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Sustainability advocates Barry Coates and Associate Professor of Psychology, Dr Niki Harré. Barry has been nominated for a New Zealand Business Network sustainability champion award.
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Judges for the 2016 NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards have announced the line-up of finalists.

CEO of the Sustainable Business Network (SBN) Rachel Brown says these organisations and individuals are leading the transformation to a more sustainable New Zealand.

“These Awards are unique. They recognise outstanding achievement in making New Zealand a more sustainable nation.

“Together we can restore New Zealand’s landscapes, oceans and waterways and we can tackle this nation’s social issues. Those leading on this are pioneering new forms of business success. In my book they all deserve to be New Zealander of the year. It can feel like swimming uphill a lot of the time, so recognising those doing the right thing is vital.

“The Awards are our way of celebrating together. They are one of the ways we recharge ourselves for the challenges to come.

“I hope New Zealanders give these people and their organisations the support they deserve. Because every time we buy something or support a cause we make a choice about the kind of country we want to live in.”

The Award winners will be announced at a black tie ceremony on 17 November at Shed 10 on Auckland’s waterfront.

The finalists for the 2016 NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards are:

Sustainability Champion Award

Barry Coates (The University of Auckland and Green Party, formerly Oxfam)

Brian Cox (Bio Energy Association of NZ)

Buffie Mawhinney (Ranui Community Centre)

Gareth Morgan (The Morgan Foundation)

Steve Ellingford (Bayfair Shopping Centre)

Cadence Communications Communicating Sustainability Award 

Better NZ Trust

Green Cabs

Kokako

Packaging Forum Inc

The Oversew Fashion Awards

The EcoPro Cleaning Co Community Innovation Award

Chariot Ridesharing

Corefusion Limited

CSC Buying Group

Ecotricity

Good Neighbour Aotearoa Trust

Kiwibank

Little Yellow Bird

The New Zealand Network Charitable Trust

Verisafe

Airbnb Community Impact Award

Auckland Council

Counties Manukau Health

Good Neighbour Aotearoa Trust

Kai Carrier

Metal Art

Packaging Forum Inc

Sustainability Trust

TerraCycle

Ricoh Mega Efficiency Innovation Award

Asaleo Care

Ecotricity

Energy and Technical Services Ltd

Method Recycling

My Car Your Rental

TerraCycle

Auckland Council Mega Efficiency Impact Award 

Capital & Coast District Health Board

Cityhop

Fonterra

Fulton Hogan / Tauranga Airport Authority

Kiwi Experience

Webstar

Renewables Innovation Award

Ecotricity

Flick Electric Co

NZ Bus

Scion

solarcity

Spark NZ

Renewables Impact Award

Air New Zealand

Auckland Transport

ChargeNet NZ

Christchurch Bike Share

Yealands Family Wines Restorative Innovation Award 

Avon-Ōtākaro Network

Ekos

GHD

Go Bamboo

Junk Run

Raw Essentials

Restorative Impact Award 

Ceres Organics

Comvita

Green Cabs

We Compost

ZingBokashi

EECA Business Energy Management Award

Finalists from the Renewables and Mega efficiency categories are eligible to apply for the Energy Management Award. Finalists for this category will be announced in early November.

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