The outdoor gear industry’s pivot to prioritizing sustainable products and eco-friendly practices over the past decade is no secret. One category that hasn’t garnered as much attention, though, is ultralight gear. Ultralight’s insistence on minimalism over everything else has put efforts to get with the green program in the shadows. But companies within the space are designing products that are good for the earth and hikers’ pack weights.
Big Agnes and NEMO two of the larger companies in the ultralight arena are founding members of the Outdoor Industry Association’s Climate Action Corps, which launched in 2020. Companies that join the Climate Action Corps take clear-cut measures to quantify the sustainability of their production process from the factories that make the materials to the finished gear itself. They also focus on the longevity of their products and work to reduce greenhouse gases and pollution. One way to do this is joining bluesign, a Swiss organization t
Waitahanui s Janice Wall is Harcourts Taupō s Good Sort of the Month
14 Apr, 2021 07:39 PM
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Harcourts Taupō good sort Janice Wall (second from right), with residential sales consultant Steve Sprague (left), co-owner Mary-Louise Johns, mayor David Trewavas, and co-owner Rosie Harvey.
Harcourts Taupō good sort Janice Wall (second from right), with residential sales consultant Steve Sprague (left), co-owner Mary-Louise Johns, mayor David Trewavas, and co-owner Rosie Harvey.
Not even breast cancer can halt Janice Wall s passion to do mahi for her people.
For her involvement in many community initiatives, Janice is this month s Harcourts Taupō Good Sort.
On hand to congratulate Janice last Thursday at the award presentation were Taupō mayor David Trewavas, Harcourts co-owners Rosie Harvey and Mary-Louise Johns, and real estate agent for Waitahanui Steve Sprague. Janice said she was humbled to receive it.