The first in a series of fact sheets with practical advice about pollution prevention and business efficiency measures to all firms involved in vehicle repair activities who want to be smart businesses Source: Ministry for the Environment User Comments: Gives good reasons for how environmentally-friendly business practice benefits firms

Guidelines intended to educate businesses about avoiding making misleading or untrue environmental claims about their products or services under the Fair Trading Act Source: The NZ Commerce Commission User Comments: Extremely useful resource for any businesses wishing to market the environmental aspects of their products or services

Guidelines informing businesses about their obligations surrounding carbon offset and neutrality claims and how they are affected by the Fair Trading Act intended to educate businesses about avoiding making misleading or untrue claims about their products or services under the Fair Trading Act. Source: The NZ Commerce Commission User Comments: Great detail with easy-to-understand language

Market research has identified a segment of the market known as LoHaS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) – estimated at 26% of the adult population in New Zealand. These consumers are willing to pay up to 20% more for environmentally friendly goods, and are more loyal to companies who exhibit sustainable business practices. Download a free 24 page summary of their latest report on New Zealand Solution Seekers and LOHAS markets globally. Source: Moxie Design Group User Comments: Summary report is free.

Enviro-Mark prides itself in being New Zealand's original and leading environmental management certification programme. Their website provides information about the Enviro-Mark programme and how tobecome a member Source: Enviro-Mark NZ User Comments: Clear concise information outlining everything I needed to know about the programme

The New Zealand Ecolabelling Trust is a voluntary multiple specifications based environmental labelling programme which operates to international standards and principle. Source: Environmental Choice New Zealand User Comments: A bit of a confusing layout check out the 'Contact' section for info relevant to firms considering joining

Designed to simplify and untangle the myriad of ISO14000 standards and information related to environmental management to make environmental management using the above standards a much easier task Source: The ISO14000 Environmental Management Group User Comments: Clear detailed information really informative!

Being involved in the Green Globe programme shows the world that your organisation is serious about it's environmental social and economic performance. Source: Green Globe International User Comments: Good to see a highly integrated international initiative

An alphabetical directory of various ecolabels and other sustainability indicators with clear objective information about each one Source: Ministry of Economic Development User Comments: Cleared up my questions about what the labels I've seen around mean

Designed to help companies and consumers use ecolabels to find green products Source: Ecolabelling.org User Comments: Information is straight to the point although sometimes too brief

Allows you to search for eco-labels in various ways and includes a glossary of terms and what to look for in an eco-label Source: Consumer Union of the United States User Comments: Such a great search facility unfortunately none of the NZ labels I searched for were present

This website is all about "greenwashing"- the act of misleading consumers regarding the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service. Includes a guide for marketers to avoid greenwashing and to help marketers and retailers win over consumers through genuine environmental marketing & communication Source: Terra Choice Environmental Marketing User Comments:

Lists the 2009 & 2008 winners of Environment Southland's Environment Awards acknowledging the huge amount of good work being done to safeguard and enhance Southland?s environment Source: Environment Southland User Comments: Great to see that Southland businesses are recognised for the environmental achievements

The presentation of these awards is an opportunity for the Department of Conservation to recognise the valuable contribution businesses individuals and organisations make to conservation in Southland. Source: Department of Conservation User Comments: Good way to get recognised if you are involved in conservation projects

Detailed information about the national Sustainable Business Awards which recognise real achievement by organisations of all types and sizes in the embedding of sustainability in day to day business operations. Source: Sustainable Business Network User Comments: I enjoyed reading the inspiring case studies from previous winners and nominees

Information on the inaugural Sustainable 60 awards that reward businesses who have made significant achievements and seminars featuring the winning companies. Source: Sustainable 60 User Comments: The seminars sound like an awesome way to learn from those who have really ucceeded with sustainability!