As part of our role as Kaitiaki, or guardians of the oceans, we’ve created a companywide waste commitment that will help guide our business going forward.
In practicing kaitiakitanga, our lightness of touch extends to leaving the smallest footprint possible in everything we do. In New Zealand we are acutely aware of our marine environment as we play, eat, live, do sport and benefit from its bounty.
To ensure we are a sustainable company for the future generations, we must move towards being a part of the circular economy.
As a Māori owned company, we understand that this is how things work in nature.
This means that our waste, is a resource for another and vice versa.
Before a purchase is made, we should be asking ourselves, is this really necessary? Is there something else we can use or is there a recycled product that meets our specification? Before sending something to landfill we should be asking ourselves could this be a resource for another business or community initiative?
We’ve employed the 6 R’s – rethink, refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle and repair – to keep us accountable moving forward and to help us make more sustainable choices.