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Repair-ED: A repair cafe
Check out what happened when we joined forces with our friends at Hopper- Refill to deliver our first-ever joint repair cafe.
Greenwashing - What is it and why is it dangerous.
Greenwashing is a marketing ploy companies use to make their products sound more environmentally friendly than they are. Their claims are often exaggerated, misleading and not backed up by evidence. Greenwashing is dangerous, sophisticated and far more common than you think. Learn how you can spot it.
Power up twice with our new Thundergrid EV charger
We’ve just installed the first AC Thundergrid EV charger in Wellington CBD. Learn how you can charge up your car and support the amazing work of the Wellington Curtain Bank at the same time.
Paying the living wage
The idea of an essential worker has done a favour to the living wage movement because a lot of what we call essential workers are not paid the living wage. The irony of it is that some of the highest-paid people in our society are not deemed, essential workers.
We sat down with a couple of our partners to hear what being Living Wage Accredited meant to them.
Let's get Wellington composting
2020 is going to be a big year for community composting in Wellington. We'll be working alongside our pals at Kaicycle and GrowSpace to set up three community composting hubs in Wellington. All thanks to new seed funding from Wellington City Councils.