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Media needs to walk the talk on environment

Media needs to walk the talk on environment

ANALYSIS: No-one is better at pointing out environmental failings than the media.

New Zealand’s newspapers, TV and radio stations have highlighted some of the most shocking environmental scandals to hit our country, from dirty dairy farming and plastic water-bottling to polluting wine producers and illegal dumping.

Enviro-Mark Solutions celebrates “biggest carbon losers” at 2019 Awards breakfast

Enviro-Mark Solutions celebrates “biggest carbon losers” at 2019 Awards breakfast

Enviro-Mark Solutions has announced the winners of its 2019 Awards, which recognise organisations that have achieved outstanding reductions in carbon emissions in recent years using the carboNZeroCertTM and CEMARS® programmes, as well as exceptional environmental performance through the Enviro-Mark® programme.

The winning organisations from the major award categories have each reduced their carbon footprint by at least 30% on their base year figures, with two organisations reducing their carbon footprint by more than 75% compared to base year.

Fonterra farmers to get unique emissions profile

Fonterra farmers to get unique emissions profile

Thousands of dairy farmers will soon be given an accurate picture of their farm’s greenhouse gas emissions.

In a New Zealand first, Fonterra will provide a unique emissions profile to each of its farmers from next spring.

The profile will help farmers understand the sources of greenhouse gas emissions on their farms and what action can be taken to cut them.

Media needs to walk the talk on environment

Ngāi Tahu hosts inaugural climate change symposium

We’re seeing more and more corporations, companies and councils developing environmental strategies to combat climate change, now iwi are jumping aboard. At Ngāi Tahu’s inaugural climate change symposium issues like coastal erosion, marae resilience, mahinga kai and wai were topics of discussion. Hania Douglas reports.

Media needs to walk the talk on environment

Ports of Auckland fights climate change with world’s first e-tug

Ports of Auckland has signed a contract with Dutch company Damen Shipyards to take delivery of the world’s first full-size, fully electric port tug in 2021 as part of its zero emissions policy.

The new tug, a Damen RSD-E Tug 2513 will have a 70 tonne pulling power, the same as the port’s strongest diesel tug, Hauraki, also built by Damen. It will cost about $18 million.

Media needs to walk the talk on environment

Five for five: Experts weigh in on why Kiwi businesses need to tackle waste management now

Businesses in our ‘clean green Aotearoa’ are becoming more responsible for the waste they emit as much as consumers are. From the new movement of the conscious individual came a need for our businesses to cater to that. Yet reducing waste and becoming more environmentally conscious is not an easy task for already solid businesses. Here, five industry experts give their insights and advice on how businesses can pivot towards a more sustainable outlook.

Media needs to walk the talk on environment

Waste Management to electrify entire vehicle fleet

Waste Management, which operates its rubbish collection and recycling services in 19 centres in New Zealand, plans to convert all its 850 trucks to electric.

Sam Donaldson, Waste Management’s senior project engineer, told the National Road Carriers’ Future of Freight forum in Auckland the company now has eight EV trucks on the road, with two more in the process of being converted. It is planning to have 15 trucks and 100 light vehicles converted to electric by the end of the year.