Tag: New Zealand

First of its kind climate fund to back 100% renewable electricity

Stuart Mitchell

The New Zealand Government has worked with BlackRock, one of the world’s largest investors in climate infrastructure and clean technology, to launch a $2 billion fund with the goal of making New Zealand one of the first countries in the world to reach 100% renewable electricity. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins announced the first of its kind New Zealand net zero Fund alongside Minister of Energy and Resources Megan Woods and representatives of BlackRock in Auckland today. “This is a first of its kind fund in the country that demonstrates the…

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Regional Plastics Pact for Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Island Nations

Stuart Mitchell

The Plastics Pact network will expand to include Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Island nations. The ANZPAC Plastics Pact was announced by The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) at the Federal Government’s National Plastics Summit in Canberra, Australia on 2nd March. A first in the Pacific region, the ANZPAC Plastics Pact will work with businesses, governments, and NGOs from across the plastics value chain towards a circular economy for plastic, in which it never becomes waste or pollution. APCO will lead the development of the ANZPAC Plastics Pact towards…

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For Pride 2018, Spark and Colenso BBDO invite Kiwis to voice their appreciation of LGBTQI+ community by saying #thankstoyou

Stuart Mitchell

For Pride 2018, Spark is celebrating the organisations and individuals who have helped move forward perceptions and attitudes towards rainbow communities over the years. The campaign, created by Colenso BBDO, invites Kiwis who have been positively influenced by the rainbow community and its allies to voice their appreciation by saying #thankstoyou. #Thankstoyou acknowledges that the efforts of individuals and organisations within the rainbow community over the years now mean that younger generations are growing up in a country that’s becoming more accepting, loving and respectful. The key creative from the…

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