Mar 23, 2020 | Business & Economics
A new bill surrounding organic farming in New Zealand, as well as imports and exports, is currently going through parliament. The bill outlines plans to get stricter on what is defined as organic and what is not. But what are the differences between conventional and...
Mar 16, 2020 | Business & Economics, Science & Technology
A couple of weeks ago, the Green Party put forward a new bill surrounding organic farming in New Zealand as well as imports and exports. The bill outlines plans to get stricter on what is defined as Organic. However, there is no overarching consensus on what is...
Jan 29, 2020 | Science & Technology
New research out of the University of Otago has revealed that increasing the uptake of plant-based diets in New Zealand could have a significant impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions while simultaneously improving population health. The results showed that a...
Jan 16, 2020 | Politics & Society
In 2015, the United Nations passed the sustainable development goals with targets for poverty reduction, economic development, environmental protection, and political empowerment. How were these goals chosen? Has the UN been achieving its goals? How is sustainability...
Jan 15, 2020 | Business & Economics, Politics & Society
Why do sustainable business initiatives so often fail? What fundamental changes do we need from societies and the economic system to stem a climate change-induced collapsed? What economic systems might work on a planet with a finite capacity to sustain life? These are...
Dec 16, 2019 | Business & Economics
By Ben Goldson Ben Goldson explores whether renewable co-operatives are the solution to climate change. Between 2013 and 2018, the amount of solar power either produced or purchased by American cooperatives increased by nearly ten times, according to a study by the...
Dec 5, 2019 | Politics & Society, Science & Technology
By David Hall Extract from Chapter Ten of David Hall’s new BWB Text A Careful Revolution: Towards a Low-Emissions Future. We wrote this report at your request, and with care. Will you listen please? – Andy Reisinger, one of nineteen haikus to summarise the IPCC...
Nov 28, 2019 | Business & Economics, Politics & Society, Science & Technology
By Gilbert Wong Gilbert Wong looks at the forces shaping the future of food and how research is contributing to what’s likely to be on our plates in 2030. Consider the following. One in ten New Zealanders is going (mostly) meat free. By some estimates, 70 percent of...
Nov 20, 2019 | Business & Economics, Referee
By Maria Rabino-Neira E-scooters have taken off. But what are the ethical dilemmas in their supply chain and in consumers’ wellbeing? Introduction The promise of globalisation has been to bring a win-win situation to the new interconnected world; consumers in...
Nov 11, 2019 | Business & Economics, Science & Technology
As California burns, oceans rise, storms intensify, and Greenland’s glaciers melt, the world continues to try to identify solutions to the ongoing climate crisis. Mark Jacobson has conducted a new study on the impacts of carbon capture and direct air capture. Are...