Sustainable Initiatives Fund (SIFT)

We're proud to have supported Lyttelton Library of Tools and Things. 'Borrow Don't Buy' makes good sense for a multitude of items.

Tools paid for by our grant from the Sustainable Initiatives Fund (www.sift.net.nz) have started arriving. Yay! Thanks SIFT.

Well done to Helen at The Rubbish Whisperer for winning the 'Most Sustainable Small Business' category in the Keep New Zealand Beautiful 'Beautiful Awards 2018'.

Thank you Keep New Zealand Beautiful for a great night last Friday and for our award for Most Sustainable Small Business!
It was awesome to meet so many fantastic people who are working for a more beautiful NZ :)

SIFT is super proud to have worked with a number of the finalists in the 2018 NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards. Congratulations to Steve Bush from Trees for Canterbury, Kilmarnock Enterprises, My Cup NZ and Akina Foundation who are all finalists this year.

Finalists - Sustainable Business Network Congratulations to all finalists in the 2018 NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards! Sustainability Superstar Tracy Brown Steve Bush Karen Fifield MNZM David Ivory Dave Maslen Mike Murphy Kirsten Taylor Tony Wheeler Communicating for Change Sponsored by Cadence Communications Agricom Countdown Fuji...

Check out this thought provoking exhibit from Middleton Grange School's Toitū Te Whenua exhibition. A group of students organised the event to to promote environmental awareness and address some of the topical issues facing our environment today. Congratulations to Middleton Grange School and all the schools that took part in the exhibition.

Expect to see plastic drinking straws disappear during the year. The Rubbish Whisperer is helping hospitality businesses to go plastic straw-free.

Hospitality giant joins forces with waste reducing company Two million paper straws have arrived in Christchurch as part of Hospitality NZ’s plan to get their members to be plastic straw-free by 2019.

Students from Duvauchelle School have been getting their feet wet this month. Participating in the Nature Agents programme designed by EOS Ecology, students are building their knowledge of local freshwater waterways. SIFT is proud to have supported EOS Ecology to design this great programme. http://sift.net.nz/eos-ecology/

Kilmarnock Enterprises and their Soft Plastics Recycling operation was on One News last night. Great work Kilmarnock. SIFT is proud to have supported this initiative.

Plastic recycling a new venture for Christchurch people with disabilities Kilmarnock Enterprises is already diverting tonnes of soft plastic waste from landfills.

Entrepreneurs, check out this great event that's coming up. An excellent place to connect with people who can help you on your start-up journey.

Welcome to the Canterbury Start-Up Expo If you’re an entrepreneur, we are here to help you get started, get growing, and succeed. As a Start-Up, you need good advice to get going, the right support to get growing, and the right expertise in order to keep innovating. That’s why we’re inviting you to the Start-Up Expo where we’ve assembled…

Well done to EVNEX, 1 of 10 technology startup companies winning a Vodafone Xone grant equal to $150,000.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/95443264/vodafones-xone-winner-charging-ahead

Vodafone's xone winner charging ahead Vodafone's tech incubator programme gives 10 SME's a leg up worth $150,000.

Satisfy Food Rescue have saved over 37 tonnes of food to date, and with a grant from SIFT, they’ll be saving even more.
http://sift.net.nz/satisfy-food-rescue/

Satisfy Food Rescue Connecting local food retailers, growers and local community organisations, Satisfy Food Rescue helps to re-direct surplus perishable food to those in the community who need it most.