Business leaders pool plans for green success

PRESS RELEASE - SUSTIANABLE BUSINESS NETWORK & ROD ORAM

Business leaders pool plans for green economic success

An economic recovery fuelled by sustainable business will be the focus when some of New Zealand’s most successful and progressive thinkers and business leaders meet in Auckland on May 26.

 “This is a time of unprecedented opportunities for people, businesses and organisations willing to rise to the challenges we’re facing,” says business journalist Rod Oram, who will be leading discussion and workshops.

“The credit crunch, climate change and intense constraints of food, oil and water supply, demand new ways of doing business and open up new markets. With our clean green image overseas, New Zealand is well placed to capitalise on new economic opportunities though sustainable business practices.”

The half day ‘Reinventing Business’ forum is organised by the Sustainable Business Network to push the boundaries of new sustainability thinking and the next industrial revolution.

“By bringing together different sectors we can identify the new business opportunities created by changing economic, environmental and social needs,” says Oram.

“The status quo has to go if businesses are going to not only survive, but to thrive in this recession. Re-engineer your business for the changes around climate change and functional alternatives, and you’ll be able to cash in on major rewards for your innovations.”

The speaker line-up features Sean Simpson - Chief Scientific Officer and Founder of Lanzatech, clean energy specialists; Mark Pennington - Design Director for Formway Furniture; Vincent Heeringa - Publisher of Idealog and Good magazines; and Justine Munro - CEO of the NZ Centre for Social Innovation.

Sustainable Business Network CEO, Rachel Brown, says, “this event was created to build on inspiration from last year’s successful Better By Design Summit, which brought Michael Braungart, Janine Benyus, Ray Anderson and other international sustainability pioneers to New Zealand. The forum on the 26th will bring together savvy members of the SBN and other leading NZ thinkers and practitioners in the business of innovation. The afternoon is open to anyone interested in this area and we’d love to see a wide range of people join us.”

The Sustainable Business Network event is supported by Waitakere City Council, Beacon Pathway, EcoMatters Environment Trust, and Project Twin Streams.

Date: Tuesday 26th May
Time: 1:30pm – 6pm, drinks & networking 6pm – 7pm
Venue: Central Auckland
Cost: $125 for SBN members & community organisations, $200 for non-SBN members

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