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Tuesday 04 August 2026

Sustainability

Govt opens $1.2bn gas transition scheme
31 Jul 2026   /

Govt opens $1.2bn gas transition scheme

The government has opened its $1.2bn Gas Transition Loan Guarantee Scheme to help energy-intensive business – including those in food processing and horticulture – reduce reliance on natural gas.


Foodprint calls time amid hospitality challenges
27 Jul 2026   /

Foodprint calls time amid hospitality challenges

Food rescue startup Foodprint has called time after seven years of operation amid challenging trading in the hospitality sector.


UC students target billion-dollar nanocellulose market from brewing waste
15 Jul 2026   /

UC students target billion-dollar nanocellulose market from brewing waste

A team of University of Canterbury students is attempting to solve one of the brewing sector’s biggest waste problems by converting spent grain into nanocellulose – a high-performance, billion-dollar material.


Lion releases 2025 Force for Good report
15 Jul 2026   /

Lion releases 2025 Force for Good report

Beverage group Lion highlighted becoming a Certified B Corporation as a highlight of 2025 in its just-released Force for Good Report.


Swappa Crate: Lion goes digital with Steinlager pilot
30 Jun 2026   /

Swappa Crate: Lion goes digital with Steinlager pilot

Beverage giant Lion is trailing a modern-day swappa-crate system, with its Steinlager brand spearheadeding the digital drive.


FSNI tests soft plastics compacting system
11 May 2026   /

FSNI tests soft plastics compacting system

Foodstuffs North Island is starting a five-month trial of a new soft plastics compacting system that customers can use in-store at selected New World & Pak’nSave supermarkets.


B Corp for Natural Pet Food Group

B Corp for Natural Pet Food Group

Christchurch-based Natural Pet Food Group has become a Certified B Corporation (B Corp).


Hospitality NZ lands food waste pilot funding
26 Mar 2026   /

Hospitality NZ lands food waste pilot funding

Hospitality New Zealand is spearheading a new initiative to divert 100 tonnes of organic waste from Wellington landfills, backed by a $19,700 council grant.


AgriZeroNZ adds Rumin8 to portfolio
26 Mar 2026  

AgriZeroNZ adds Rumin8 to portfolio

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West tests Incrediballs with D2C launch
10 Feb 2026   /

West tests Incrediballs with D2C launch

“The feedback we’ve had so far has been very encouraging and while it certainly won’t be easy to convince people to give up the bottle, it’s a very easy to explain why we exist,” says West.


Whittaker’s pledges more shade trees for partners
18 Dec 2025   /

Whittaker’s pledges more shade trees for partners

Chocolate company Whittaker’s is going to increase the shade tree plantings it undertakes at its cocoa cooperatives in Africa.


Trilateral green deal negotiations launched
3 Nov 2025   /

Trilateral green deal negotiations launched

New Zealand, Singapore, and Chile have launched negotiations for the Green Economy Partnership Agreement (GEPA), which aims to seize trade and investment opportunities in the growing global green economy.