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Ecotricity was founded in 2013 by Al and Mark Yates. It is headquartered in Auckland, NZ. Ecotricity is Kiwi and Community owned and has the capacity to supply up to 30,000 household equivalent. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The idea of eco-innovation is fairly recent. [1] One of the first appearances in the literature was in a 1996 book by Claude Fussler and Peter James. [2] In a subsequent article in 1997, Peter James defined eco-innovation as "new products and processes which provide customer and business value but significantly decrease environmental impacts". [3]
Environment and Conservation Organisations of Aotearoa New Zealand (ECO) was formed in 1971 under the name of CoEnCo. The name changed to ECO in 1976. [2] It is a non-profit umbrella group and network of around 50 organisations. It publishes ecolink (ISSN 1174-0671), a quarterly newsletter sent out to members and supporters.
The environmental movement in New Zealand started in the 1950s, a period of rapid social change. Since then numerous high-profile national campaigns have contested various environmental issues including forest protection, transport decarbonisation, and coal mining.
Environmental Choice New Zealand (ECNZ) is the official ecolabel of New Zealand. [1] The label is owned and endorsed by the Ministry for the Environment of the New Zealand Government. [ 1 ] The Environmental Choice programme, which started in 1992, [ 1 ] is administered by the New Zealand Ecolabelling Trust [ 2 ] on behalf of, but independently ...
Although agriculture only accounts for 7% of New Zealand’s GDP, agricultural products remain one of the biggest exports for New Zealand. [6] While New Zealand is striving to become more sustainable, [7] degradation in water quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and biodiversity loss have resulted from intensified cattle farming and monoculture systems. [7]
The Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) is a New Zealand Crown Research Institute (CRI). Its purpose is to deliver scientific and research services to the public health, food safety, security and justice systems, and the environmental sector to improve the safety of, and contribute to the economic, environmental and social well-being of people and communities in New Zealand.
Brianne West, founder and CEO of Ethique. Brianne West (born 1986 or 1987 [1]) is a New Zealand environmentalist, entrepreneur and the founder of Ethique, the world's first zero-waste beauty brand.