As Parliament passed New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme into law, ShapeNZ survey of 2317 New Zealanders, including 527 business decision makers, revealed only eight percent of organisations they work for
The factory state is dead. But the state still grows. How come? And what will future governments do about it? The theory has been that in developed economies large-scale mass-produced
George Weathersby The board of wholly New Zealand-owned, private company Actronic Technologies has secured the services of Weathersby, an experienced international director based in Philadelphia. Actronic was introduced to Weathersby
Smart organisations are redesigning jobs to retain older workers and keep their years of experience, according to research by the EEO Trust. “Employers are making big efforts to retain skilled
The ability to work cross culturally around the world is now vital skill set for managers, and management education needs to reflect this more globalised business model. That’s according to
Linda Jenkinson is based in the United States and runs number of diverse companies across many countries. What prompted you to seek work out of New Zealand? I left New
Snowy Peak CEO Peri Drysdale has been confirmed as keynote speaker for the NZOQ learn-share-grow 2008 conference in Queenstown later this month. Drysdale is among line-up of six high-profile keynote
Two Auckland businesswomen have identified gap in the market in terms of assistance for women wanting to return to the workforce after career break. The brainchild of PR practitioner Sarah
Helping work teams to get their money sorted can be good for business. That’s according to the Retirement Commission, which has developed free seminar for employers and managers to run
Nathan Cook is 29 years old and the general manager of Auckland’s Quadrant Hotel. He recently won New Zealand Hotel Manager of the Year 2008 at the ‘hotel Oscars’, the
Merchant bank Cranleigh is proving it’s hot to trot – and it’s touting for more ‘suits’ to front up to unique challenge. Runners and walkers from businesses throughout New Zealand
As economic pessimism bites, the odds are that business managers will be faced with the task of breaking bad news, such as price rises to customers, and job cuts to
When former Midnight Oil lead singer Peter Garrett says the “time has come”, these days he’s talking about the need to tackle what he describes as the “biggest economic, social
Extra help has become available to assist businesses to measure their carbon emissions online and find ways to cut them and boost profits. The New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable
AUT University business student Michael Teoh added Kiwi flavour to the Harvard Business Conference held in Malaysia last month – Harvard university’s largest outside of America. The conference was part
Perpetual Trust’s chief executive Louise Edwards has been awarded the Institute of Directors’ Aspiring Director’s Award for its Canterbury branch. Edwards impressed the judges with her inspiring business background and
Jason Attewell, project manager with Statistics New Zealand (SNZ), has been named the NZIM Central Young Executive of the Year and will go forward to the national final which will
Cover Story : Chasing Clean Billions Sustainable + profitable Has the sustainability game changed from one of reluctant compliance to recognition there are substantial business gains to be made in
