NZI National Sustainable Business Network Awards
The 2008 NZI National Sustainable Business Network Awards were held on October 9th at the Auckland War Memorial Museum Event Centre. The spectacular event celebrated those businesses that are actively integrating principles of sustainability into their daily business operations.
After winning the SBN Southern Regional Awards, the carboNZero programme eventuated as a finalist for the NZI National Sustainable Business Network Awards.
The carboNZero programme received Judges' commendation for the Sustainable Design and Innovation Award category, runner up to the winner - Meridian Energy Kumutoto Building – a carboNZero certified client. Given that a record 180 firms entered this annual awards, to be a finalist was quite something in itself but to achieve runner up to the winner, Meridian Energy's new offices in Wellington was quite special.
The judges commented that of all the categories, this was by far the closest and hardest to make the call on who should be the winner.
Once again the carboNZero programme’s impeccable sustainability principals and goals are being recognised by other sustainability industry peers.
The award was presented by Nick Collins the General Manager of Beacon Pathway.
