Wellington - October 12th & 13th 2013 Annual Organic, Efficiency, Sustainability Expo. The Mecca of 'Organic and Sustainable living!' Come and discover a whole new range of exciting products and services that will delight your senses and tantalise your taste buds, look for home improvements and buy gifts! What is the Go ...

Project about Advertising, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Business & Biodiversity, carbon certification, Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Trading, Clean Tech, Clean Technologies, Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Electric vehicles, Emissions, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Events, Fairtrade, Food, Green energy, Health, hydro energy, Lifestyle & Behavior, marketing, Media, Organic, Recycling, Soil, Solar, Sustainability, Technology, Transport, waste, Wind Energy

Good Shopping Handbook, 70°

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

Make a commitment to drink great wines with great sustainability credentials!, 113°

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

More sustainable packaging, 10°

A Poynter Agencies Ltd project in Kumeu, New Zealand

Updated in September 2011

Big business generally continues to be driven by "bottom line" considerations at the expense of more environmentally sustainable alternatives that are available today. We continue to hear the pleas of prominent learned and sincerely concerned people around the world, that NOW is the time to act, and that we are ...

Project about Branding, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Corporate Social Responsibility, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, greenhouse gas, Industry & Business, Infrastructure, Innovation, Lifestyle & Behavior, marketing, Ocean, Pollution, Recycling, Retail, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Sustainability, Weather

National Permaculture Day 2010, 26°

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

NextPlays Hanoi, 41°

A FISCHE° project in Hanoi, Vietnam

Updated in May 2010

Bert Aldridge from FISCHE° recently returned from a NextPlays workshop in Hanoi. Organized and hosted by the World Bank Institute, the intent of the workshop was to introduce a tool for building understanding and engagement about sustainable development in Vietnam - you guessed it, NextPlays. It was an amazing experience, not ...

Premium project about Agriculture & Food, Architecture, Green energy, Lifestyle & Behavior, Poverty & Development, Smart Growth, Transport, Water

Only use Wellington Combined Taxi's when visiting the captial , 40°

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

Promote community spirit and recycling, 10°

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

Rooftop food gardens for central Auckland, 20°

Auckland, New Zealand

Updated in April 2010

Urban Pantry is looking for buildings in central Auckland that would like to have a garden on their rooftop. We're also looking for sponsors to provide materials to help groups of central city apartment-dwellers get started on urban gardening.

Project about Agriculture & Food, Lifestyle & Behavior, Organic, Permaculture

Rubbish Free, 21°

Auckland, New Zealand

Updated in July 2010

During 2008, we challenged ourselves to live without creating landfill waste from our home in Christchurch, New Zealand. By the end of our Rubbish Free Year we had collected just 2kg of landfill waste, compared to the 1.5 tons the average couple throws away in NZ. Eighteen months later ...

Project about Education, Lifestyle & Behavior, Pollution, Recycling, Retail

Schools empty printer consumables collection and fund raising program., 15°

An Inkworks project in Nationwide, New Zealand

Updated in September 2010

Inkworks is actively running a schools recycling program for the collection of used printer cartridges in over 200 schools to help reduce the waste going to landfills and to raise valuable funds for the schools. Inkworks is one of the few companies that pays for usable printer cartridge empties with ...

Project about Climate Change, Corporate Social Responsibility, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Pollution, Recycling

SeniorNet, 98°

A TelstraClear project in New Zealand

Updated in February 2011

Our aim: TelstraClear aims to recognise the contribution that communications services makes to peoples lives, community wellbeing and local economic advancement. We believe in using our technology to enhance peoples lives, and maximising the value and reach of our technology to ensure access for everyone. Our commitment to making communications ...

Premium project about Children and Families, Computing, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Infrastructure, Innovation, Lifestyle & Behavior, Population, Technology

Share your gardening knowledge, 26°

Nationwide, New Zealand

Updated in September 2009

We're building a database of gardening knowledge for Kiwi's and we need your help. We want to help New Zealanders grow their own organic food in their backyards.

Project about Education, Lifestyle & Behavior, Organic, Permaculture

Stellar Trust, 61°

A TelstraClear project in New Zealand

Updated in February 2011

Our aim: At TelstraClear, connecting people and communities in a safe and protected way is our business. This combined with our aim to help create a positive environment for New Zealand’s children, youth and families led us to link up with the Stellar Trust to help them launch into ...

Premium project about Charity, Children and Families, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Education, Health, Law, Lifestyle & Behavior, Population, Technology

SuperClubsPLUS, 97°

A TelstraClear project in New Zealand

Updated in February 2011

Our aim: We know for parents and carers, the safety of their children is their number one priority – in the playground, at home and online. As a trusted ISP, TelstraClear has recognised the need to protect Kiwi kids from the darker side of the internet, in terms of cyber-bullying and ...

Premium project about Children and Families, Computing, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Education, Innovation, Lifestyle & Behavior, Sustainability, Technology

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