Largest Carrotmob in NZ at Sustainable City Showcase
19 November 2012
Media Release
Largest Carrotmob in New Zealand taking place at Sustainable City Showcase
A Carrotmob taking place at the Sustainable City Showcase on Saturday 24 November is aiming to be the largest ever in New Zealand. The Carrotmob is an opportunity for consumers to vote with their wallets and reward businesses that are providing sustainable products or services.
The concept emerged in the US as a positive alternative to boycotting non-sustainable products by consumers and rewarding more sustainable options with their custom, i.e. the ‘carrot’ as opposed to the ‘stick’.
The Carrotmob, which will be opened by Auckland Mayor Len Brown, will take place on 24 November from 11am-2pm at the Sustainable City Showcase, a three day event at Auckland’s Cloud on Queen’s Wharf. All participating vendors will contribute a self determined percentage of their sales achieved during the Carrotmob to the charitable group Garden to Table.
Garden to Table aims to change the way children approach and think about food, allowing children across New Zealand to learn how to grow, harvest, prepare and share fresh, seasonal food.
The
Carrotmob is just one event taking place over the three days
of the Sustainable City Showcase. Visitors to the pop up
sustainable city will be inspired by talks, engage in
interactive workshops and forums, and learn about emerging
technologies. They can also enjoy discovering delicious
organic and sustainable cuisine in the café and food
zone.
Other events at the Showcase include the NZI
National Sustainable Business Network Awards, New
Zealand’s First Ethical Fashion Show and Conscious
Consumer Breakfast.
Sustainable City Showcase
Timetable
Thursday 22nd November
• Business Power Sessions
12:30 – 4:00pm
Companies can send their executives to get take away knowledge that will inform their response to sustainability’s growing influence on business today.
Topics for the sessions include green marketing
and communications, retrofitting and energy efficiency,
sustainability reporting, building a sustainable business,
and the value of green office spaces.
http://www.sustainablecity.org.nz/whats/business-power-sessions
•
NZI National Sustainable Business Network Awards* 6
-10pm
Find out who will be this years’ Supreme
Winner and Sustainability Champion at New Zealand’s
pre-eminent sustainability awards, with MC Te Radar and
George FM providing entertainment.
http://www.sustainablecity.org.nz/whats/nzi-national-sbn-awards
Friday
23 November
(Open to public 7.30am
-5.30pm)
• Conscious Commuter Breakfast
7.30-9am
Get on your bike to grab a free coffee
and breakfast treat, provided by Kauri Kitchen. The
GreenFleet Conscious Commute rewards commuters travelling by
public transport, bike or walking.
http://www.sustainablecity.org.nz/node/38
•
Interactive workshops and inspiring talks
10.30am-4pm
Learn about sustainable home and
lifestyle topics from New Zealand’s sustainability thought
leaders, including Zero Energy, Homestar certification and a
Garden to Table family workshop.
http://www.sustainablecity.org.nz/node/64
•
New Zealand’s First Ethical Fashion Show*
6-7pm
New Zealand’s leading sustainable
designers will demonstrate how to remain on trend while
transforming wardrobes from man-made fabric to garments that
are made with organic and sustainable fabrics and production
processes. The sustainable designers showcasing their summer
collections include Miranda Brown, Chalky Digits, Sitka,
We’ar and Starfish.
http://www.sustainablecity.org.nz/whats/ethical-fashion-show
Saturday
24 November
(Open to public
10am-4.30pm)
• Interactive workshops
11.45-3.15pm
http://www.sustainablecity.org.nz/node/64
•
Family activities
10.30am-3.30pm
Educational activities and games
for children will take place throughout the day
http://www.sustainablecity.org.nz/node/35
• New Zealand’s largest Carrotmob 11am -2pm
*Tickets must be purchased for the Ethical
Fashion Show and NZI National SBN Awards Evening at www.sustainablecity.org.nz
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List
of exhibitors
Transport
zone
Andrew Simms Mitsubishi
Electric Bike
Hub
Cargo Bikes
Honda
Fulton Hogan
Holden
Volt
City Hop
Z Energy
Pinnacle
Underlay
Lifestyle zone
Waikato
University
Auckland Transport
Forgotten World
Adventures
Victoria University of Wellington
Raw
Essentials
Formula E
State of Grace
Element
magazine
Meridian Energy
Urban Pantry
Hungry
Bins
Safe
KiwiBank
AUT
Stone Arrow
Jewellery
Fashion zone
Miranda
Brown
Chalky Digits
Nature
Baby
AgResearch
Sitka
Starfish
KowTow
NZ
Fashion Institute of Technology
Ecostore
Home
zone
Eco Insulation
Solar Group
Ltd
Thermawood
Econergy
Earthcube Homes
Green
ideas
Vector
Solarcity
TanksALot
Zero Energy
House
Futonz
Parex Industries Ltd
Envirospec with
TOA
Biopolymer
We
Compost
Retrofit
Resene
Workplace
zone
Greenair
Sustainable Business
Network
Natural Habitats
SCA /
Tork
Ecoportal
Morphum
EcoPods
CarboNZero
Fuze
Interiors
Just Good Business
Soar
Printing
Phillips
The Conference Centre
RCN
Too
Good Environmental
Talent Capital
Friendlypak
Fuma
care
Community
Waterfront
Auckland
Fairtrade Australia New
Zealand
Idealcup
Oxfam
Garden to Table
Trust
Auckland Council
Transition Towns
Beez things
Tread lightly Caravan
Food
All
Good
The Farm Butchery
Purebread Organics
Oob
organics
Kokako Coffee
Hakanoa Handmade
Ripe
Deli
Conscious Consumers
Nice Blocks
Scarborough
Fair
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