Re-Thinking

http://www.interactdesign.com/
When taking the plunge into the counter intuitive world of systems thinking this is a good leaping off point.

http://www.leemanngroup.com/index.html
Dr James E. Leemann’s site with some terrific examples of Interactive Planning applied to real world companies

http://ackoffcenter.blogs.com/ackoff_center_weblog/
Wharton School Ackoff Centre blog. Worth a look on a regular basis, a good site for all sorts of news and views on systems thinking including some from the man himself. Links to some helpful You Tube videos on systems thinking.

http://www.davidsuzuki.org                                                                                                                                David Suzuki foundation home page

http://www.newshoestoday.com                                                                                                                        New Shoes Today is a collaboration of great thinkers and trainers in the domain of creativity and innovation.

Re-Making

http://www.asknature.org/
Ask Nature, an inspiring site. A project of the Biomimicry Institute. Watch the video of Janine Benyus "What is Biomimicry" and then explore the featured pages.

http://www.epea.com/
From Michael Braungart one of the authors of “Cradle to Cradle” this site provides an excellent over view of eco-effective design concepts and strategy.

http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/index.htm                                                                                           The online Engineering Statistics Handbook of the US Commerce Department's Technology Administration. Ideal reference and training site for engineers and manufacturing managers who wish to exploit the power of experimental design as a process improvement tool.

Smarter Resource Use

http://www.seav.vic.gov.au/manufacturing/sustainable_manufacturing/default.asp
A Victorian State Government site, some brilliant free resources. Under the Fact Sheets tab there are tonnes of useful data sheets and calculators for manufacturing companies to use to help plan for reducing resource consumption

http://www.sustainable.org.nz/cms/index.php
The New Zealand Sustainable Business Network. A site to visit regularly to stay in touch with the latest news about sustainable business in NZ. Some helpful resources also.

http://www.energylens.com/articles/energy-management#2000096580                                                             This site provides good fundamental "how to" information for energy mangement. There is very good energy management software that can be downloaded for a free trial before purchasing. Ideal for small to mid-sized organizations with TOU metering. Energylens also provide a free "Degree Days" service which covers all automated NZ weather stations.

http://www.lean.org/
James Womack’s site. Helpful background material and free resources, a good place to start your lean journey. Some useful links.

http://www.plant-maintenance.com/articles/tpm_intro.shtml
Plant Maintenance Resource Center. An Australian site with an enormous array of free resources and information on best maintenance practices.

http://www.dbrmfg.co.nz/
Quite detailed description of Theory of Constraints from Kelvyn Youngman. Plenty of useful free resources