Carbon, trees and seaweed - Finn Ross, CarbonZ
Finn Ross is a young guy on a mission. He’s completing a PhD on seaweed carbon sequestration, he’s also co-founder of CarbonZ, a company offering voluntary carbon credits based on the restoration and ...
23 Mai 202327min
The Big Business Alternative to Landfill: Joe Youssef - All Heart NZ
A framework for any corporate, anywhere, to divert anything from landfill. That’s the promise from Auckland-based social enterprise All Heart NZ. Ross Inglis asked the irrepressible Joe Youssef, the c...
14 Mai 202324min
Taking on the Plastic Building Wrap Challenge
What happens to all those acres of white plastic wrap that protect building sites? Ross Inglis talks with two people who know: Too much of it goes to landfill, and they’re doing something about it.In ...
30 Apr 202316min
Yes, there’s a better way to Recycle Plastics: Rui Peng, Critical
Conventional plastics recycling is fussy: it can handle only four of the 24 types of plastic, and even those have to be clean. Here’s the story of Auckland-based social enterprise Critical, which uses...
22 Apr 202320min
A second life for our throw-away clothing: Jeff Vollebregt, Upparel
New Zealanders on average throw out textiles equivalent to 200 t-shirts every year. Finding a new home for all those garments is the mission of Australasian textiles recycler Upparel. Jeff Vollebregt,...
5 Apr 202322min
Harbour bridges! Potholes! Light Rail! – with Paul Winton
The transport sector has experienced its share of drama this year, starting with Cyclone Gabrielle wiping out so many roads and bridges across the north island.The cyclone was blamed for a sudden chan...
3 Apr 202320min
What the heck just happened to the carbon market? Dr Christina Hood
Last week the quarterly auction for carbon credits hit a remarkable snag: it failed to meet the clearing price. This means none of the 4.5 million carbon permits on offer were sold. The failed auction...
26 Mar 202337min
A decade of B-Corp. Now what? Qiulae Wong, NZ manager of B Lab
It's 10 years since the first companies were certified as B-Corp in New Zealand and since then the movement of ethical and environmentally responsible businesses has grown to over 500 in NZ and Austra...
17 Mar 202321min
