Opportunity for businesses to be involved in shaping future of sustainable business in Southland

In business? What issues are utmost on your mind when you think about the future of your business? Reducing input costs, fuel, transport, carbon trading, energy, waste reduction, staffing problems? Now is the time to have your say.

Venture Southland is kicking off a month of research to identify business challenges and opportunities when it comes to sustainable business in Southland. This week hundreds of businesses will be phoned and asked to outline the challenges they face and share ideas.

Identifying what businesses need is the first stage in this two year project looking at sustainable business in Southland. "The aim is to help local businesses take advantage of opportunities that will help ensure long term sustainable economic growth at the same time as help the environment”, Venture Southland enterprise project co-ordinator, Karyn Owen, said.