The Rotarty Kickstart Award winners for 2021 have been announced; four inspiring enterprises working to make life better. Thanks to Rotary Club of Wellington and Rotary Newmarket for their support of these high potential Kiwi businesses.
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The Emissions Reduction Plan will set out how Aotearoa New Zealand will set the path towards meeting our long-term climate targets. Ākina made a submission on the plan because we recognise the existential threats posed by the Climate Emergency, and we believe that businesses and the Government need to work together and act boldly in order to reduce emissions.
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With $275,000 in programme funding up for grabs the Impact Investment Readiness Programme is a great chance for impact-driven businesses to access the support they need to grow.
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And other questions you were too shy to ask… Ākina CEO Nicola Nation takes a closer look at what we mean when we say “impact”, why impact matters now more than ever before, and what you can do about it!
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Social enterprise certification is practiced in many ways around the world. But how does it relate to the wages enterprises pay? This position statement from our partners at Social Traders sheds a little light on this emerging space.
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Supergenerous has made great strides since their preparation for investment with the Ākina Impact Investment Readiness grant in October of 2020 – moving from investment readiness to real impact.
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Dismayed (but not surprised) by the latest climate news, Ākina CEO Louise Aitken and Communications Manager Ed Watson sat down to think about what businesses could focus on as they work out how to operate in a way that’s better for the planet.
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Director of Ākina invest, Jackson Rowland breaks down the five steps any impact business needs to take in order to get ready to take on impact investment.
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A change in leadership is coming up at Ākina – in November the team will farewell CEO Louise Aitken after four years at the helm with General Manager Nicola Nation taking up the role from the 1st of October.
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A new podcast series highlighting inspiring Kiwi women in business; what drives them, challenges them, and why their enterprises are thriving in a Covid world. Visible women is hosted by freelance writer Vanessa Baxter.
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A extract from the report A Roadmap for Impact, this recommendations spotlight looks at how Government can adopt social procurement practices as a way of creating positive social and environmental outcomes.
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With the conclusion of The Impact Initiative and the delivery of 15 recommendations to the Government, Ākina CEO Louise Aitken takes a look at what next for social enterprise and impact in Aotearoa.
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Covering the impact of Ākina for the 2019/20 financial year, this report includes the Ākina theory of change and a wide range of case studies that bring to life our work across impact consulting, capability building, procurement and investment services and projects.
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Social Procurement Advisor Julie Youngman takes a look at which of our Fwd certified suppliers can help with your Christmas shopping this year – whether that’s presents, food, DIY or your holiday wardrobe there a lots of impact driven businesses out there that deserve your Christmas dollar.
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The recipients of this year’s programme funding are a range of impressively innovative kiwi businesses. With $250,000 in programme funding up for grabs the Impact Investment Readiness Programme is a great chance to impact-driven businesses to access the support they need to raise investment.
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The Ākina team say nau mai, haere mai to Ben Kepes – who steps into the role of Ākina Board Chair this month, taking over from Sophie Haslem, at the conclusion of her six year term on the Board.
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Over the next few months we have lots of support opportunities for social enterprises and impact-driven businesses. Here’s a summary of everything happening now or coming up in August and September, so you can mark your calendars, or share with someone you know!
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The Ākina-run Impact Investment Readiness Programme is back for a fourth year of supporting impact-driven businesses to grow, with applications now open. Programme partners Kiwibank, The Tindall Foundation and WEL Energy Trust have all contributed to the total funding pool.
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What is social shifters? Kareena Harris shares some info about a trial of a new online platform targeted to businesses looking to develop their positive impact.
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