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Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry
 For Abe, adopting a sustainability perspective has three central benefits; it “adds to our competitive advantage ... makes it easier to attract staff and it improves profitability.” It is also a vehicle for reducing the environmental impacts associat...
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Tags: Waste, Energy, Recycling, Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry, Other Sectors, Monitoring, Reducing, Water, Site Maintenance & Operations, Legal Requirements, Planning, Marketing, Emissions
Nutlands grows and processes hazelnuts in Makarewa, Southland. Owner, Ivan Burney, claims that his operation is the southern-most grower of hazelnuts in the world. Ivan and his wife Dot produce a range of hazelnut products such as plain roa...
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After visiting Southland Enterprises’ recycling plant recently, the Wastebusters Trust discovered that major corporate companies are on the reduce, reuse and recycle bandwagon.
For example, Fonterra is firmly focused on reducing waste a...
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Otaitai Dairy is located on 425 hectares of land at Otaitai Bush east of Riverton, Southland and is in the bulk milk dairy farming business. For owners Vaughan and Megan Templeton, sustainability involves maintaining competitive advantage and th...
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