Our partners
Honda’s forest for the future Honda’s focus is making New Zealand a greener place to live. The Honda Treefund was established in 2004 as part of founder Soichiro Honda’s global philosophy to “leave blue skies for our children”. More than 557,000 native trees have been planted as part of the Honda Treefund, which helps offset carbon emissions and helps restore nature around New Zealand. Honda NZ funds 10 native trees and the local dealer funds another three for every new car sold in New Zealand. The car buyer can also choose to fund planting extra trees. Honda staff and the wider community get involved in Treefund. Community groups, schools and councils are actively involved in using Treefund resources to plant trees. The Honda Treefund is used to control water run-off and erosion, in regional parks, for beautification, biodiversity protection and restoration, urban stream and coastal enhancement. Honda has made several international environmental advancements in the automotive field and beyond. All its vehicles are low emission, with three achieving ultra-low emission status. Honda has developed a zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell vehicle and fuelling stations, and numerous hybrid models, including the world’s first hybrid supercar and home energy stations powered by advanced solar panels. Honda is a proud sponsor of Forest & Bird and provides a fleet of ecofriendly cars for staff around New Zealand. They reduce the environmental impact of driving, especially for Forest & Bird field officers who sometimes have to travel large distances. Forest & Bird CEO Hone McGregor says Forest & Bird greatly values the partnership with Honda. “Having the fleet of cars allows us to spend more of our income on vital conservation work and less on running costs. I am very proud of our association with Honda and I encourage our members to support Honda.” www.honda.co.nz
Cool clothes for kids Forest & Bird is partnering with Radicool Dude, a New Zealand clothing brand created for boys aged up to eight years. Husband and wife team Brendan and Emily Boniface created Radicool Kids after having their son, River. They found a lack of cool, fun and affordable fashion so they launched their first collection, winter 2014, into stores across New Zealand. Brendan and Emily wanted to draw awareness to organisations close to their heart, which is how the partnership with Forest & Bird was born. “It was a simple choice as we adore the outdoors and are avid nature lovers. Many of our designs are nature focused,” says Brendan. The Lark tee has a beautiful tree print, and is the first piece promoting the partnership with Forest & Bird. www.radicoolkids.com
Donna Davies and her son Zac planting for Honda Treefund.
Scents from nature Pacific Perfumes is giving Forest & Bird $1 from every sale of its Artisan Botanical Solid Perfume range. All ingredients are from plants and the wooden perfume pots are made from certified sustainable New Zealand beech. Owners Francesca Brice and Kate JasonSmith support Forest & Bird’s role in protecting and nurturing Aotearoa’s native plants and birds. They would like to encourage other small businesses to support Forest & Bird. http://pacificperfumes.co.nz
River Boniface wearing a Radicool Lark tee. Forest & Bird
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