Giving

Giving through public relations

PR firms are specialists in raising public awareness. And for us, nothing is more important than raising public awareness and doing our bit for sustainability communications. We take sustainability communications as seriously as we take all public relations. For us sustainability means people as well as planet; giving as well as being green. We believe that we need strong, sustainable communities to achieve our environmental aims. And our efforts have been recognised at the 2009 Sustainable Business Network awards (Wellington and Southern region). Public awareness is important, but people must have the time and resources to care. That starts with being a great place to work.

Giving back to the community this holiday season

This holiday season Ideas Shop is continuing our tradition of giving back to the communities in which we live, work and play by making donations to our favourite charities.  Read more here.

We do up to 10 percent of our work for free

We use our expertise in sustainability communications to support non-profit groups and emerging enterprises. They have the skills to work at a grassroots level. As public relations professionals, we have the skills to help them with all their public relations: media relations, writing, lobbying, and raising public awareness. Together we achieve more for New Zealand than we ever could alone.

“I really admire the work that Ideas Shop has done with and for community organisations. Their contributions have been thoughtful, informed and generous. 

"Ideas Shop is an outstanding example of corporate generosity. They have rare skills and are prepared to share them for the social causes they believe in.” Iain Hines, JR McKenzie Trust.

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The Green Stuff – Communicating Sustainability Through Action

We communicate our dedication to sustainability through our actions. Unlike some PR firms, we travel green – walking or taking a bus whenever possible. We recycle, print double-sided and compost at work. We use energy-efficient heat pumps, green cleaning products and save power by not having a lift. We buy New Zealand made wherever possible and prefer suppliers who share our environmental values. We're on Green List’s register of eco-friendly PR firms and specialise in sustainability and non-profit media relations. 

Ideas Shop partner Dan Ormond attended the United Nations COP16 in 2010 to support our commitment to sustainable communication. Check out what Dan, our sustainability communications specialist, has to say in his blogs Business can no longer ignore sustainability, Communicating climate change, Sustainable community development needs to start at grassroots and A call to arms for climate communicators. 

Talk to us about sustainability

The Ideas Shop Sustainable Business Practices Survey (2009), completed with BDO Spicers, surveyed SMEs on their attitudes to sustainability and how it affects their business practices.

Read the Ideas Shop Sustainable Business Practices Survey results

dan [at] ideasshop [dot] co [dot] nz (Email Dan Ormond for more information on sustainability communications)

anna [at] ideasshop [dot] co [dot] nz (Email Anna Kominik, our specialist in social sustainability)