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All Heart NZ

WHAT IS ALL HEART AND WHAT DO THEY DO?

All Heart New Zealand is a social enterprise based in Albany, Auckland. Established by Joseph Youssef in 2016, All Heart’s motto is “Thinking Sustainably, Supporting Communities”. All Heart enables corporates to redirect and repurpose their waste while supporting communities throughout Aotearoa and globally. They achieve a circular economy solution for unwanted corporate furniture and equipment. Their reduce service partners to further develop the sustainable, ethical and social aspects of procurement and supply chain management.

ALL HEARTS BUSINESS MODEL 

Redirect

All Heart redirects companies’ redundant corporate furniture, IT equipment and end of life or line products to community groups. These items are then used in community groups day to day operations or sold by them so they can expand the services that they provide to their communities. This diverts material away from landfill, and gives it another life to be of use to community organisations with limited cash flow.

Reduce

All Heart works with companies who want to reduce waste generated, act more sustainably and leverage the sustainable, ethical and social aspects of procurement and supply chain management.

Repurpose

All Heart receives and finds solutions for items that are not in a reusable state and can’t be redirected to community organisations. Some items can be refurbished or repaired and then sold by All Heart. Mostly, however, the materials are melted down, broken down, cut up or shredded to create new products by third party providers.

ALL HEART’S IMPACT

Waste is a growing problem in New Zealand, particularly corporate waste and waste from the building industry, which combined represent 88% of total waste to landfill. Too many companies are producing too much waste, which then results in environmental and social harm to New Zealand in the form of landfills, litter and the pollution of water-ways. Much of the waste going to landfill could be recycled and used in other products, thereby reducing the need for primary extraction such as mining and forestry. This often happens in developing countries in appalling conditions, which amount to modern day slavery.

EVIDENCE OF IMPACT

Since 2016, All Heart has diverted 2.5m tonnes of redundant corporate furniture and equipment away from landfill, and redirected it to over 310 community groups. As a result, the community groups have either saved or raised (from selling the equipment) $6.6m.

These community groups generate important impacts, such as: 

Education

Over 43,000 learners and 4,000 teaching staff have been supported by these community organisations.

Relief of Poverty

Over 20,000 families have been supported, 1,327 houses provided and over 7,860 people are receiving meals.

Wellbeing

Over 2,800 people are receiving healthcare, 1071 are receiving employment support and 28,680 are receiving well-being services.

Repurpose and redirect

Like the redirect service, All Heart’s new repurpose work diverts useful waste from landfill and generates a circular economy by turning waste materials into new products. All Heart’s corporate clients are offered an environmentally sustainable and cost neutral solution to their waste problems, improving their corporate image among customers and staff.