- Carbon neutral
- How to measure your footprint
- Community support - donating products or services
- How to support a conservation project
- 20 Resolutions for Sustainable Tourism Businesses in 2020
- Measure your carbon footprint
- Review Your Vision and Mission
- Business Plans
- Business Finances and Reports
- Business Analysis Tools
- Understand your Risk Profile
- Operate with Good Business Ethics
- Integrated Reporting
- Investing and Assets
- Collaborating With Others
- Engaging with your local RTO/EDA
- Attracting Domestic Visitors
- Sales and Marketing
- Visitor Engagement and Insights
- Attending events and conferences
- Visitor satisfaction and feedback
- Monitor your Net Promoter Score
- Following the latest industry and market trends
- Incorporate Kiwi culture
- Engage with your visitors
- Paying a fair wage
- Your business structure
- Attracting and retaining talent
- Review your staff conditions
- Staff training and induction
- Performance reviews
- Company Culture
- Employee satisfaction
- Professional development
- Support a cause
- Combine efforts
- Sponsorship
- Internships and work experience
- Audit your supply chain
- Work with your suppliers
- Sustainable procurement policy
- Support predator free
- Preserve our waterways
- Ecological restoration plan
- Identify harmful substances
- Reduce your carbon emissions
- Develop an energy plan
- Sustainable transport
- Measure your impact
- Writing submissions
- Promote local causes
- Share your stories
- Including environmental information
- Product life cycle
- Organic waste
- No single use
- Water use
- Waste audit
- Green roof tips
- Your stories
Green roof tips
tips and info on installing a green roof
What is a green roof?
Green roofs, also known as living or eco roofs, are roofs with plants or vegetation growing on them. They're becoming increasingly popular in new builds and renovations in New Zealand. Green roofs benefit the environment by helping improve air quality, providing insulation, supporting biodiversity and reducing pollution entering waterways.
The Greenroofs website has a range of information on green roof projects in New Zealand, and how to go about your own green roof project. Also, this article from Build Magazine discusses some of the issues and cost benefits of green roofs.
Green roof pros and cons
Green roofs help to insulate buildings, reduce the rate of rainwater runoff and provide noise reduction benefits as well as looking beautiful. However, there are some down sides. This article from the level.org.nz website has more.