Fisheye was an early adopter of sustainable practices from small habits to big ideas. Here’s a run-down on what we have been doing for a while and also the goals that we have set out to achieve. 

• We have chosen “The Abilities Group” to reuse/recycle / repurpose our (and clients) e-waste. They also employ and enrich the lives of people with disabilities. https://www.abilities.co.nz/ 
• We promote re-purposing devices to other uses in your business or another person in need such as a school or start-up business. We really believe that a community is worth its weight in gold.
• We collect our neighbours e-waste from their shop fronts along Ponsonby road and responsibly recycle it.
• We provide a “Freel good Friday” give-a-way on Ponsonby road of things we don’t need but could be useful to other humans.
• We only recommend business grade hardware – that lasts and with suppliers that have a social responsibility and sustainability practices in place and are actually doing it right.
• We are working on a “right to repair” option as a managed service laptop – standby on this incredible new movement of sustainability.
• Cleaning products are purchased from our local ECOSTORE business – we recycle all our packaging back to them. www.ecostore.com  
• We promote the transition from batteries to rechargeable batteries and sell the kits. We recycle all of our batteries https://upcycle.co.nz/ and use rechargeables for all our own needs.
• Our coffee is purchased locally – reusable packaging and coffee grounds are put into the worm farm. https://turningpointcoffee.co.nz  
• Our “With Small/Smartass” toilet paper / paper towels are sourced from Innocent Packaging – it is made from 100% sugarcane and bamboo fibre. https://www.smartass.co.nz
• Food scraps and organic waste goes to our worm farm- which feeds worm wee to our roof top garden – that in turns produces flowers for our bees. 
• Our rooftop garden has a beehive from “Bees Up Top” and we give our honey away to our clients as a gratitude gift. https://www.beesuptop.co.nz This is simply one of our crown jewels in so many ways.
• We have a very well policed recycling system that encourages all staff to learn about the different waste streams – TIP one thing we did learn recently is that tinfoil with no food on it can be scrunched up and added to the recycling bin. https://methodrecycling.com/nz 
• We are committed to the Living Wage Movement Aotearoa and expect accreditation before Christmas 2023  https://www.livingwage.org.nz
• We use recycled paper when we use paper. https://www.officemax.co.nz/ Our printers are configured to print double sided black and white by default.
• Our power is supplied by Meridian Energy / Powershop who only supply 100% renewable energy – from wind / water and sun. http://www.powershop.co.nz
• We advocate and celebrate small carbon footsteps with our team – such as transport to and from work. 
• Recycle / reuse all of our packaging. We recycle all soft packaging – and buy the recycled fence posts to support this initiative on our property. https://www.futurepost.co.nz/ 
• We have a full electric car again after our original three smart cars were vandalised over lockdown.
• We have planted trees for survival in our gullies and water ways. 
• We are continuing to plant food crops – all of which is shared.
• We educate and we advocate the culture to ask about recycling – so we can all learn and not be shamed.

So what’s Next? 

• Our goal is to become a B Corp certified in 2024 – working on this right now
• To plant native trees every year as part of a rejuvenation commitment on our rural property. 
• Continue to add new practises as we can in our processes and supply chain. 
• Educate and update our clients on anyway possible in the tech world
• We choose new business clients that are aligned with our values. 
• Be educated by new ideas. 

If you can offer us any advice that we can change and adopt we will definitely listen just email us on help@fisheye.co.nz