Business eyes clean, green economy
9 Aug 2013
New Zealand’s leading sustainable businesses will come together to identify practical ways of future-proofing our clean, green economy at the Transforming Business conference in Wellington next month.
“New Zealand’s clean, green reputation is in the spotlight at the moment, so this is the ideal time to bring together the leading minds in sustainable business to identify ways in which we can secure New Zealand’s future as a world leader in sustainable business,” says Rachel Brown, CEO of the Sustainable Business Network which is organising the event.
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