"One man's rubbish is another man's gold"

"Where there is muck, there is brass!"

Since the industrial revolution of the 1800's astute managers have known that wastefulness cuts revenue and adds cost.

Re-thinking manufacturing

Managers deliver superior results once they reject the idea that waste is a normal cost of doing buisness.

How do we build a buiness that is profitable, safe and restorative?

We start by using Interactive Planning to move from Cradle to Grave thinking to Cradle to Cradle thinking. We develop products, technologies and processes that transform materials without consumption of non-renewable resources or generation of unusable waste.

Adapt or die

In business anything other than first is a tie for last.

• In New Zealand 37% of the buyers in any market are factoring supplier’s environmental and social performance into their purchasing decisions.
• Worldwide 67% of people say they would switch brands if another brand of similar quality supported a good cause.
• Current and prospective employees are considering company’s environmental and social performance in their future employment plans.
• Raw materials, energy and water are becoming scarce and more expensive.
• Under new legislation waste charges are set to skyrocket to reflect the true costs of disposal.

We face a choice. We can ignore what is happening around us and become irrelevant or we can apply human intelligence to build companies that produce true economic, ecological & social value.

It is already happening

New Zealand manufacturing companies pursuing Eco-effectiveness through Interactive Planning are achieving outstanding results.

• 300% reduction in work accidents
• Reduced staff turnover and absenteeism
• >30% revenue growth
• 78% reduction in plant breakdowns
• 65% reduction in energy costs
• 95% reduction in water costs
• 75% reduction in waste disposal costs
• Secure supply of key inputs