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The Commerce Commission has stemmed a growing tide of complaints about daily deal and group buying websites with a proactive approach to educating the websites about consumer law.Daily deal websites offer goods or services at a discounted price until the pre-specified number of sales is reached or the day ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in January 2012, about Computing, Fairtrade, Industry & Business, Innovation, Lifestyle & Behavior, Retail
The Public Health Association (PHA) is calling for openness on the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) because the agreement could harm our health future. This week far-reaching 'free trade agreement' negotiations are taking place in Hawaii between New Zealand and eight other countries, including the US which wants to limit ... keep reading
Written by celsias in November 2011, about Branding, Children and Families, Fairtrade, Health, Industry & Business, Politics & Government
Cottonsoft toilet rolls were in a big display in the supermarket today and causing some debate there. Interesting to watch. But the director of corporate affairs Steve Nicholson has changed tack a bit this week and says that Cottonsoft is now engaging in the process of seeking Environmental Choice certification ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in September 2011, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Branding, Corporate Social Responsibility, Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Fairtrade, Palm Oil, Rainforest (1 comment)
Just when you think a good idea can’t get any better… Kiva, the king of micro lending websites, recently launchedKiva Green Loans. Green Loans allows Kiva lenders to find businesses and individuals transitioning to cleaner and more sustainable energy sources. The energy saving theme includes recycling, re-purposing used ... keep reading
Written by Raegan Payne in August 2011, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Air Quality, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Corporate Social Responsibility, Economics, Fairtrade, Farming, Finance & Money, Food, Innovation, Poverty & Development
An award-winning community initiative aimed at making it easier for the public to support cafes committed to environmentally and socially responsible business practices was launched in Auckland this week. The Conscious Consumers cafe project is a non profit initiative that has been successfully operating in Wellington for the past year ... keep reading
Written by Kate R. in June 2011, about Accreditation, Agriculture & Food, Branding, Children and Families, Consumerism, Fairtrade, Food, Lifestyle & Behavior, Transparency (1 comment)
Fancy a cocktail with one of the movers and shakers of the fairtrade industry? Described in the press as dynamic, inspiring and the 'Eco Queen', Harriet Lamb is living proof that individuals can make a difference. She's the director of the UK Fairtrade Foundation and the author of 'Fighting ... keep reading
Written by Celsias Team in June 2011, about Events, Fairtrade
Every year the Gold Awards celebrate Wellington business excellence in almost every category. And at last week’s awards it was a boutique family-owned coffee company that took home the Green Gold Award, which pays special tribute to businesses with positive sustainable practices and programmes. Celcius Coffee is New Zealand ... keep reading
Written by Celsias Team in May 2011, about Accreditation, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Fairtrade, Farming, Sustainability, waste (1 comment)
We mentioned it last week but here’s another reminder about this awesome (and very delicious) upcoming event, sponsored by our friends at Good magazine. With Fair Trade Fortnight just around the corner, the folks at Fairtrade Australia & New Zealand (Fairtrade ANZ) are employing comedy to help get the message ... keep reading
Written by Celsias Team in April 2011, about Fairtrade
With Fair Trade Fortnight just around the corner, the folks at Fairtrade Australia & New Zealand (Fairtrade ANZ) are employing comedy to help get the message across to businesses and individuals at an upcoming breakfast in Auckland. That message? How swapping to Fairtrade certified products helps empower more than six million ... keep reading
Written by Celsias Team in April 2011, about Accreditation, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Fairtrade, Farming, Sustainability
It looks as if Kiwis are going ape for bananas, especially those of the Fairtrade variety. All Good, the company which imported the country’s first Fairtrade banana’s in February this year, says it is now importing five containers per month to meet with the increasing demand—a number ... keep reading
Written by Celsias Team in December 2010, about Accreditation, Branding, Consumerism, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Fairtrade, Farming, Finance & Money, Food (2 comments)
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