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Proposed changes to the directors’ duties – a (small) reason to celebrate.

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• Post published:04/10/2021
• Post category:Business / Business Ethics / Circular Economy / Climate Crisis / Economic Evolution / Local / New Zealand / Sustainability

On 23 September a Member’s Bill was drawn out of the member’s bill ballot, proposing to amend the director’s duties section of the Companies Act 1993. The proposed changes will clarify that a company director of a company may take into account other (often longer-term) environmental, social and governance considerations when acting “in the best interests of the company”.

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Collaborative Submission to the Climate Change Commission

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• Post published:31/03/2021
• Post category:Business / Circular Economy / Climate Change / Climate Crisis / Collaboration / New Zealand / Sustainability

On the 31t of January this year (2021) the Climate Change Commission / He Pou a Rangi (CCC) released its draft advice to the New Zealand government on how to…

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What An Opportunity We Now Have.

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• Post published:15/07/2020
• Post category:Behaviour Change / Business / Climate Change / Climate Crisis / Economic Evolution / New Zealand / Plastic Pollution / Sustainability

What an opportunity we now have in our hands.   I know that a lot of New Zealanders are going through some really hard and stressful times because of this…

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Thoughts from Home – Checking in with Nick (reposted from Maggie Marilyn’s blog)

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• Post published:01/07/2020
• Post category:Community / COVID-19 / Local / New Zealand

Sometimes, simply hearing that someone else is feeling the same way as you, brings comfort.   It reminds us that we aren't alone. That we are understood. Our beautiful MM…

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Will COVID-19 Change Where You Spend Your Money?

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• Post published:28/04/2020
• Post category:Business / Circular Economy / Climate Change / Climate Crisis / Community / COVID-19 / Economic Evolution / Local / New Zealand / Sustainability

Photo by Daria Sannikova from Pexels   We are absolutely pillaging this planet.   That's not fair on all of us because there are many who read this that do a whole lot…

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Local Currencies

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• Post published:26/03/2020
• Post category:Business / Circular Economy / Community / Culture / Local Currency / New Zealand / Sustainability

  Wow! What a time we are living in.   The impacts of COVID-19 on New Zealand and the world have been on a scale only seen in blockbuster movies.…

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They’ve Got This Wrong – It’s Not Waste To Divert It’s Food For Our Soils.

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• Post published:09/12/2019
• Post category:Circular Economy / Climate Change / Climate Crisis / Compost / Design / Energy / New Zealand / Organic Material / Organic Matter / Packaging / Plastic Pollution / Sustainability / Waste Management

With the recent announcement by Auckland Council that they will be using an Anaerobic Digestor (AD) to process the unwanted food collected kerbside from Auckland households for the next 20…

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Compostable Packaging Is Part Of Our Sustainable Future

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• Post published:11/07/2019
• Post category:Circular Economy / Compost / New Zealand / Packaging / Plastic Pollution / Sustainability

I am frustrated with the recent media coverage around the topic of compostable packaging because the compostable plastics aren’t being differentiated from the other compostable packaging materials.   A matter…

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Sustainability 101 – Create the Culture.

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• Post published:15/05/2019
• Post category:Business / Culture / New Zealand / Sustainability

Does your business wish to “be more sustainable”?   To reduce your environmental impact, to improve your social impact or be more transparent?   Well, I know it's an overused…

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We gotta change the economy.

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• Post published:22/01/2019
• Post category:Circular Economy / Design / New Zealand / Sustainability

  The world is in deep shit and it’s because of the economy we made up.   The time for sticking your head in the sand and ignoring all the…

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