IncaFé is family-owned and operated in New Plymouth by husband and wife, Carmen and Joop.

Their dream grew out of travelling to the coffee region in central Peru and falling in love with it. Since their start in 2006 they’ve ensured the business decisions prioritised the environment and their relationships.

There are lots of ways to help our environment, and live a little lighter this holiday season. Therefore, we are proud to feature Karen Danenhauer from MamaGaia as our Sustainable Business Champion this month for her ingenuity in repurposing plastic into soap dishes.

Kinderen Early Childhood Education Centre received the NPDC Waste Levy Fund this November for the purchase of reusable nappies to exclusively be used at their centre. With policies and procedures already in place, they are poised to make the transition. In order to commend their bold efforts to enact change as well as bring awareness to this more sustainable approach to running a childcare centre, we have named Kinderen our Sustainable Business Champion this month.

The team at Cafe Green Door have been doing it right for a long time, and we’d like to give them a big pat on the back for their community building efforts, local, organic, and fair-trade best practices, and their ingenuity around sustainable initiatives.

La Nuova Dry Cleaning Services caught our attention as they seek to continuously improve their dry cleaning and delivery processes to not only minimise their carbon footprint, but also bolster their bottom line.

This month our Sustainable Business Champion is TGM Creative, a family owned, local graphic design and marketing agency that recently celebrated 30 years in business.

We interviewed Sha, Yvette, and Kerry from The Dressing Room on Devon Street in New Plymouth, and they gave us the inside scoop on slow fashion.

This April, we'd like to recognise the Bishop’s Action Foundation (BAF) for their outstanding efforts in reducing their climate impact by implementing a Response Map. We hope these initiatives will serve as inspiration and a template for other businesses to use in our region.