Sustainable Aotearoa New Zealand Inc

www.phase2.org

Vision / Mission / Goals

Our Vision: The people of Aotearoa New Zealand practice, live and demonstrate sustainability in all that they do.

Our Mission: That strong sustainability, whole-systems thinking and ecological justice are applied to all policy and business decisions.

Our Values:

  • Futures Thinking
  • Ethical Solutions
  • Scientific Integrity
  • Consensus Building
  • Integration
  • Inclusiveness

Desired Outcomes for New Zealand:

  1. A civil society led initiative through which SANZ is an actor in New Zealand sustainability initiatives.
  2. EGreater understanding of the true inter-relationships and dependencies of human civilization and environment expressed through improved eco-literacy and increased application of eco-design.
  3. A coherent principles-based long-term policy and planning framework for New Zealand.
  4. Social, political and economic systems which are based on the understanding that ecological systems underpin all wellbeing

Our Form

We represent: Specific networks of particular interest groups; and

Interested participants: The SANZ Board comprises the trustee directors of this structure, elected by members who, by subscribing, have voting rights.

Our work includes

  1. Active networking
  2. Capacity building
  3. Research
  4. Advocacy/critique
  5. Training/professional development

What we currently do in the way of marketing

Nothing!

Message to Students / How you can help

"Sustainability" is the current catch cry, but few understand the true depth, breadth and complexity of the challenge.

There are many SD individuals, groups and organisations throughout NZ but their efforts are fragmented and (in some cases) misguided. THE most important issue for Generation Y (as the future leaders/inheritors of the world)has to be the sustainable development of NZ and the world. SANZ’s focus is about joining up the dots via the formation of national level “networks” concentrated on what can only be achieved at this collective level.

We really need your help and your ideas to implement the following strategies:

  • Strategy 1 - Regional nodes and networks informing and influencing work of national networks
  • Strategy 2 - Establish formative national networks: - SD communication network - Educators for SD network - SD researchers network - Local government officers SD network
  • Strategy 3 - Support and facilitate nationwide education for sustainable development (including strong links to NZ UNDESD Advisory Committee and Ministry of Education)
  • Strategy 4 - Promotion and consultation on strong sustainability principles and concepts to guide national effort What can we achieve together that we cannot achieve alone?

Exploration of what the opportunities might be…….

  • to team up
  • to collaborate
  • to positively influence each other
  • to better utilize the SANZ infrastructure
  • to have (as a tool for achieving our strategic goals) a more relevant medium for us to interact