Sustainability Insights

We are committed to sustainability in our industry by:

– being a supporter of the Tourism Sustainability Commitment and other sustainability initiatives
– gain sustainability commitment from our ITO members as part of the Qualmark license process
– educating through the Tiaki – Care for New Zealand
– using sustainable best practises to minimise our environmental impact at our TECNZ events.

Our goal is to assist our members to achieve their business and personal sustainable goals

The following sustainable insights you may find useful and will be updated from time to time.


Five things business needs to know about plastic packaging

Thursday, March 11th, 2021

Sustainable Business Network has recently noted five things business needs to know about plastic packaging We need more data! We’re at the beginning of a reuse […]

First organically compostable coffee cup

Friday, July 10th, 2020

First organically compostable coffee cup Biodegradable packaging company Glopac has launched New Zealand’s first organically compostable coffee cup. The Christchurch-based supplier designed the cup and lid […]

How to Measure your Carbon Footprint

Monday, June 22nd, 2020

How to Measure your Carbon Footprint One of the first steps towards having a sustainable tourism business is to understand, measure and reduce your carbon footprint. […]

Free Guides to Becoming More Sustainable

Monday, May 11th, 2020

Sustainability NZ has created a series of new and updated resources covering some of the key sustainability topics to help your business survive and thrive. Taking these […]

New TSC Sustainability Assessment Tool

Thursday, May 7th, 2020

New TSC Sustainability Assessment Tool From economic resilience and risk preparedness to the improvements in our natural environment and reduced climate emissions, there are many benefits […]

Don’t bin it, share it

Tuesday, February 25th, 2020

Don’t bin it, share it It’s all in the name, Free For All is a website where you list items to give away for nothing and you can […]

Tiaki summer campaign launch

Friday, December 20th, 2019

Kiwi kids are asking New Zealanders and our international visitors to look after our home in a new Tiaki campaign. The summer campaign is the latest […]

Next steps on plastic waste

Friday, December 20th, 2019

Next steps on plastic waste The Government will phase out more single-use plastics following the success of its single-use plastic bag ban earlier this year and […]

Educate customers on plastic

Tuesday, November 19th, 2019

Educate customers on plastic Speak to your customers about what your business is doing and why, all the way through their holiday ‘journey’. Here are some […]

Composting Food Packaging at Events

Thursday, November 14th, 2019

Composting Food Packaging at Events The CCC-led initiative Composting Food Packaging at Events was established to reduce the amount of waste that was being sent to […]