A report launched today by the business initiative Pure Advantage lays out a number of opportunities to boost New Zealand’s economy through ‘green growth’.
Produced by London-based consultancy Vivid Economics in conjunction with the University of Auckland, the report outlines a number of opportunities for industry and government build a better economy through environmentally conscious and sustainable actions.
You can read the full report on the Pure Advantage website, and find extensive commentary from independent experts, collected by the SMC, here.
Media coverage of the report (updated) and reaction to it’s recommendations, includes:
New Zealand Herald: Editorial: Green growth potential not to be wasted
Business Day (and other Fairfax papers): Green R&D failure is economic treason
Otago Daily Times: Huge potential in green growth: report
Stuff.co.nz (and other Fairfax papers): Research urged for ‘green growth’
Yahoo News: Green growth opportunities for NZ
New Zealand Herald: NZ’s key green growth areas outlined
MSN NZ: Green report must be heeded: opposition
National Business Review: Huge NZ bio-fuels opportunity from forestry
New Zealand Herald: NZ placed to reap rewards in an eco-conscious world
Unlimited: NZ needs trade with nations investing in ‘green’: report
In the political sphere, the report has been welcomed by the major parties, with National, Labour and the Greens backing the recommendations to varying degrees.