Have you ever walked through the city feeling the heat radiate off of the dark asphalt under your feet? The uncomfortable lack of shade making you wish you had brought a water bottle? If so, then you’ve experienced something called the Urban Heat Island effect.
Read MoreLast month we co-hosted the inaugural Sustainability Expo at Parliament, which showcased the groups doing great things locally, nationally and internationally in the zero waste, low carbon, circular economy space.
Read MoreHow could Wellington City Council best work with individuals, organisations and communities to create a zero carbon, zero waste future for Wellington that protects and regenerates our environment?
Read MoreThere’s no denying that the clean-up of Parliament Grounds following the protest is a huge job, and Sustainability Trust wants to offer a helping hand to clean up in an environmentally-friendly way.
Read MoreThere’s no denying that this is the decade of urgency for the climate and our planet. With COP26 running from 31 October to 12 November 2021, there has never been a better time for you to act.
Read MoreWe believe that Wellington should start working towards a zero-waste vision. This is why we put forward recommendations to Wellington City Council on their strategic waste review and proposed residual disposal treatment options.
Read MoreGreenwashing 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.
Read MoreDid you make a submission to the Climate Change Commission? We did. Keep reading to see what is important to us and what we had to say
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreDo you know what three of our nations political parties have in store on the environmental policy front? We wanted to know. So with help from Environmental Hubs Aotearoa, we pulled some questions together and asked. Here’s what they had to say.
Read MoreWellingtonians are throwing away more, not less, despite plans to slash the amount of waste sent to landfills by 2026. The current plan we have in place, isn’t achieving what it is set out to achieve. Wellington City Council Proposed Solid Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw 2020 hopes to change this.
Read MoreTo support local businesses, we've dedicated Plastic Free July to showcasing local businesses taking responsibility and doing their bit to reduce single-use plastic. Check out some of those pioneering change in the community.
Read MorePassionate about the world we live in, we have written to government ministers to encourage them to invest in solutions that create better housing and a low carbon, climate-resilient and inclusive economy for everyone
Read MorePlastics NZ and the WasteMINZ Organic Materials Sector Group have made the call. They want to see the end of confusing ‘greenwashed’ marketing speak relating to compostable products and packaging.
Read MoreThe Government wants to shift NZ from being a linear “take, make and waste” economy to a circular economy approach that closes the loop on waste production. It is proposing a new framework for mandatory product stewardship.
Read MoreThe Zero Carbon Bill, a piece of legislation to bring New Zealand’s carbon emissions to net zero by 2050 is on its way.
Read MoreAs part of the Government’s pre-election commitment to addressing New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions, the Zero Carbon Bill is on the horizon. The bill will become law in early 2019. It will provide targets, timelines and an action plan for achieving a carbon-neutral New Zealand by 2050.
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