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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...
CLC Steering Group Convenor Jolie Hodson receives King’s Birthday Honours
We are so proud to see Spark New Zealand CEO and CLC Steering Group Convenor Jolie Hodson recognised earlier this week in the King’s Birthday Honours, alongside many other incredible New Zealanders. Jolie, your leadership of the Climate Leaders Coalition has helped...
CLC and SBC welcome inquiry into bipartisan adaptation framework
SBC and CLC welcome Friday’s announcement from Government around a bipartisan inquiry into an enduring climate adaptation framework for New Zealand, which is consistent with the recommendations we have made in our pre-election policy priorities paper. “Such a...
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Z puts the foot down on EV charging network | Z Energy
Z Energy (Z) is opening five new EV chargers before Christmas – and is committed to installing EV chargers across more than 40 percent of its network by 2025.
Zespri releases climate change adaptation plan
Zespri has today released its first ever Climate Change Adaptation Plan – Adapting to Thrive in a Changing Climate – outlining how the kiwifruit industry intends to adapt to a changing climate in New Zealand and in its offshore growing locations.
Agility in farm management needed to cut emissions and adapt, says Westpac report
Farmers will need to be agile managers in order to meet the challenges presented by climate change, according to a Westpac NZ and Lincoln University report.
Meridian Energy names its preferred partner for green hydrogen project
Meridian Energy has chosen Australian resource firm Woodside Energy as its preferred partner to develop a green hydrogen project in Southland.
Sistema wins carbon emissions award
It seems almost a contradiction in terms – a plastics manufacturer winning the Toitū Brighter Future award for Climate Action (Biggest Reduction) in a large organisation.
AECOM – Infrastructure: Counting carbon costs, finding smart solutions from concrete to timber
Infrastructure developers should by now be considering the carbon emissions impact and building sustainability and resilience into projects at an early stage of design — or even before.
Beca – Circular Economy: Breaking our ‘Take-Make-Waste’ Model
If every country used as many resources every year as NZ does, we’d need three planets; our throwaway economy is a big cause of our emissions. We have to do things differently, says circular economy expert Debbie O’Byrne
RNZ Nine to Noon interview on Fourth Snapshot Report
Long-form radio interview between RNZ Nine to Noon host Kathryn Ryan and the Coalition’s CEO Steering Group Convenor Jolie Hodson (CEO Spark) on the key insights from the Snapshot Report.
Ngāi Tahu Tourism aims for all electric jetboat fleet
Northland electric propulsion company Naut will be working with Shotover Jet owner Ngai Tahu Tourism on a feasibility study to build a new electric jet boat fleet.
Fourth Snapshot Report shows business focus and investment into climate action proves resilient in face of tough economic conditions
The Climate Leaders Coalition’s fourth annual Snapshot Report released today shows business focus and investment into climate action is proving resilient despite a challenging economic environment.
Auckland’s blue buses go green
Eight new electric buses for Auckland’s TamakiLink have been unveiled by Auckland Transport (AT) and operator NZ Bus, while 27 other new electric buses will serve the Eastern Bays’ routes.
Ports of Auckland electric tug named one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2022
The world’s first full-sized electric tug has been named as one of TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions for 2022.