Sustainable Policy Surges into the Political Mainstream

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In the post year all the main political parties have made sustainability a mainstream policy, driven in part by the need to respond to climate change.

Research conducted by the Business Council shows 86% of New Zealanders wont a multi-party policy agreement on climate change to provide greater certainty for businesses and others making long-term decisions.

LABOUR: The need to behave sustainably was driven to centre stage first by the Prime Minister, Helen Clark, in her 28 October 2006 speech to the Labour Party's annual conference. She reflected on the British Environment Secretary's view that the United Kingdom is living as if there were three planets to support us, …