HIPPY CAPITALISTS : Business Sustainability Assessment & Awards program

This program is a great way for businesses to get a handle of the whole sustainability picture and get some recognition for any good work they are doing. For further information on the challenge please visit the website http://www.sustainable.org.nz/.

Being then part of this year's Get Sustainable Challenge will entitle you to
• a 2hr sustainability assessment,
• a judging report on how you are going including feedback on what your priority areas to focus are
• opportunity to be rewarded (and regionally promoted) with one of the three regional awards (and possibly being nominated to go into the national awards to be held later this year)
• membership to the Sustainable Business Network

The benefits of being part of the Sustainable Business Network are:
• Networking opportunities will allow you to share problems and solutions with other businesses who are working on sustainability.
• Our website member directory allows for recognition and profiling of your business.
• Information, advice, practical tools and resources that can help with the achievement of sustainability goals are made available to network members.
• Members get discounted rates for workshops, conferences and exhibitions nationally.
• Members receive updates through email newsletters.
• Being a member is an easy way to enhance your reputation as a sustainable business, which leads to benefits such as strong brand value, easier recruitment and lower training costs (through attracting employees).

Costs to enter are really quite reasonable and are dependent on Annual Revenue.
If you are interested to learn more please contact Michelle Hayward; Sustainable Business Facilitator, Resource Policy & Environment Education. Greater Wellington Regional Council, PO Box 11 646, Wellington, phone: 04 801 1061