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The Future of Food is more mindful

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The NZ Institute of Directors has made sustainability a priority for governance, the new NZX Governance Code now requires environmental and social risks to be disclosed and the political landscape has significantly changed.

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Make 2018 the year to go green

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The NZ Institute of Directors has made sustainability a priority for governance, the new NZX Governance Code now requires environmental and social risks to be disclosed and the political landscape has significantly changed.

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Kiwi consumers are voting with our wallets

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Kiwi consumers are voting green with our wallets
Kath Dewar, quoted by Stuff:
“The smart ones business leaders realise investments that reduce the cost of operations, and create a good story to tell, will be the businesses that survive in the future.”
Read more from our interview with Stuff, October 6 2017

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We dig it – but only a bit more

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Update 2017: Upgraded GoodSense rating for New World’s Little Garden We’re delighted Little Garden succeeded and has been re-run this year.  Its whole foundation and ethos is more ethical than Little Shop. Where Little Shop groomed  brand-aligned packaged foods consumers, Little Garden inspires connection with soil, seed, nature, health, natural food and life. Kei te …

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Marketing sustainability without greenwash

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Define a brand that soars without getting burned In May 2017, Kath Dewar ran a members-only webinar for the Sustainable Business Network on how to define a brand that soars without getting burned. In the webinar she discussed the key steps to build your brand and the sustainability benefits in an inspiring and authentic way. Effective messages reach …

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The SBN’s 2016 conference #authenticbusiness

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A collection of our favourite quotes from presenters and participants at the Sustainable Business Network’s 2016 Conference, #authenticbusiness. “Human nature is wired to help us succeed in sustainability” Niki Harre “I post raw emotions when I’m climbing cos no one’s going to tell me to harden up!” Dave of @Sea2Summit7 talking about mental health, values …

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New World turn over new leaf in collectibles

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Update: We have conducted a hands on review of New World’s Little Garden collectibles range – watch our short video to see why we rated their new range 3.5 stars out of a possible 5. Last August we were in the Dominion Post/Stuff critiquing the Little Shop sales promotion campaigns run by New World supermarkets. …

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Scaling the summit of content marketing

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Ruby and the Blue Sky author Katherine Dewar

It’s now easier than ever to climb the content marketing peak of book self-publishing. Newly self-published author and GoodSense MD Kath Dewar shares her insights into the key stages and decisions here >

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Plastic collectibles

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Advertising to children turns a corner.

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Are pester power collectibles crossing the line?

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The resurgence of plastic collectables from supermarkets and other retailers is prompting further parental concern and raising issues about the ethics of ‘pester power’ – marketing through children. Dominion Post reporter, Jessy Edwards, interviewed GoodSense MD Kath Dewar in August 2015 for this piece on the latest wave of schemes and the issues they raise. …

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