The last in a series of Kiwibank and Pure Advantage profiles of New Zealand environmental champions looks at Bioresource Processing Alliance’s quest to create export-quality goods from waste products. Pure Advantage has named ‘waste to value’ as one of its seven key areas of opportunity for New Zealand. As a keen tramper, Anna Yallop tries to knock off one of New Zealand’s Great Walks every year...
Britain’s famous Glastonbury Festival has influenced everything from green politics to dance music to the rise of Ed Sheeran. Less well-known, though, is the role it played in prompting Aucklander Richard Williams to embark on a quest to make takeaway packaging from potatoes. Richard, a former Army aircraft engineer, and his friends were friends with Glastonbury founder Mike Eavis back in the...
In the fifth in a series of profiles of New Zealanders championing sustainability, Kiwibank and Pure Advantage talk to public health researcher Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman about using smart housing design to cut carbon emissions in cities. Housing is one of Pure Advantage’s seven key areas of opportunity for New Zealand. Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman describes herself as “a lucky person...
In the fourth in a series of profiles of New Zealand businesses championing sustainability, Kiwibank and Pure Advantage look at Flick Electric’s mission to disrupt the power industry by enabling customers to choose the price they pay for power and see the carbon impact of their energy choices. Flick is an example of Smart Grid, one of Pure Advantage’s seven key areas of opportunity for New...
In the second in a series of profiles of New Zealand businesses championing sustainability, Kiwibank and Pure Advantage look at Buy Pure NZ’s passion for introducing the world to organic, Fairtrade and carbon-zero Kiwi foods. Buy Pure NZ is an example of AgriTech, one of Pure Advantage’s seven key areas of opportunity for New Zealand. When organic food pioneer Brendan Hoare is asked to think of a...
In the first of a series of profiles of New Zealand businesses using natural resources in a more sustainable way, Kiwibank and Pure Advantage look at seafood pioneer Rachel Taulelei and her mission to change the way we eat fish. It’s not always easy being green. Kiwi entrepreneurs can find it tough to make their business dream a reality while reducing the impact their work might have on the...
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