Week three | Climate change and Sustainability focus month
Posted on Friday, 14 August 2026 under Sustainability,
Carbon calculator winners
- First place, winning a Nakie two-in-one double insulated cooler and coffee cup: Sarah Clare, ANZCO Foods Rangitīkei
- Second place, winning a Two Raw Sisters cookbook: Natasha McFarlane, Five Star Beef
- Third place, winning an Iris Hantverk dishcloth, glass spray bottle, compostable pot scrubber, and reusable tote bag: Anoop Krishnan, Corporate Office
Sustainable organisations to explore
- Ethically Kate – an Auckland-based creator on a mission to promotes sustainable living. She has a blog and a directory of sustainable brands, along with discount codes for products.
- Too Good to Go – an app that connects you to local businesses who have surplus food
- The Waste Free Home – a New Zealand-based online shop with eco-conscious products (and where many of this month’s prizes are from!)
- Lammermoor Station, New Zealand’s largest organic farm and only certified organic fine wool producer has launched a joint venture with fashion house Chanel
- SaveBOARD turns composite packaging waste into building products
- Gourmate makes human food-grade, freeze-dried pet treats with recyclable packaging
- Echo is New Zealand’s largest e-waste recycling company for organisations
- WorkRide is a free initiative that helps organisations offer employees an e-bike to use for commuting
- Ecoblend is a home composter that that turns almost any food scraps into grounds overnight, with domestic and commercial options
Ones to watch:
- Pacsea is a seaweed-based packaging in development by University of Canterbury student Olivia Cooper
- Sustaina Grow produces natural wool gardening products
Weekly challenge
Challenge three: True or false - all products that use the word ‘sustainable’ are environmentally friendly
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The answer was false. Using the word “sustainable” doesn’t automatically mean a product is environmentally friendly. The term can be used quite broadly, and unless it’s backed by credible evidence, certification, or specific environmental claims, it may simply be marketing – sometimes referred to as greenwashing.
Congratulations to our third winner, Vanessa Thompson of ANZCO Foods Canterbury, who was randomly drawn and is taking home an ANZCO Foods keep cup, a set of beeswax wraps, and a voucher for a packet of Angel Bay.
