Ākina Impact Supplier: Geo AR Games

Meet Geo AR Games, 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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Social Enterprise World Forum 2023 – A Movement Putting People and Planet First

Every year, the global social enterprise community gathers to share new insights and connect with like-minded people working towards an impact economy. This year, Ākina sent two team members to participate in the 2023 Social Enterprise World Forum, held in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Social Impact a Key Theme at the 2023 NZ Procurement Excellence Awards

It’s heartening to see social impact playing such a key theme in the 2023 NZ Procurement Excellence Awards where Ākina has been a long-standing supporter and is a sponsor of the Social Impact of the Year Award.

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Ākina Impact Supplier: Wellstream

Meet WellStream, 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 Impact Supplier: Jobs For Mums

Meet Jobs For Mums, 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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Effective climate governance – climate scenario analysis with Chapter Zero

As official Impact Partners of Chapter Zero New Zealand, Ākina contributed to the recent Chapter Zero Resource, ‘Effective climate governance – climate scenario analysis.’ Understanding the role of the director in the development, analysis and review of climate scenarios.

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Measuring Impact at the Seeds Impact Conference

Our friends at the Seeds Podcast held the 2023 Seeds Impact Conference on 5 October 2023. The online event was spread across 27 sessions with about 100 speakers, and gave the chance to catalyse more impact as we reimagined the role of business and for-purpose organisations. Check out Ākina Director of Impact, Kristin Fanselow’s presentation.

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Ākina Impact Supplier Spotlight: Anew

Meet Anew, 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 Investment Readiness Programme (IIRP) is back!

The Ākina Impact Investment Readiness Programme is back for 2023. This is the seventh year that Ākina has run the programme, and is the only one of it’s kind in Aotearoa. Ākina's Impact Investment Readiness Programme (IIRP) is helping to solve the shortage of investable deals.

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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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