New nationwide research from insurers AMI, State and NZI released today reveals that climate concerns have grown to the point that 86% of people would now consider climate risk when choosing a home, compared to 55% only two years ago.
Air New Zealand welcomes James Shaw to Sustainability Advisory Panel
Air New Zealand is pleased to welcome two new members to its Sustainability Advisory Panel, including former Green Party Co-Leader and Minister for Climate Change, James Shaw and Matteo Mirolo, the Head of Policy and Strategy in the Aviation Contrails team at Bill...
Mission Next Gen Aircraft: Air New Zealand announces airport selection
Air New Zealand has today announced that it has selected Wellington and Marlborough Airports as the ports for its first all-electric aircraft. Air New Zealand announced the purchase of its first next-generation aircraft, the all-electric ALIA CTOL from Beta...
Cogo & Personetics introduce AI-powered sustainable banking
Carbon footprint management specialist Cogo is partnering with Personetics, the AI-driven personalised digital banking engagement platform, to usher in a new era of climate-conscious banking. Leveraging AI, the collaboration brings banking solutions that assist...
Air New Zealand inks its largest deal for sustainable aviation fuel
Air New Zealand and Neste have signed an agreement for nine million litres of neat Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™. The deal represents the largest purchase of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Neste by any airline outside North America and Europe for delivery...
ASB and ANZ among new AgriZeroNZ shareholders, boosting emissions tool fund by $18 million
The a2 Milk Company, ANZ Bank New Zealand and ASB Bank are the latest big names to get behind AgriZeroNZ and its efforts to equip Kiwi farmers with tools to reduce emissions. Announcing the new shareholders at an event at Parliament on Wednesday 10 April, Hon. Todd...
Sustainability-linked loan for NZ’s largest waste management provider
Waste Management NZ Limited (WM New Zealand) has converted its entire debt financing into a sustainability-linked loan (SLL), the second largest SLL transaction in Aotearoa New Zealand to date at NZ$1.1bn. WM New Zealand Managing Director Evan Maehl says this is a...
ASB Sustainable Economics report calls for Kiwis to change the way they use energy
ASB’s latest Sustainable Economics report released today shows New Zealand’s energy usage will need to become heavily electrified if the country is to meet its net zero by 2050 emissions target. With 70% of emissions in the target’s scope related to fossil fuel energy...
Auckland Transport welcomes ‘first double decker electric bus’
Mission Electric progresses as Auckland Transport (AT) today welcomed the first double decker electric bus to the Auckland bus fleet. Mayor of Auckland, Wayne Brown, joined AT’s Chief Executive Dean Kimpton and Kinetic’s Managing Director for New Zealand, Calum...
Meridian: electrifying progress in Southland
A new electric boiler at Mataura Valley Milk is now fully operational, completing the plant’s conversion from a coal-fired manufacturing process to an electric one. It’ll eliminate about 22,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions annually and establish Mataura Valley...
Air New Zealand seeks innovators in global search for sustainable aviation fuel
Air New Zealand has launched a global open invitation to innovators and start-ups in the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) sector to become a supply partner to the airline. It is the first time an airline has made a global call to potential suppliers in the burgeoning...
Meridian’s new electric hydro-foiling ferry to grace Lake Manapouri
Meridian Energy staff will soon be travelling to work across Lake Manapouri in an electric hydro-foiling ferry instead of a diesel powered vessel. The Swedish-designed Candela P-12 ferry would save 240 tons of carbon emissions each year – equivalent to taking 52...