Here’s how the next government can help impact-led businesses thrive

How can the next government help impact-led businesses thrive, to benefit people and the planet? Check out Ākina Chief Executive, Nicola Nation’s Top Five Recommendations for incoming Government, featured in The Post.

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Impact In Action: The Impact Enterprises Embracing Regeneration

Ākina, Impact Partners for Auckland Climate Festival (ACF) proudly hosted a panel at the Sustainable Coastlines Flagship space on Tuesday, 12 September, in the Waitemataa Harbour catchment of Tāmaki Makaurau.

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Ākina Impact Supplier: More Than Money

Meet More Than Money, one of the Ākina Certified Impact Suppliers. Impact Suppliers are organisations that deliver a range of positive social, environmental, and cultural outcomes through selling their products and services.

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📧 Ākina's August newsletter

The Ākina tīma have been trying to unravel the answers to some big topics this week. Top of the list is: when is a burger a burger, and when is it a sandwich? Wellington On A Plate existential crises aside, here's the rundown on everything impact.

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Ākina Impact Supplier: Te Ara Hiranga

Meet Te Ara Hiranga, one of the Ākina Certified Impact Suppliers. Impact Suppliers are organisations that deliver a range of positive social, environmental, and cultural outcomes through selling their products and services.

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Ākina Panel Conversation: Towards a Regenerative Economy

The transition to a Regenerative Aotearoa New Zealand requires us to view the economic system in a different way. ”We have no time to lose. Our future generations deserve good ancestors" - Te Pūoho Katene.

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Ākina, at Tākina for Festival for the Future

Bex, Lei and Nick attended the 2023 Inspiring Stories, Festival for the Future at the new Tākina exibition centre in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington.

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Ākina Impact Supplier: Social Labour Supply

Meet Social Labour Supply, one of the Ākina Certified Impact Suppliers. Impact Suppliers are organisations that deliver a range of positive social, environmental, and cultural outcomes through selling their products and services.

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Government and business must raise their social conscience

Dive into a thought-provoking Partner Perspective by Ākina Chief Executive Nicola Nation, for The Aotearoa Circle. Nicola emphasises the importance of transitioning from a Capitalist Economy to a Regenerative Economy, where economic, social, and environmental objectives are in balance.

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Meeting Climate Leaders Coalition's New Ambition Requirements

The Ākina Foundation is excited to announce that we have successfully met the four minimum requirements of the Climate Leaders Coalition Statement of Ambition!

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Ākina Impact Supplier: Kind Face

Meet Kind Face, one of the Ākina Certified Impact Suppliers. Impact Suppliers are organisations that deliver a range of positive social, environmental, and cultural outcomes through selling their products and services.

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Ākina and Thankyou Payroll host Penn State University Sustainability Program Students

Ākina and Thankyou Payroll hosted the Penn State University Sustainability Program 2023 at The Ākina office in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Participants got to hear about social impact, environmental impact, social procurement, and impact investing.

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Ride for a Cause: Team Ākina's Journey to Support Bikes in Schools

Team Ākina just pedalled their way to success on their seventh Tour of New Zealand to raise funds for Bikes in Schools. Former Ākina Trustee Rod Oram shares the inspiring journey of Team Ākina, and how you can support their kaupapa.

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Ākina Impact Supplier: Aye Studios

Meet Aye Studios, one of the Ākina Certified Impact Suppliers. Impact Suppliers are organisations that deliver a range of positive social, environmental, and cultural outcomes through selling their products and services.

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Final round of the Ākina IIRP 2022 recipients announced

Alongside our first and second round of funding recipients for the 2022 Impact Investment Readiness Programme (IIRP), Ākina is proud to introduce the final round of funding recipients.

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World Sustainable Procurement Day

The second World Sustainable Procurement Day takes place during the spring equinox on March 21, 2023. Learn how you can get involved.

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Climate Positive Certification for Ākina FY22 reveals 67.19% reduction of tCO2e since 2018

At Ākina, creating positive impact is at the heart of the work we do with our clients and partners – so it’s important to us that our impact on the environment is positive too.

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Rebekah Dorman-Sickler
Ākina Impact Supplier: Natural Paint Co

Meet Natural Paint Co, one of the Ākina Certified Impact Suppliers. Impact Suppliers are organisations that deliver a range of positive social, environmental, and cultural outcomes through selling their products and services.

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The Ākina Impact Report 2022

Every year, we look back at the work that’s been delivered and the change we helped our clients and partners to create. This report is a story of their successes as much as our own.

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Ākina Impact Supplier: Brightly

Meet Brightly, one of the Ākina Certified Impact Suppliers. Impact Suppliers are organisations that deliver a range of positive social, environmental, and cultural outcomes through selling their products and services.

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