Why is Zespri trialling biochar?
Biochar is a much-touted but rarely used carbon-rich material derived from organic waste, great for soil health. Kind of like charcoal it’s the result of slow, anaerobic burning. But it has not yet b...
22 Maj 202530min
Why ESG boxes on and on: Lee Stewart, ESG Strategies
Lee Stewart has written the book on sustainable business...No, actually, he really has! He’s written the e handbook ‘How to build sustainability into your business strategy’ for managers across Austra...
9 Maj 202535min
Climate Disclosures: Onerous and Expensive, or Far-Sighted - Dr. Yinka Moses, Victoria University
New Zealand was an early mover in corporate climate disclosure; these days around 200 of our largest companies publicly report on what they’re doing about their emissions and the risk they’re exposed ...
16 Apr 202531min
A Sticky Business – Tim Williams, Nilo
The industrial adhesives essential to MDF, particle board and the like are a health hazard and a $12billion business. New Zealand company Nilo has a better, kinder glue made from recycled plastics. Ma...
7 Apr 202533min
The ROI on sustainable business - Lewis Patterson, Sustainable Brands
On May 13 the best and brightest descend on Rotorua for the Sustainable Brands conference, the first time this global franchise will host a major event down under. Now in its 17th year, Sustainable Br...
1 Apr 202524min
Oh, behave! The real reason for overshoot - Joseph Merz
In September 2023, a group of scientists and writers had a paper published in a niche academic journal. The paper “World scientists’ warning: The behavioural crisis driving ecological overshoot” might...
18 Mars 202535min
Coffee prices and climate - Richard Goatley, Altezano Brothers
Just three years ago, the average price of a takeaway coffee was $4.33. Since then prices have marched north with Stats NZ officially recording the average to be $4.85 but good luck finding that in Au...
5 Mars 202529min
Greenwash v Greenhush - Rebecca Styles and Fiona Stephenson
How do you promote sustainability effectively? Do you sugarcoat the bad news? Or scare them with the facts? When does green marketing become greenwashing or the reverse, greenhushing? The way we talk ...
20 Feb 202527min
