Sustainability Success Inspires

Along with its other exports, New Zealand has given us a template for sustainability success according to Huffington Post writer Craig Comstock. “New Zealand, apart from supplying the setting for The Lord of the Rings, is a good place to think about sustainability. A striking report comes from Sustainable Aotearoa New Zealand (SANZ). The report is called Strong Sustainability, though as SANZ board member and head of the Centre for Environmental Law at the University of Auckland Klaus Bosselmann notes, ‘In fact, there is only ‘sustainability,’ not a weak and strong version, just as there is no weak or strong version of justice, freedom and equality. You either follow these foundational principles or you don’t.’”


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Frances Shoemack’s Abel a Less-Is-More Scent

Frances Shoemack’s Abel a Less-Is-More Scent

When New Zealander Frances Shoemack started fragrance brand Abel, over a decade ago, she was convinced that the world didn’t need more “stuff”, she tells Forbes contributor Esha Chhabra. “We…