Environmental performance
Wanting to get your business started on its sustainability journey and manage your environmental performance?
We are excited to announce that businesses wanting to use our TREE Carbon Management package to get started now have access to funding to support them, through NZTE's Management Capability Development Fund, which co-funds up to 50% of the costs of TREE.
TREE is designed to help businesses get started in understanding and managing their carbon emissions, setting targets, taking action and telling their story.
Priced at $4,950 (+GST), TREE provides an accessible package for businesses who are looking to meet their basic carbon reporting requirements, starting with the core essentials:
* Target - Scope 1 and 2 emissions inventory & targets set·
* Reduce - Identification of reduction opportunities to meet targets·
* Efficiency - Identification of efficiency opportunities to meet targets·
* Engage - Advisory on mapping Scope 3 emissions and engagement with suppliers, and a simple internal/external communications and engagement plan
Contact sarah@oxygen-consulting.co.nz to get started
Poll: Should all neighbours have to contribute to improvements?
An Auckland court has ruled a woman doesn’t have to contribute towards the cost of fixing a driveway she shares with 10 neighbours.
When thinking about fences, driveways or tree felling, for example, do you think all neighbours should have to pay if the improvements directly benefit them?
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82.3% Yes
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15% No
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2.7% Other - I'll share below
What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?
Kia ora neighbours. If you've got a family recipe for courgettes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our January 2025 issue.
Live Q&A: Garden maintenance with Crewcut
This Wednesday, we are having another Neighbourly Q&A session. This time with John Bracewell from Crewcut.
John Bracewell, former Black Caps coach turned Franchisee Development Manager and currently the face of Crewcut’s #Movember campaign, knows a thing or two about keeping the grass looking sharp—whether it’s on a cricket pitch or in your backyard!
As a seasoned Crewcut franchisee, John is excited to answer your lawn and gardening questions. After years of perfecting the greens on the field, he's ready to share tips on how to knock your garden out of the park. Let's just say he’s as passionate about lush lawns as he is about a good game of cricket!
John is happy to answer questions about lawn mowing, tree/hedge trimming, tidying your garden, ride on mowing, you name it! He'll be online on Wednesday, 27th of November to answer them all.
Share your question below now ⬇️
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