Read what our writers around the world are saying about climate change.
Mayor Bloomberg in New York has banned the big jumbo sodas because of their adverse effect on public health, and New Zealand has done er -nothing, Japan is approaching the issue a different way Pepsi is introducing a big gulp soda that claims to actually help block fat. It’s ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in November 2012, about Advertising, Advertising and regulatory advice, Chemicals, Children and Families, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior
An investigation by the Commerce Commission has led to Dole being issued with a compliance notice advising they may be in breach of the Fair Trading Act on three separate counts, relating to the company’s Ethical Choice marketing scheme. Only the courts can decide if there has actually been ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in August 2012, about Advertising, Advertising and regulatory advice, Agriculture & Food, Industry & Business, Law (5 comments)
I work in an office and, like most offices we do a lot of printing. Does that make us environmentally unfriendly? What if we had a policy of printing only when absolutely necessary, two pages per sheet and double-sided? Would we then be entitled to claim we are sustainable? Or ... keep reading
Written by Sebastien Aymeric, James & Wells in April 2012, about Advertising, Advertising and regulatory advice, Branding, Consumerism, Corporate Citizenship, Industry & Business, Intellectual Property, Law, Lifestyle & Behavior, Sustainability (2 comments)
In October, Denmark implemented the world’s first tax that directly targets saturated fat in foods. Saturated fat, according to the World Health Organization, raises low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels which can increase the risk of cardio vascular disease. Saturated fat is found in foods from animal sources, such as ... keep reading
Written by Marissa Dwyer/Nourishing the Planet in January 2012, about Advertising and regulatory advice, Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Health, Innovation
This morning in Auckland 150 original art prints made from a little blue penguin killed by the Rena disaster appeared along Auckland’s Khyber Pass Road. The prints are accompanied by the message ‘Rena did this. Deep sea oil drilling could be a thousand times worse.’ keep reading
Written by Celsias in December 2011, about Accreditation, Action, Protest, & Activism, Advertising, Advertising and regulatory advice (1 comment)
Written by Jenica Rhee in November 2011, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Advertising, Advertising and regulatory advice, Branding, Children and Families, Design, Health, Industry & Business, Transparency
Scientists are reporting that household washing machines seem to be a major source of so-called “microplastic” pollution — bits of polyester and acrylic smaller than the head of a pin — that they now have detected on ocean shorelines worldwide. Their report describing this potentially harmful material appears in ACS’ journal Environmental ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in November 2011, about Accreditation, Action, Protest, & Activism, Advertising, Advertising and regulatory advice, Agriculture & Food, Air Quality, Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living (4 comments)
Greenpeace and te Whānau-ā-Apanui havefiled a judicial review challenging the Government’s decision to issue Brazilian oil giant Petrobras a permit for deep sea oil exploration off the East Cape.This is the first time an oil permit has been challenged in the New Zealand courts on both environmental and ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in September 2011, about Accreditation, Action, Protest, & Activism, Advertising, Advertising and regulatory advice, Agriculture & Food, Air Quality, Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Anti-counterfeiting (1 comment)
My word, there was alot of people in Auckland for the Pacific islands Forum.And no, nobody in China or the US cares too much about the Rugby World Cup. Even if Murray McCully really does think the whole world cares ,.My bet, the very large areas around the Pacific ... keep reading
Written by Vicki B in September 2011, about Accreditation, Action, Protest, & Activism, Advertising, Advertising and regulatory advice, Agriculture & Food, Air Quality, Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Anti-counterfeiting, Appointments (1 comment)
Animal abuse is a widespread phenomenon from Canada to Mexico to India and back. In fact, it is so widespread that there are no accurate statistics to denounce how many animals suffer at the hand of man. In fact, most abuse or neglect cases go un-reported. This is partially because ... keep reading
Written by Amy Lizee/environment911 in September 2011, about Accreditation, Action, Protest, & Activism, Advertising, Advertising and regulatory advice, Agriculture & Food, Air Quality, Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Anti-counterfeiting
If you haven’t seen this one yet, here’s a goody from Microsoft’s Bill Gates. Speaking at TEDTalks last year, Gates outlines his vision for zero emissions by 2050, achieved through innovation, of course. keep reading
Written by Celsias Team in March 2011, about Accreditation, Action, Protest, & Activism, Advertising, Advertising and regulatory advice, Agriculture & Food, Air Quality, Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Anti-counterfeiting, Appointments
While you may think you’re making a trusted and responsible choice when purchasing products at the supermarket that carry eco labels, according to a new study, more than 95 percent of them (in the North American market anyway) are committing at least one of the “sins” of greenwashing (check ... keep reading
Written by Celsias Team in November 2010, about Accreditation, Advertising and regulatory advice, Branding, Consumerism, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Design, Economics
A recent event sponsored by the British High Commission on climate change and low-carbon business drew out into the open a serious issue. As many are aware, should the temperature rise as much as 4 degrees Celsius (or about 7 degrees Fahrenheit) due to climate change, some serious problems for ... keep reading
Written by Chris Tobias in November 2009, about Accreditation, Action, Protest, & Activism, Advertising, Advertising and regulatory advice, Agriculture & Food, Air Quality, Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Anti-counterfeiting, Appointments, Architecture, Art & Culture, Aviation, awards, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, biological farming
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