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Fight climate change in the streets, shops and casinos

The responsibility for fighting climate change doesn’t just rest with farmers – urban businesses and city dwellers need to take action too, writes Rod Oram. He hopes the example of some leading businesses will inspire more companies and urban households to get involved.

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Global Toyota enjoys a strong local reputation

In the 2019 Colmar Brunton Corporate Reputation Index released today, in partnership with Wright Communications, Toyota New Zealand is the only international brand to figure in the top 10 companies.

It is also the only vehicle supplier in the top 20 most reputable companies.

Sitting in fourth position amongst Kiwi brand icons such as Air New Zealand and The Warehouse is great news for Toyota and reaffirms its decades-long commitment to New Zealand and providing Kiwi motorists with reliable and affordable vehicles.

Notably the Colmar Brunton Corporate Reputation Index is based on the global RepZ framework and measures four standard attributes to arrive at a total reputation score.

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ANZ launches new sustainable home loan product

ANZ has announced a new home loan product for customers wanting to upgrade their homes to higher, more sustainable standards.

The Healthy Home Loan Package offers a 0.70% discount off ANZ’s standard fixed home loan rate and 1.00% off standard floating and flexible home loan rates, along with fee waivers across a range of accounts. It is available for new builds or upgrades to homes with a Homestar rating of six or above.

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Why Toyota doesn’t really sell electric vehicles

Everybody’s talking about electric vehicles (EVs) in New Zealand at the moment and it seems like almost every major carmaker is focused on EV power in some way.

NZ is theoretically the ideal environment for EVs, with over 80 per cent renewable electricity.

So you might think it strange that Toyota, NZ’s number one car brand and a pioneer of alternative eco-power with its hybrid engines, doesn’t have any pure EVs and only one plug-in of any kind: the rather niche Prius Prime.

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Toll committed to climate action

Opinion piece from Toll on the work they’re doing to reduce their emissions and be smarter when it comes to driving, energy, fuel efficiency, planning & facilities. *Article on p33

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What is the carbon footprint of international tourism?

Campervan company Tourism Holdings, which owns the Britz and Maui brands, trialled electric campervans for the first time this summer. It has five two-berth, self-contained motorhomes in Auckland and Queenstown, with 10-day itineraries built around having chargers every 50-100km. The Auckland itinerary takes in the Coromandel and Raglan, while the Queenstown trip heads to Dunedin.

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Cars are no longer just cars – Meridian Energy

In a shift likened to the iphone revolution, cars with names like NIO or Byton may be the future.
Back in the late 80s there was the cellphone: a big brick of a thing, out of the reach of many.
Within no time, there was a monumental shift. Who can do without one now?

Today’s equivalent to those early Motorolas is the electric vehicle (EV) industry, says Nick Robilliard, procurement manager for Meridian Energy.

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Toll launches electric trucks in Japan

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Toll is introducing the first two electric vehicles to be used in its Japan operations.

The light-duty all-electric Fuso eCanters trucks from Daimler will operate pickup and delivery services in Tokyo.

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How startups are leading the business community’s response to climate change

When 60 CEOs signed up to the Climate Leaders Coalition in July 2018, much was made of the presence of the big players like Air New Zealand, Spark, Fonterra and Vector. The Spinoff caught up with the nimble smaller companies leading from the back.

Since the launch of the Climate Leaders Coalition last year, 82 CEOs have signed the joint statement committing their organisations to take voluntary action on climate change. Since then much focus has been on the big players, and just how committed they are to a carbon zero future that demands difficult questions of their status quo.