After working on ourselves and improving our households as much as we can, getting involved in our community is a powerful and accessible way to make a positive change. Over the years, I have volunteered in many groups depending on what’s on and the children’s activities. Unsurprisingly, I tend to focus on sustainability-related initiatives. Today,Continue reading “Community Involvement”
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New! Retail Eco-Makeover
There are many cheap, easy ways to improve your shop’s environmental sustainability. Changing your lighting can reduce your costs, adding eco-products in your display can attract clients, not giving away plastic bags can save the oceans and marine life… And so on! No small stuff! We have designed the Retail Eco-makeover, a 10-chapter audit toContinue reading “New! Retail Eco-Makeover”
Bumper Apple Drive
With my Local Food Wanaka friends, I’ve been co-organising the Autumn Apple drive for several years. This year, there was a bumper apple crop and a huge turnout, showing the growing interest people have in local food, skills sharing, community building and resilience. Great photo in the Otago Daily Times Online News today!
Action for Positive Change
The Montreal Protocol is perhaps the most successful international agreement so far. It demonstrates (and gives hope) that with collective action and political will, catastrophic environmental trends can be reversed. The ozone layer depletion observed in the 1970’s was subsequently attributed to CFC gases (and others). In 1987, the Montreal Protocol was signed. Government policy makers,Continue reading “Action for Positive Change”
101 questions to green your office
Greening your office is a great start on your journey towards more sustainability because it is specific and visibly effective. Right here in Wanaka and serving Queenstown and Central Otago, we go through your office with our exclusive 101 questions audit, taking less than 30 mn of your time. Within a week, we deliver aContinue reading “101 questions to green your office”
Mission, Vision, Goals and Values
Our business mission Professional eco-consultant, we embed sustainability into the heart of our clients’ businesses, organisations or households. We provide environmental audits (eg. Green Office Makeover), sustainability statements, help with certification, recommendations and action plans, and referrals to relevant professionals. Our vision of success Aim at Sustainability is a locally renowned eco-consultant and active partContinue reading “Mission, Vision, Goals and Values”
Greening your business…
It doesn’t need to be complicated AND it can be very rewarding. There are obvious steps like recycling. And there are many little steps that yield more than they cost. Changing your staff culture, having fair trade products in the break room with reusable cups, encouraging walking and cycling to work, all make a difference at no cost. And itContinue reading “Greening your business…”
Achieve governmental criteria
On its Sustainability page, the government is offering a range of support strategies and tools. Unless it is your passion, it may still be a bit daunting and time consuming to go through them. Well, it is my passion and I’ve read and understood all the details and am willing to help you or yourContinue reading “Achieve governmental criteria”
Consumers prefer “green”
In 2007, a study showed that 53% of consumers preferred “to purchase products and services from a company with a strong environmental reputation”. Read more… In 2012, another study showed that 66% of consumers are socially conscious and among them 66% think companies should support environmental sustainability. Read more… In 2015 in China, a study demonstrates thatContinue reading “Consumers prefer “green””
Climate change at the top of your agenda
While 175 nations were signing the Paris Climate treaty in New York on Earth Day, Friday 22nd April 2016, Tim Flannery was the keynote speaker of the first Aspiring Conversations, “Cool It: dealing with climate change”, with Suzi Kerr and Veronika Meduna. Click here for my comprehensive notes of the event. What can your business or organisation take fromContinue reading “Climate change at the top of your agenda”
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