Journal

Matariki is a star cluster which appears in the night sky during mid-winter.  It signals the Māori New Year, and it is a time of renewal and celebration that begins with the rising of the Matariki star cluster. It also is the time to restart the Maori calendar. The two meanings of Matariki both refer to stars: mata ariki (eyes of god) and mata riki (little eyes). At Global Culture we recently started a process to try and become a B Corp certified Company.  It is challenging. Prior to our first session we had concentrated on reduction of rubbish and...

British comedian Kenneth Horne's radio show "Beyond Our Ken" featured a gardener called Arthur Fallowfield, played by Kenneth Williams. His response to any question was always, "the answer lies in the soil". It probably ages me that I even know about that little piece of trivia or that Kenneth Williams was part of the “Carry on” movies team, so let me explain our interest in that. The science is clear in stating that the primary cause of the climate crisis is an excess of carbon dioxide and other gases that trap heat in the atmosphere. The Sustainable Business network and...

When Six60 announced they would play to a sell-out crowd of 50,000 people at Eden Park Auckland it was “Music to my ears”. Despite some nearby residents’ objections, the gig was the first of six concerts that will be allowed at the Eden Park stadium every year. The Six60 concert made history in several ways, but more importantly was a slight move back to normalcy. The big question will be who is next to hit the stage? And the one thing we must remember is that New Zealand has a range of first-class acts that shouldn’t now be playing second...

FOCUS: Covid-19 will be beaten and worldwide we will celebrate an amazing achievement for us all.  Life will never go back to normal, but a normality will return to life. The huge attention given to understanding and controlling the impact of Covid 19 on health worldwide has slightly masked several other issues requiring a singularly focused international view. One of those issues is climate change and as a company we can endeavor to do our bit to help by focusing on sustainability.  Every company has a footprint and we want to play our part in minimising our environmental footprint to...