Sponsors

Long past are the days where the economy and the environment are seen to be at odds. Sustainable Manawatu supports the new paradigm: the economy is part of the environment; environmentally sustainable businesses are the economically successful ventures of the future. Come visit 'Sustainable Business Groups' and 'Business Consultants'.

Sustainable Manawatu  is driven by a commitment to cooperation between businesses, local and wider government, community organisations, and individuals. As part of that community and business collaboration, Sustainable Manawatu actively seeks sponsorship for its environmental information services.

Your sponsorship of Sustainable Manawatu would help spearhead the successful future of your economically, ethically and environmentally viable business. Your business or service would receive promotion to a targeted audience, would be able to offer special deals, would build its profile as an ethical, environmentally sustainable business alternative. Come see us. Come talk to us or email consultant@ sustainablemanawatu.org.nz

Spinning Planet Limited is Sustainable Manawatu’s initial sponsor. Spinning Planet Limited is a Palmerston North based web design company that builds websites for clients all over the world. They're particularly proud to be a ‘Green Host’ which means they have built their web servers and office to be as energy efficient as possible. Recent upgrades reduced their power consumption by 80%.

Spinning Planet Limited receives promotion from Sustainable Manawatu for their excellent services; their profile is enhanced and they profit from the satisfaction of being an ethical citizen of the business community. Do come talk to us about ways you can be involved in sponsoring Sustainable Manawatu…tailor-made packages, large or small. One example is having your business being the first and the largest to be seen as viewers enter a database category -- no more searching; searching stops there because THERE YOU ARE!

The Guardian, the Manawatu community weekly paper, supports us by publishing a fortnightly Sustainable Manawatu column, where we promote local sustainability business initiatives to the community, ones which are represented in the Sustainable Manawatu database.

Dick Smith Electronics, Palmerston North, supports us by displaying our slideshow of photos of local, environmental initiatives that are listed in our database.

Our thanks to Steve Whole Foods, Albert Street, for sponsoring the Save Our Bees Top Bar Hive Beekeeping Seminar.

OfficeMax, a Diamond-level EnviroMark certified business, has supported us by sponsoring some promotion and social sustainability functions.

Netfone is a division of Datawest Ltd – Netfone supports Sustainable Manawatu by providing subsidised Telephone services as part of their commitment to giving back to the community.

Community and government organisations: you also may see how Sustainable Manawatu’s sustainable living information activities have synergies with your own goals for the wider communities we are part of, and serve. Sustainable Manawatu encourages and resources citizens for future wellbeing; we encourage social participation, social resilience and healthy, sustainable living. Do these goals resonate with your own? If so, come see us. Sponsorship partnerships can be small or comprehensive, tailored to what you want to give and to get from partnering with us.

This page would not be complete without grateful acknowledgment of our Funders:

The Palmerston North City Environmental Trust, Eastern and Central Community Trust; Positive Futures Trust and COGS. Thank you.

And herewith, grateful acknowledgement of our supporters: