Wellington businesses dominate the list of awards finalists

5 September 2016

Wellington businesses dominate the list of finalists for 2016 NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards

Fourteen Wellington businesses feature in the list of finalists for the 2016 NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards. They include:

· Gareth Morgan (The Morgan Foundation – Sustainability Champion category)
· Brian Cox (Bio Energy Association of NZ – Sustainability Champion category)
· Capital & Coast District Health Board (Mega Efficiency Impact)
· Flick Electric Co (Renewables Innovation category)
· NZ Bus (Renewables Innovation category)
· Little Yellow Bird (Community Innovation category)
· Chariot Ridesharing (Community Innovation category)
· The Oversew Fashion Awards (Communicating Sustainability category)
· Verisafe (Community Innovation category)
· Green Cabs (Restorative Impact and Communicating Sustainability categories)
· Energy and Technical Services Ltd (Mega Efficiency Innovation category)
· Method Recycling (Mega Efficiency Innovation category)
· Metal Art (Community Impact category)
· Sustainability Trust (Community Impact category)

Laurie Foon, Sustainable Business Network (SBN) Wellington Regional Coordinator says: “The number of finalists coming from the Wellington region demonstrates the activity, energy and desire these businesses have to be at the forefront of making change. They can see these changes in our world as good business opportunities and they are capitalising on that, while not losing site of their local community and impact.
“This is an exciting time for the Wellington Sustainable Business Community.”
CEO of SBN Rachel Brown says these organisations are leading the transformation to a more sustainable New Zealand.

“These Awards are unique. They recognise outstanding achievement in making New Zealand a more sustainable nation.

“Together we can restore New Zealand’s landscapes, oceans and waterways and we can tackle this nation’s social issues. Those leading on this are pioneering new forms of business success. In my book they all deserve to be New Zealander of the year. It can feel like swimming uphill a lot of the time, so recognising those doing the right thing is vital.

“The Awards are our way of celebrating together. They are one of the ways we recharge ourselves for the challenges to come.

“I hope New Zealanders give these people and their organisations the support they deserve. Because every time we buy something or support a cause we make a choice about the kind of country we want to live in.”

The Award winners will be announced at a black tie ceremony on 17 November at Shed 10 on Auckland’s waterfront.

The finalists for the 2016 NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards are:

Sustainability Champion Award
Barry Coates (The University of Auckland and Green Party, formerly Oxfam)
Brian Cox (Bio Energy Association of NZ)
Buffie Mawhinney (Ranui Community Centre)
Gareth Morgan (The Morgan Foundation)
Steve Ellingford (Bayfair Shopping Centre)
Cadence Communications Communicating Sustainability Award
Better NZ Trust
Green Cabs
Kokako
Packaging Forum Inc
The Oversew Fashion Awards

The EcoPro Cleaning Co Community Innovation Award
Chariot Ridesharing
Corefusion Limited
CSC Buying Group
Ecotricity
Good Neighbour Aotearoa Trust
Kiwibank
Little Yellow Bird
The New Zealand Network Charitable Trust
Verisafe

Airbnb Community Impact Award
Auckland Council
Counties Manukau Health
Good Neighbour Aotearoa Trust
Kai Carrier
Metal Art
Packaging Forum Inc
Sustainability Trust
TerraCycle

Ricoh Mega Efficiency Innovation Award
Asaleo Care
Ecotricity
Energy and Technical Services Ltd
Method Recycling
My Car Your Rental
TerraCycle

Auckland Council Mega Efficiency Impact Award
Capital & Coast District Health Board
Cityhop
Fonterra
Fulton Hogan / Tauranga Airport Authority
Kiwi Experience
Webstar

Renewables Innovation Award
Ecotricity
Flick Electric Co
NZ Bus
Scion
solarcity
Spark NZ

Renewables Impact Award
Air New Zealand
Auckland Transport
ChargeNet NZ
Christchurch Bike Share

Yealands Family Wines Restorative Innovation Award
Avon-Ōtākaro Network
Ekos
GHD
Go Bamboo
Junk Run
Raw Essentials

Restorative Impact Award
Ceres Organics
Comvita
Green Cabs
We Compost
ZingBokashi

EECA Business Energy Management Award
Finalists from the Renewables and Mega efficiency categories are eligible to apply for the Energy Management Award. Finalists for this category will be announced in early November.

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