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A decade of B-Corp. Now what? Qiulae Wong, NZ manager of B Lab
It's 10 years since the first companies were certified as B-Corp in New Zealand and since then the movement of ethical and environmentally responsible businesses has grown to over 500 in NZ and Australia and more than 6000 worldwide. But as the movement shifts from...
How food growers can think about climate change: Brent Clothier
If the rain that deluged the North Island is the ‘new normal’, how are hard-hit growers meant to think about the future – and growing anything in the ‘normal’ way? Vincent Heeringa spoke to Brent Clothier, chief scientist with Plant & Food, about four ways to...
Making sense of Auckland’s floods – Kevin Trenberth, climate scientist
How can we make sense of the Biblical deluge that soaked Auckland, Northland, and the Coromandel in late January – and by the time this is being recorded is about to happen again. If only there was an articulate, slow-talking climate scientist who could explain what...
A Constructive Use for Building Waste – With Nigel Benton and Terri-Ann Berry
Building a new house in New Zealand produces on average two skips of construction debris. If a demolition is involved, add another 13 skips. As a nation we’re really bad at diverting all that waste from landfill. Ross Inglis spoke with two people with a solution:...
What’s in store for 2023? Investment with Rohan MacMahon
Part Three: Rohan MacMahon on investment and technology Is 2023 the year that New Zealand seizes the nettle on climate action? Or is it another year of incrementalism? And what effect will the election, with a potential change of government, have on the direction...
What’s in store for 2023? Corporate strategy with Dr Victoria Hatton
Part two: Victoria Hatton on corporate strategy Is 2023 the year that New Zealand seizes the nettle on climate action? Or is it another year of incrementalism? And what effect will the election, with a potential change of government, have on the direction and speed of...
What’s in store for 2023? Climate politics with Marc Daalder
Part One: Marc Daalder starts with the year ahead in politics. Is 2023 the year that New Zealand seizes the nettle on climate action? Or is it another year of incrementalism? And what effect will the election, with a potential change of government, have on the...
A climate action accelerator for Auckland – Climate Connect Aotearoa
Auckland’s climate plan Te-Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri is an impressive and ambitious document that sets out a response to climate change that’s not just about mitigation (that is, emissions reductions) but also adaptation and developing a future that’s unique to Tāmaki...
Growing food in a hotter NZ – Jenny Cameron, Fit for a Better World
The primary sector has been in the gun lately for its reluctance to resolve its emissions profile. You’d almost think there’s some denial going on. Well, that might be true of some, but not all. In 2021 a broad industry effort went into a primary sector document...
Follow the climate money – Climate VC Fund
Rohan MacMahon and Jez Weston are co-founders of the Climate VC Fund – a fund that invest in emission reductions technologies in NZ and Australia. They were on the show to announce their ambitions but a year on, what’s happened? Did they raise the money require? Have...
The End of Smoke on the Water? Michael Eaglen, EV Maritime
Auckland’s ferries, which burn 13 million litres of diesel every year and produce 20 percent of the city’s public transport emissions, are about to clean up their act. Two electric ferries are being built right now for the Waitematā, with design and engineering in the...
Super clean, super green – Cleanery’s Mark and Ellie Sorenson
In 1993, school boy Mark Sorenson got 20/20 for an essay about the dangers of plastic packaging. 29 years later Mark and his business partner and wife, Ellie, have established Cleanery, a kiwi start up that’s attracted millions in venture capital and now has products...
Why, what and who of Auckland Climate Festival – Michelle Kennedy
Michelle Kennedy is the co-founder of the Auckland Climate Festival, a celebration of all things climate change, ranging from bike tours to investor meetings, beach clean-up, a transport tech conference, film screenings, and the O Tatou Ngahere native trees conference...
Going nuts for bananas: Simon Coley of All Good and Karma Drinks
Simon Coley is the co-founder of All Good Organics, the pioneering importer of ethical bananas, and also of Karma Drinks, famous for its Karma Cola. Karma just celebrated 10 years, a notable achievement for any brand, but especially noteworthy because 1% of total...
Climate and Business Conference: Mike Burrell, Sustainable Business Council
Next week sees the return of the Climate and Business conference, New Zealand’s most important get-together for government, business and community leaders about climate policy and action. This Climate Business is pleased to be invited to the conference and to talk...
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