16th May 2022 Countdown / SustainabilityApplications are now open for Countdown’s Growing for Good grants which puts $50,000 of funding up for grabs for students to combat climate change.
2nd May 2022 Fonterra / SustainabilityFonterra is expanding its on-farm trials of methane reducing Asparagopsis seaweed.
26th April 2022 Japan / SustainabilityJapan and New Zealand have pledged to better understand respective priorities in agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food systems and build a closer partnership through collaboration on new ideas, technologies and solutions to common challenges.
22nd April 2022 Sustainability / WineNew Zealand Winegrowers says more than 96% of all vineyard area in New Zealand is now certified as sustainable, with 10% of wineries holding organic certification.
21st April 2022 Packaging / SustainabilityNZ Post has teamed up with The Packaging Forum and Future Post to expand on the Soft Plastic Recycling Scheme to undertake a pilot trial, which will see a courier pick-up discarded soft plastics.
21st April 2022 Government / SustainabilityThe Ministry for the Environment has issued its 2022 guide for organisations to measure and report on emissions.
19th April 2022 Sustainability / Tasman Bay Food CoRural Delivery takes a look at Tasman Bay Food Co’s sustainability practices.
12th April 2022 SustainabilityA new online business-to-business Circular Economy Directory has been launched by the Sustainable Business Network.
5th April 2022 Plant-based / SustainabilityOne of the biggest individual contributions people can make is eating a diet rich in plant-based food, with moderate intake of meat and dairy.
15th March 2022 SustainabilityPotatoes NZ takes a look at the Sustainable Vegetable Systems Project, which aims to protect water quality in vegetable growing systems.
10th March 2022 Danone / SustainabilityDairy giant Danone has become the largest certified B Corporation food and drink company in Australia and New Zealand.
8th March 2022 Seafood / SustainabilityShrimp: a sustainable catch? From Financial Times’ Food Revolution series
4th March 2022 Sustainability / ZespriZespri has created a board specifically to focus on its sustainability goals.
24th February 2022 Expo 2020 / SustainabilityNew Zealand’s expertise in sustainable food systems has been highlighted at Expo 2020’s Food, Agriculture and Livelihoods Business Forum in Dubai.
2nd February 2022 Asahi / SustainabilityAsahi Beverages has released new sustainability targets for its New Zealand and Australian operations.
10th December 2021 Pals / SustainabilityBeverage business Pals says its has offset its unavoidable emissions by 125% through funding New Zealand native forest projects and International Gold Standard clean technology initiatives.
2nd December 2021 GWF / SustainabilityGeorge Weston Food says it is making the investment in current or planned activities across New Zealand and Australia.
26th November 2021 Awards / SustainabilityChia Sisters, All Good Bananas and Citizen have taken gongs at the Sustainable Business Awards, with the former just missing out on the supreme award.
15th November 2021 APEC 2021 / SustainabilityFood producers are increasingly putting sustainability at the core of their business but feeding populations must be a partnership between the private sector and government, says Food Industry Asia executive director Matt Kovac.
27th October 2021 Finance / SustainabilityNew Zealand’s biggest farming business Pāmu is borrowing $85m from Westpac via a three-year sustainability-linked loan.
16th September 2021 Fonterra / SustainabilityFonterra says it cut its greenhouse gas emissions from coal by 11% in one year thanks to the conversion to renewable wood pellets at its Te Awamutu site.
12th August 2021 Awards / SustainabilityChia Sisters, Fonterra, Foodstuffs and the New Zealand Food Network are among the food and beverage sector organisations shortlisted in the 2021 Sustainable Business Awards.
30th July 2021 Food Nation / SustainabilityMiranda Burdon’s Food Nation is one of fifty small- and medium-sized food enterprises from around the world named Best Small Businesses by the United Nations.
27th July 2021 Mintel / SustainabilityAlmost half of global consumers believe companies are responsible for increasing the amount of packaging that is recycled, the newly-released Mintel Sustainability Barometer.
9th July 2021 SFFF / SustainabilitySilver Fern Farms co-chair Rob Hewett has announced four key sustainability goals at its annual farmer conference in Wellington.
5th July 2021 Lion / SustainabilityLion reveals 2020 sustainability scorecard and commits to action on value chain carbon emissions.
4th June 2021 SustainabilityFood giant Goodman Fielder has introduced a new sustainability strategy that will see it use 100% recyclable packaging by 2025 and halve its food waste by 2030.
13th May 2021 SustainabilityTen categories range from climate, communication and collaboration to food, nature, social impact and circular economy.
11th May 2021 SustainabilityNominations are now open for the Change Maker category of the Sustainable Business Awards which seeks to find a “trailblazing” young person who is leading the way on environmental sustainability in Aotearoa.
28th April 2021 SustainabilityThe beer producer sets itself new sustainability targets as it builds on its ambition to halve its emissions by 2030.
21st April 2021 SustainabilityThe partners behind a year-long trial to produce a sustainable beef patty for McDonalds in New Zealand are claiming success.
16th April 2021 SustainabilityWineWorks is now a certified Toitū carbonzero business.
14th April 2021 SustainabilityTe Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu has launched Kōanga Kai.
7th April 2021 Beer / SustainabilityDB Breweries has overhauled the packaging of its Export beer brand as it works towards a goal of halving its carbon footprint by 2030.
29th March 2021 Awards / SustainabilityFarmers Linda and Evan Potter have been named new national ambassadors for Sustainable Farming and Growing.
17th March 2021 Beverage / SustainabilityThe fast-growing Nelson juice company has been certified as the highest-scoring B Corp in New Zealand.
11th March 2021 Seafood / SustainabilityShellfish supplier Southern Clams has launched a new website to provide information on the seafood products it harvests.
2nd March 2021 Dairy / SustainabilitySouthern Pastures has entered into a three-year $50m sustainability-linked farm loan with BNZ and its syndicate.
1st March 2021 Sustainability / WineMarlborough wine producer Lawson’s Dry Hill has achieved carbon zero status.
19th February 2021 SustainabilityOrganisations from around New Zealand are joining calls for a ban on single-use products, as the United Nations Environment Assembly gets set to discuss sustainability.
17th December 2020 SustainabilityThe new research found leftovers to be the most common food item being thrown out.
9th December 2020 SustainabilityCoca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestlé were named the leading plastic polluters for the third year in a row.
20th November 2020 SustainabilityCanterbury has a new postgraduate school that will focus entirely on food sustainability.
