For The Green Desk this week, Lilly speaks with Keshav Krishna who is going to set up Solar Panels in the Himalayas. His GoFundMe campaign can be found here.
For The Green Desk this week, Lilly speaks with Auckland Councillor Penny Hulse about a new recycling initiative for your mattresses. Auckland City Council have funded specialist group 3R to launch a programme to encourage manufacturers and retailers to responsibly recycle mattresses. The programme is still in its pilot phase and is expected to be rolled out across Auckland with in a year.
This week Lilly speaks with Rachel Brown the CEO and Founder of the Sustainable Business Network about challenges facing businesses in the future. SBN focuses on engaging the business community to help solve environmental issues.
On the Green Desk this week, Lilly speaks with the Manukau Beautification Trust's Lincoln Jefferson and Kate Boneham-Smith about the trust's upcoming projects.
This week on the Green Desk, Lilly speaks to Richard Vevers the founder of the Ocean Agency in Sydney. They have teamed up with partners like Google, UNESCO and NOAA to overcome the challenges facing our oceans today, particularly the coral reefs.
This week on the Green Desk Lilly speaks to Dr. Sean Weaver. Weaver is the chief executive of Ekos, a carbon boutique based in New Zealand. Ekos focuses on buildidng community infrastructure to protect and conserve the environment by selling carbon credits to businesses.