Social Responsibility at Further Faster

 Nature at further faster is so important

Community, nature and the outdoors are our main motivators here at Further Faster. Both in life and business. Taking steps to be kind to our environment is something we are always trying to improve on in our outdoor shop in Christchurch, along with our suppliers, partners and community.

In case you were wondering, here are some of the ways we like to give back to the world.

 

Changing Our Habits

In the store we’re trying to change our habits on the day to day for the sake of the environment. Here’s the latest changes that we’ve made:

*We’re changing from pens, which are difficult to recycle, to pencils wherever we can

*Every so often we challenge the team to walk/bus/bike to work. And donate some cash to a local charity for the good effort.

*To fuel our coffee addiction, we’re getting glass bottle milk (when available) and coffee locally roasted.

*Staff coffees are always in a keep cup. Remember to #UYOC  folks! Dan’s had his for 14 years, how long will you have yours for? 

Our events

We want our events to be as much for you guys as it is for us so there’s a few things that we’re doing with our events.

*We partner with local charities so that the proceeds of the event are going straight back into the community, I am super proud to say that the Further Faster community has raised thousands of dollars for local charity’s and groups that align with our values.

inshore events at further faster

 

*Our ticketing platform is Humantix, a not-for-profit that uses the profit of booking fees to fund literacy programs for young girls and close the education gap. If you want to learn more click https://www.humanitix.com/nz/our-model for details.

 

Against Modern Day Slavery

*Some times at our events, and Badgers Bar, we like to have a wee tipple... The wine we choose is from 27seconds, a social enterprise that is helping end modern day slavery. If you want to learn more click https://www.27seconds.co.nz/our-story/ for details.

 

*We choose to work with brands that support Fair Wear. Fair Wear member brands are committed to improving the lives of garment workers around the world. They are already going above and beyond the industry norm to improve conditions at the factories of their suppliers.

 

outdoor events raise cash for local NZ charities too 

POW - Protect Our Winters

We are a really proud partner of Protect Our Winters Aotearoa. They connect passionate outdoor enthusiasts and everyone who loves and needs winter to generate positive climate outcomes. We focus on educational initiatives and community-based empowerment to protect New Zealand’s’ alpine environment from the damaging effects of climate change for the benefit of all New Zealanders and future generations.

 

POW logo

 

Introducing Terra Cycle

Recently, FurtherFaster has joined the TerraCycle programme to help with the recycling of traditionally “non-recyclable” items. This means, if you bring in your used toothbrushes, toothpaste containers and pens we will collect them and send them to TerraCycle for proper and responsible recycling. If you want to learn more click https://www.terracycle.com/en-NZ for details.

Note; we only accept dental products and pens, as we believe your teeth and education are both important. We dont accept things like coffee pods etc... as they are bad and we don't want to encourage you to use them to start with.

 

RefillNZ

We’re a RefillNZ Station. This means that if you’re out and about and need more water we’ll fill up your drink bottle for you to help prevent all those single-use plastic bottles that get thrown away. If you want to learn more visit https://refillnz.org.nz/ for details.

 

SmartAss Toilet Paper

We started this one a while back… and now most of the team have Smart Ass at home too. We can safely say it is kind on the environment and your bum.

 

Responsible Down Standard.

We choose to only stock items of clothing and equipment that uses responsibly sourced down, and have done so since day one. We also have a HUGE selection of Vegan clothing available as great options too. 

 

Don’t sell people shit they don’t need.

Having too much stuff that you don’t need is bad for the environment. Full stop. So, it is our store motto, to not sell you shit you don’t need, and to only kit you out in gear that works.

 team further faster, the best outdoor shop in christchurch nz

 

As always in life, this is a work in progress! And all suggestions going forward are welcome. Thanks team!