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Celebrating Extraordinary Business!

TAURANGA, Tuesday 20th July 2010: An innovative hay feeding bag and an automatic screen cleaner took a clean sweep at last night's Young Innovator Awards (YiA) in Tauranga.

 




Read on for 5 good reasons why you should enter the Sustainable Business Network Awards!

Rachel Brown says 'green's the way for companies to go' in Weekend Herald.

The New Zealand Herald joins naming right sponsor NZI, as well as Corporate Express, EECA, Vodafone and the University of Waikato Management School in supporting the awards.


The Bay of Plenty's Sustainable Business Network has elected a new regional advisory board for 2010.

Members have elected manufacturing industry consultant Gavin Cherrie, Bayfair's operations manager Steve Ellingford, and communications consultant Bruce Fraser to the new board.


Bay of Plenty

Bay of Plenty Sustainable Business Network Awards

2009 Bay of Plenty Sustainable Business of the Year

Well done Bayfair Shopping Centre! 

(Some of) the Bayfair team, with Chairman Cronin from Environment Bay of Plenty

sponsored by Principal Sponsor Environment Bay of Plenty

Thanks to everyone who joined us on the night and contributed to making the theme 'Reinvent to Thrive' truly come alive! And thank you to all of our sponsors whose support goes a long way to making SBN BOP thrive!

 

The Bay of Plenty Region is one of SBN's most established, innovative and active branches. The region is led by Jo Wills, National Events Manager and BOP/Waikato Regional Manager.  She runs training programmes, networking events and the annual sustainable business awards.

 

The Get sustainable Challenge is the perfect tool to help your organisation to identify, measure and continuously improve it's sustainability performance.

The Challenge is for organisations who:

  • Want to be more sustainable, but need some help beginning the journey
  • Are already changing their business practices and want to take the next step
  • Are well advanced in sustainability, but want a ‘tune up'
  • Want advice on how to be more sustainable, future proof their business, and add value (including value to your bottom line!)

The Challenge begins with an evaluation of your current business practices and looks at your commitment to sustainability: how you use and produce resources, your future planning, business systems, and relationships. Access to a tailored Improvement Report, as well as resource downloads and workshops held throughout the year assist your organisation to set its sustainability focus throughout 2009 and beyond.

So take the Challenge NOW!

Registration is open for this year's Get Sustainable Challenge - click on the link to view the registration form.

The fee structure for the Get Sustainable Challenge can be found here.

 

Jo Wills - National Events Manager/ BOP and Waikato Regional Manager
Phone:  07 5779355
Mobile:  021 686 645
Email: bop@sustainable.org.nz

 

Sustainable Business Network - Bay of Plenty proudly supported by it's Cornerstone Sponsors:

Environment Bay of Plenty

Fulton Hogan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Events

Celebrating businesses involved with Enviro-Mark:

Altex Coatings and Office Max share their stories of achieving the pinnacle - Diamond certification and ISO 14001: 2004.

 


Come along to the August GreenDrinks and enjoy a Mata beer on tap!!

This seminar will provide you with the information and guidance to better understand and manage the impacts of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) on your business.


Pellet Fires, wood burners, heat pumps or flued gas...what is the right solution for winter heating? Heating efficiency, running costs and the impact on our environment are issues that need to be considered.


The following is an indication of the type and frequency of events taking place in the BOP and WK regions in 2010.  As speakers and venues are confirmed, dates will be added and workshop topics will advertised, watch your monthly newsletters for these details.