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Find out why your business should take care when communicating about your sustainability initiatives. Then explore marketing resources to help with green marketing opportunities. Watch the Green Marketing tutorial below, which was developed for Southland businesses.

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CSRwire is the leading source of corporate social responsibility and sustainability news, reports, events and information. Members are interested in communicating their corporate citizenship, sustainability, and socially responsible initiatives to a global audience. Source: CSR
| Updated:29/03/2011 |

Presentation on key drivers, sustainability, and perceptions of NZ. Source: NZ Trade and Enterprise
| Resource type: Presentation | Updated:29/03/2011 |

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
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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
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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
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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
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Case studies of businesses who are Enviro-mark Certified. Source: Enviro-Mark
| Resource type: Case studies | Updated:29/03/2011 |

Purpose of the paper is to provide insights to people who wish to engage in thinking and debate about a strongly sustainable New Zealand. Source: UNESCO
| Resource type: Discussion paper | Updated:29/03/2011 |

An alphabetical directory of various ecolabels and other sustainability indicators with clear objective information about each one Source: Ministry of Economic Development
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Designed to help companies and consumers use ecolabels to find green products Source: Ecolabelling.org
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Case studies of businesses who are Enviro-mark Certified. Source: Enviro-Mark
| Resource type: Case studies | Updated:29/03/2011 |

Purpose of the paper is to provide insights to people who wish to engage in thinking and debate about a strongly sustainable New Zealand. Source: UNESCO
| Resource type: Discussion paper | Updated:29/03/2011 |

An alphabetical directory of various ecolabels and other sustainability indicators with clear objective information about each one Source: Ministry of Economic Development
| Resource type: Directory |

Designed to help companies and consumers use ecolabels to find green products Source: Ecolabelling.org
| Resource type: Website |

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
| Resource type: Website Directory |

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
| Resource type: Website |

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
| Resource type: Website |

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
| Resource type: Website |

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
| Resource type: Website |

These best practice guidelines are designed as a point of reference for those practitioners that are undertaking communications around this area not just in the corporate world but in government, NGOs and pressure groups. Source: CIPR
| Resource type: Guidelines | Updated:29/03/2011 |

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
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The Green Ribbon Awards are presented by the Minister for the Environment to recognise the outstanding contributions of individuals, organisations, businesses and communities to protecting and enhancing New Zealand's environment. Source: Ministry for the Environment
| Resource type: Awards | Updated:06/07/2011 |

The Ministry for the Environment runs the Green Ribbon Awards each year. These awards recognise the outstanding contributions made by individuals, organisations, businesses and communities to protecting and enhancing New Zealand’s environment. Source: Ministry for the Environment
| Resource type: Awards | Updated:23/07/2010 |

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The Green Ribbon Awards are presented by the Minister for the Environment to recognise the outstanding contributions of individuals, organisations and businesses to sustaining, protecting and enhancing New Zealand’s environment. Source: Ministry for the Environment
| Resource type: Awards | Updated:09/04/2010 |

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
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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
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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
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Information on the inaugural Sustainable 60 awards that reward businesses who have made significant achievements and seminars featuring the winning companies. Source: Sustainable 60
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