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Climate Leadership Insights: The B Team Australasia
Lynette Mayne, Executive Chair of The B Team Australasia, recently visited Aotearoa New Zealand for the launch of the Climate Leaders Coalition’s new Statement of Ambition and refreshed strategy. In this Q&A, Lynette shares insights into the work of The B Team...
Climate Leaders Coalition launches next chapter
The Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC) is this morning unveiling a new Statement of Ambition and refreshed Strategy, marking the next step in business-led climate action in New Zealand – just as COP30 concludes in Belém.
SBC Hot Seat with Shannil Varma (CLC Manager)
This week, we've got Shannil Varma, Manager of the Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC), in the hot seat. Shannil's role sits within the Climate and Nature team at SBC (which is the secretariat organisation for CLC), and he oversees all the day-to-day operations and...
Climate Leaders Coalition re-commits to ambitious climate action with new convenor
The Climate Leaders Coalition welcomes Genesis CEO Malcolm Johns as the Coalition’s new convenor, succeeding Spark CEO Jolie Hodson MNZM. Since 2018, the CEO-led Coalition, made up of 87 signatories and accounting for around 30 percent of New Zealand’s GDP, has helped...
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Lion opens new sustainable office
Lion New Zealand has opened the doors to its new head office in the stunning 6 Green Star building at 136 Fanshawe Street.
WSP connects with NZ Battery; secures contract for alternative energy storage feasibility study
WSP in New Zealand has just been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to investigate the feasibility of non-hydroelectric energy storage options as part of the Government’s NZ Battery Project.
Toyota – Focus on cutting emissions
Toyota NZ: “As we wrapped up our 34th year as market leader, we’re in a great position to continue our leadership in low-emissions technology.”
Silver Fern Farms to join a handful of Kiwi companies offering carbon-zero products
Silver Fern Farms, the country’s largest meat processor and marketer, is poised to launch its first carbon-zero certified beef in the United States this month.
BNZ – Reaching net-zero emissions means all hands to the pump for NZ
OPINION: The work towards a low-emissions future for Aotearoa is accelerating and every person, business and sector will need to get themselves up to speed on how to reduce, contribute and report.
ANZ – Government emissions reduction plan not ambitious enough
OPINION: Aotearoa needs to accelerate private investment and action on climate change. With clear pathways from government, the private sector has demonstrated it will follow.
Green jobs of the future
Young or old, most people want a career path that will help, not harm, the planet. Olivia Wannan explores the industries that will – finally – make a dent in Aotearoa’s emissions.
Christchurch Airport establishes its first sustainability linked loan (SSL) facility
Christchurch International Airport Limited (CIAL) has today successfully completed the re-financing of an existing debt facility with Westpac, at the same time converting it into its first sustainability linked loan.
Air NZ could take delivery of its first zero emissions aircraft as early as 2023
Air New Zealand has outlined what it needs from zero emissions aircraft and is asking new generation aircraft companies to build and deliver one by as early as 2023.
This month the national carrier issued a zero emissions aircraft “product requirements document (PRD)” which outlines specifications and requirements for new generation aircraft.
Z welcomes release of biofuels mandate
Z Energy (Z) welcomes today’s announcement from the Government that New Zealand’s Sustainable Biofuels Mandate will be in place by 1 April 2023.
“Biofuels are an important step on the journey to help New Zealand decarbonise the transport sector,” says Z Energy GM Transition Julian Hughes.
Setting Spark’s science-based target: tips from a telco (Part 1)
If you’re serious about reducing your organisation’s carbon footprint, science is your friend. That’s because a verified science-based target (SBT) is the ‘gold standard’ way to reduce your carbon emissions. It’s measurable, credible, and public. And, based on the practical experience of New Zealand telecom provider Spark New Zealand who’ve recently set and verified an SBT, this type of target offers many other less tangible benefits too.
3R – Will the sustainability strides of 2021 continue in 2022?
The past few years, and 2021 in particular, have seen the food and beverage industry in New Zealand working hard to increase its sustainability – both customer-facing and back of house.