Recession hasn’t curbed consumer choice for green products and services even if they cost little more, according to new US survey. Half the 1000 people surveyed by Green Seal and EnviroMedia Social Marketing say they are buying just as many green products; 19 percent say they are buying more, while 14 percent have reduced their green spend. Green advertising only influenced nine percent of consumers; brand loyalty 15 percent and product reputation 21 percent.
Organisational purpose is playing an increasingly important role in helping New Zealand organisations navigate economic uncertainty, organisational change and evolving workforce expectations, new research from Hum Consulting, finds.
Aerospace researcher Dr Christina Dunker will join Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) in January 2027 to lead the university’s aerospace ambitions in one of Canterbury’s fastest-growing sectors.
Rising living costs, economic uncertainty and rapid technological change are reshaping how New Zealanders think, spend and live, a new report has found.
