We understand that sustainability needs to be a win-win, so Going Green was created as a Buying Service in collaboration with green-forward suppliers; enabling business members to purchase sustainable products at prices MATCHED (or very close) to non eco-friendly equivalents.
The Going Green Just-in Time model cuts out traditional middlemen and sells by cartons or bundles (rather than individual units) to get prices down to the same levels as much less sustainable equivalents.
Going Green's sourcing policy prioritises products and packaging using recycled materials and rapidly renewable resources, to reduce the amount of virgin and non-biodegradable materials (e.g. plastic) being unnecessarily consumed in offices and workplaces. We check every single creditation and have copies of certificates for each. We rigorously check and only deal with ethical and sustainable supplies, and ultimately we aim to increase their economies of scale as part of building up a cost effective infrastructure for sustainable supply chains.
Systemic change is still required for global supply chains to turn green which has a flow-on effect for New Zealand businesses. However, when it comes to Office and Administrative purchases, there are great sustainable alternatives available for the majority of irequirements, right here and now.
By removing or nominalising the "green premium", Going Green enables more businesses particularly SMEs to reduce their environmental footprint.
Behind-the-scenes Administrative and Office supplies are what keeps a business running smoothly and efficiently. Collectively, they are the 3rd biggest operating cost centre after staff and buildings/occupancy. Administrative and Office supplies include everything from copier paper, notepads and pens, postage + packaging, first aid kits, cleaning products, office kitchen supplies, to high vis safety gear, technology consumables and marketing + selling materials.
Going Green is an initiative by Kiwi-owned Eco Shepherd, a purpose-led B2B consultancy dedicated to increasing the access and affordability of green-forward supply chains and products for New Zealand businesses.
Our mission is to empower SMEs, Education organisations, NGO, Governement agencies, and big businesses, to accelerate their transition to sustainability across all part of their operations (not just clean energy or carbon counting).
