Archive for November, 2011

Cityhop wins SBN Design & Innovation

Sunday, November 13th, 2011

Cityhop won the Sustainable Business Network’s Design & Innovation award last Tuesday. Thank you Pure Advantage and SBN. Sustainable Showcase, last Wednesday was an all day exhibition of samazing ways to be more sustainable at Shed 10 Queens Wharf. There are so many sustainable ways for us all to do better and greener!

On winning, Victoria Carter, CEO and Co-founder said, “This award is for all our members. Without them we wouldn’t be here. In particular thank you to EECA, Isthmus, AUT and Aecom, all the individuals who believe it is good to not own a car, that it is good to drive less and who make Auckland a more liveable city.”

HungryBins won the Judges Highly Commended prize. Cool worm farm we will write more about in another blog.

 

See sustainable.org.nz  for more. 

 

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Sustainable Network showcase

Monday, November 7th, 2011

The Sustainable Business Network has its first ever showcase on Wednesday  9 November. It’s a free public event  to highlight the many eco-friendly and sustainable choices business and individuals have to improve the way we live.

Cityhop will have a car on display to show people how easy it is to carshare and why they might like to consider it.

Come and meet  New Zealand businesses, government, community and non-profits leading the way towards a collective sustainable future.

When: Free public open day on 9th November

Where: Shed 10, Queens Wharf, Auckland

See  a 2 day celebration of sustainable business, technology, innovation and lifestyles. Spend a day in the life of our sustainable city, network, connect and learn from New Zealand’s sustainable champions and social innovators.

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NZ on world carshare map!

Saturday, November 5th, 2011

Collaborative consumption have produced a cool carsharing website. Yep, we might be right at the end of the world carshare map, but Cityhop is there! Right next door to the picture of one kangaroo are half a dozen sheep. Not sure we get the significance of the UFO beaming up the sheep though!

Check it out, all the interesting statistics and important numbers on carshare!  http://futureofcarsharing.com/

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