Reference

Sustainable Business

Sites

* Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Reference Center
Comprehensive full-text database covering all aspects of business continuity and disaster recovery. Includes magazines, journals, academic and technical publications, case studies and examples.
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* Living Green
Environment and sustainability reference suite. Living Green Digital Libraries includes an examination of pollution's causes and consequences, overviews of the major ecosystems and current threats they face, an explanation of green building and transportation principles, an investigation of green issues in food production and consumption, and room-by-room explorations of green practices at home. Part of World Book Web.
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* Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability (ARGOS)
The Agricultural Research Group on Sustainability (ARGOS) is an unincorporated joint venture between the Agribusiness Group, Lincoln University, and the University of Otago. It is funded by the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (FRST) and various industry stakeholders and commenced in October 2003. ARGOS has a mandate to examine the environmental, social and economic sustainability of New Zealand farming systems.
* BSR Business for Social Responsibility
US global resource for companies seeking to sustain their commercial success in ways that demonstrate respect for ethical values, people, communities and the environment
* Center for Environmental Leadership in Business
Forum for collaboration between the private sector and the environmental community & promotes business practices that reduce industry's ecological footprint, contribute to conservation, and create value for the companies that adopt them.
* Ecolabels and Sustainability Claims
This directory has been developed by the New Zealand government to improve the availability of information about ecolabels and other sustainability indicators relevant to consumers, suppliers and other organisations.
* Environmental Choice
Voluntary, multiple criteria based environmental labelling programme, which operates to international standards and principles. Initiated and endorsed by the New Zealand government
* GreenFleet
GreenFleet is a practical program developed by the Sustainable Business Network which enables businesses to do something towards reducing the impacts of their vehicle fleet on our environment and people.
* New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development
A coalition of leading New Zealand companies united by a shared commitment to balanced social, environmental and economic development. NZBCSD is a partner organisation to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
* New Zealand Landcare Trust
A non-governmental organisation facilitating sustainable land management and biodiversity initiatives with rural communities. The Trust is supported by the Ministry for the Environment and Transpower New Zealand.
* New Zealand Society for Sustainability Engineering and Science (NZSSES)
The New Zealand Society for Sustainability Engineering and Science is a Learned Society formed in February 2003. The Society is also a Technical Interest Group of the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ).
* Phase2
Phase2 is dedicated to the advancement and adoption of science- and ethics-based (strong) sustainability through leadership and engagement.
* Recycling Operators of NZ (RONZ)
A non-profit networking organisation representing recycling operators, companies and organisations involved in the recycling and recovered materials industry in New Zealand.
* Sustainable Business Network
To promote environmentally and socially responsible business practice in New Zealand and support businesses on their journey towards sustainability
* Sustainable Christchurch
Aims to actively contribute within Otautahi-Christchurch to opportunities and means for achievement of long term sustainability
* Sustainable Christchurch Programme
Sustainable Christchurch is about living and working smarter, making better choices, so that we can live today, looking forward to tomorrow. Christchurch City Council programme to promote sustainability in the Council and City.
* Sustainable Management Fund
Ministry for the Environment fund supports the community, business, iwi and local government in a wide range of environmental management initiatives
* World Business Council for Sustainable Development
A coalition of business aiming to provide business leadership as a catalyst for change toward sustainable development, and to promote the role of eco-efficiency, innovation and corporate social responsibility.
* Zero Waste New Zealand Trust
Established in 1997 to support a growing network of groups working on waste minimisation initiatives and to help develop breakthrough strategies to deal with New Zealand's growing waste problem