A FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATION,
DRIVEN BY PURPOSE.
Sustainability Options was founded in 2012 when brothers Nik and Phil decided to showcase what business for good could operate like, and how it just may be the recipe for sustainably conscious business development.
A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO BUSINESS
We understand that the typical business model is guided by profit margins and KPIs for profit and dividend maximization. That's not what spins our wheels. We want to be guided by doing good for others.
We also understand that registered charities don't pay taxes, and are constrained by being registered for tax exemption. That doesn't spin our wheels either. We want to pay our taxes, and we want to help as many people as possible by being a business.
We believe all businesses should be charitable and it shouldn't be left to registered charities to be the sole model of charity, compassion, care, and concern. Now that does spin our wheels.
SO, we have chosen to operate as an altruistic business.
What is an altruistic business? Well, it is a business that focusses on working for the common good. We focus on the creation of social value, believing that economic value will follow.
Our Why
Simply because we want to leave a more harmonious world for our children's grandchildren to live in- if we don't care for the environment or look out for one another, what sort of world will we leave?
Our Core Foundations
Our Vision
That we might inspire, encourage and see a world served by compassionate business.
Our Mission
Engage all willing people in doing business for social justice, environmental care, charitable good, people compassion.
Our What
Continue to advocate, promote, and engage as many people as possible in ethical and sustainable living solutions.
Our Goal
To visit every home and provide free sustainable living advice.
Want to know how we're achieving this in business?
From 2012, we've been intentional in showcasing this altruistic business model. Take a walk down Sustainability Option's memory lane and see just how we have been walking this talk in a variety of sectors.
Our Sustainability Report
We are proud to share our latest Sustainability Report, a comprehensive reflection of the past eight years and our ongoing journey towards a more sustainable future. This report serves as both a benchmark of our progress and a challenge for us to do even more.
At Sustainability Options, sustainability is about creating the ability and capacity to keep going, to care for one another, to minimise our environmental footprint, and to restore the beauty of the world around us. We strive to be an altruistic business, one that does good, not just for today, but for generations to come.
This report highlights our efforts across environmental, social, and economic areas, aligning them with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It quantifies and qualifies our impact, recognising the steps we’ve taken while acknowledging that there is still much to do.
A huge thank you to our Sustainability Advisor Amy Earles, whose dedication made this report possible, and to everyone who has supported our mission. We invite you to read through our journey, celebrate our progress, and join us in shaping a more sustainable future.
CONTACT US
Phone:
07 544 1882
Mobile:
022 156 1027
022 497 2529
Email:
20degrees@so.org.nz
Address:
59 Seventh Avenue, Tauranga
F.R.O.G.
Forever Reliant On Good
We operate by being forever reliant on good - doing mahi for the good of others and for the good of our environment. Along the way, hoping we inspire others to incorporate the FROG into their organisation too.