The Green Star Awards was launched on the margin of the Women Invigorating the Nation (WIN) 2024 Convention at the GPH in Suva, aimed at recognising champions of sustainability in women-led businesses.
Talanoa Consulting director and principal consultant Marita Manley said the awards would be designed collaboratively over the next few months.
She said when thinking about sustainability, there was recognition that this subject was multifaceted.
Noting the multiple challenges faced by many in society, Ms Manley said businesses had a huge role to play in addressing those issues.
“Regardless of what you’re doing, you have a role to play in addressing some of our society’s most fundamental issues, even if it’s very minor, even if it is making sure that we are properly managing our wastes.
“The last week has once again shown how disastrous climate risks can be both for our households, our families, as well as our business operations.
So we know that it is incumbent on all of us to be taking these risks more seriously.
“And one of the things that we really want to do is to acknowledge the work that has been done in this space, acknowledge the champions amongst all of you, who are leading the way because businesses are a massive massive part of the solution.”
Ms Manley said the words that were garnered from participants during an exercise on sustainability would be used to form the design of the Green Star Awards.
“This is about our legacy. It’s about what we are leaving for the next generation. It’s about preserving the things that we have now to make sure that it’s still available for our children and our grandchildren and their children.”
