For Immediate Release
29th May 2008
Kiwi Ingenuity Celebrated At Tokyo Earth Month Event
A small, innovative New Zealand company is being recognised for its contribution to the environment at a global
conference in Japan as part of the Earth Month celebrations.
Five organisations from around the world have been selected to make presentations at the new Ecozzeria building in
Tokyo.
The Good Water Company has been asked to speak at the Round Table discussion on June 3 which will focus on “How
responsible innovation comes to everyday life”.
The Good Water Project promotes the use of sustainable, bio-based packaging which is made from plant material, and
launched a water bottle as a fundraiser for the Sir Peter Blake Trust last September.
Grant Hall from The Good Water Company said, “It is an honour to be recognised internationally as having a best practice
business model with respect to society and sustainability. However, it is equally frustrating thinking about how the
Government here in New Zealand has never shown much interest or support for this Project.”
The Good Water Project has received little help from the Ministry of the Environment who were not interested in having
‘good’ water present at the World Environment Day celebrations in Wellington next week.
Ten cents of every bottle of ‘good’ sold goes to the Sir Peter Blake Trust to help fund its environmental education
programmes for young Kiwis.
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