Natural sustainability websites

The page links to environmental sustainability websites. We've listed two types of websites:

Practical guides

Ministry for the Environment
www.mfe.govt.nz

This site has excellent resources and checklists. You'll find much useful information under “best practice guides and guidelines” 

In “Publications” series of documents on:

  • Air quality  www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/air
  • Energy                                  /publications/energy
  • Hazardous substances         /hazardous
  • Sustainable development     /sus-dev/

There are particularly useful tools under “sustainable development”.
“Recycling systems in multi-tenanted buildings” explains:

  • how to minimise waste
  • how to set up recycling systems
  • case studies
  • undertaking a waste sort

www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/sus-dev/recycling-jan04/index.html

 

Also under “energy” their “Guide to sustainable office fit outs” is good. There are issues around fitout and office refurbishment.

www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/sus-dev/office-fitouts-dec05/index.html

 

Department of Sustainability and Environment (Victorian Govt, Australia)
www.dse.vic.gov.au

Under "Conservation and Environment" and then "sustainability" there are good  checklists on sustainability in business.
 

Sustainable Measures
www.sustainablemeasures.com

This website has  good training materials online and printed resources. It covers environmental indicators, that is indicators that measure progress towards a sustainable economy and environment.
 

www.greenbiz.com

This website is for businesses concerned with being eco-friendly. Look under "resources' and then "tools."

In toolboxes this site covers:
- What to do with a used computer
- Air quality
- “Green” buildings
- Water audits and conservation plans
 

Sustainable Communities Network
www.sustainable.org

- How to plan a sustainable event
- responsible buying and consumption
- protecting natural resources
 

Department of Trade and Industry, UK
www.dti.gov.uk/energy

This has a good  section on  microgeneration: that is how energy can be generated on a building-by-building basis.
 

www.envirofunz.org.nz

This can be accessed through www.fis.org.nz and is a site giving tips on how to raise funds for environmental projects.

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Big picture overview

Ministry for the Environment
www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/sus-dev/

Sustainable development  for New Zealand -  programme of action.

Statistics Department
www.stats.govt.nz/anaytical-reports/monitoring-progress/default.htm

Monitoring progress towards a sustainable New Zealand.

Forum for the Future
www.forumforthefuture.org.uk

An educational website on environmental sustainability. This has ideas on how to create  a "green future", how business leaders and groups can help do this  and ideas for alternative transport. Forum for the Future was set up by environmentalist Sir Johnathon Porritt.

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