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Turn the tide on plastics, one choice at a time

Across the globe, hundreds of millions of people are taking part in Plastic Free July together, working towards a world without plastic waste. This is a great opportunity to take a look at what we are consuming and the waste we are creating and consider ways to...

Ku-ring-gai Net Zero Champions!

A group of like-minded residents and businesses known as our Net Zero Champions, came together at the end of May to encourage community action to reduce emissions. BBP member Dr Annette Davison who not only has her consultancy Risk Edge accredited with BBP, but also...

Strengthening Partnerships through Chambers of Commerce and Community

Local chambers of commerce and business networks took a hit during the enforced lockdowns of the past 2 years, as did local businesses. The Better Business Partnership has a long history of working side by side with local chambers of commerce across its Partner...

Sporting and Community groups – NSW Plastic Bans are coming!

A wonderful part of living in Australia is being able to participate and have access to our numerous sporting and community organisations, which includes charities, religious groups, and non-for-profits. There are many times when members are gathered together over...

Congratulations TOMbag on B Corp Certification!

TOMbag started out as a concept when founder Sasha was pregnant and motivated to rid her life of single use plastic. The one item she struggled with was the ubiquitous light plastic bin liner. When she dug deeper into the problem she was shocked to discover the...

Draft Local Environmental Plan and Draft Development Control Plan now on exhibition for Willoughby City Council

Willoughby City Council has launched the public exhibition of a new draft Local Environmental Plan (draft LEP) and draft Development Control Plan (draft DCP). The culmination of five years of strategic research and community consultation, the draft LEP, and supporting...

CONGRATULATIONS NEO AUSTRALIA ON B CORP CERTIFICATION!

Congratulations to Willoughby based BBP business, Neo Australia Teascapes in achieving B Corp Certification. Founder Mona Webb began the rigorous process to be certified as a B Corp 2 years ago and this is a really significant milestone in Neo's commitment to using...

New community initiative ‘Buy Better Buy Local’ launches across the North Shore

‘Buy Better Buy Local’ is a Better Business Partnership (BBP) initiative encouraging the community to get behind local businesses across the Willoughby, Ku-ring-gai and North Sydney Council areas. Over the past two years, the pandemic has thrown up very challenging...

Calling all cafe owners!

Green Caffeen is a popular FREE reusable coffee cup scheme that has so far saved more than 1.1 million disposable cups from going to landfill. BBP is very excited to announce that a partnership with Green Caffeen has launched across all BBP's partner council areas -...

Is your business ready for the NSW Plastics Ban?

The NSW Government has legislated under the Plastics and Circular Economy Act 2021 the removal of certain single use plastics from 1st June 2022 to address the problem of plastic waste that affects the health of our environment and community. While the legislation was...

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