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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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The Warehouse Group rolls out a national EV charging station expansion
The Warehouse Group has increased public access to electric vehicle rapid charging with the expansion and upgrade of its charging station infrastructure.

The Warehouse makes recycling a little simpler
The world is in the middle of an environmental crisis and consumers don’t know what they can do to help. The environmental cost of our desire for ‘more’ will be felt for generations. As one of New Zealand’s largest retailers, The Warehouse is tackling this head-on by progressing its circular practice while increasingly introducing more post-consumer waste solutions as a priority.

The Warehouse Group – Soft Plastics recycling available nationwide
Proving to be a great success throughout the North Island, The Warehouse has expanded the Soft Plastics Recycling Scheme to another 13 stores across our network, seven of which will now be in Christchurch.

Firstgas – Newshub: Firstgas Group announces plans to decarbonise gas pipeline network in NZ
A plan to decarbonise New Zealand’s gas pipeline network by transitioning from natural gas to hydrogen has been announced on Monday, ensuring Kiwis can continue to have their hot showers, cooking hobs – and barbecues – in a zero-carbon future.

Business leaders make collective response to climate consultation
The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) and the Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC) have partnered in their response to the independent Climate Change Commission’s first package of draft advice to Government.
The submission represents the views of around 150 businesses that contribute more than a third of New Zealand’s GDP and are committed to the country’s zero carbon future.

The Warehouse Group introduces EV trucks for home deliveries
The Warehouse Group is expanding its electric vehicle fleet to include custom EV trucks to service home deliveries.

The Warehouse Group – E-waste recycling now available
Noel Leeming is trialling a free e-waste recycling programme at 16 of its stores. The trial is in partnership with Techcollect NZ, a local not-for-profit organisation committed to supporting the development of a regulated product stewardship scheme for electrical and electronic products in Aotearoa. The service will run through to 31 December 2021.

The Warehouse Group supporting Emirates Team New Zealand to be carbonzero
The Warehouse has partnered with Emirates Team New Zealand to offset its carbon emissions for its 36th America’s Cup campaign; this will see Emirates Team New Zealand become the first America’s Cup syndicate to have a Toitū carbonzero certified campaign.

New Zealand’s largest beverage company has gone carbon zero
Lion New Zealand, which holds close to 30* per cent of the country’s alcohol beverage market, becomes New Zealand’s first large scale beverage company to be Toitū carbonzero certified.
Through their partnership with Toitū, Lion has undertaken an intensive audit, designed to accurately measure its operational greenhouse gas emissions and put in place strategies to manage and reduce Lion’s carbon footprint each year.

Business leaders set to engage on landmark climate report
The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) and the Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC) have welcomed the independent Climate Change Commission’s first package of draft advice to Government released today, ahead of tomorrow’s six-week […]

Orion commits to carbon neutrality by 2022
Central Canterbury electricity distributor, Orion, today announced its commitment to achieving carbon neutrality for corporate emissions by June 2022, the first electricity company in New Zealand to commit to this ambitious target.
The commitment is eight years ahead of Christchurch City Council’s goal for council-owned companies to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030.

The Warehouse Group recognised in the highest category of “Leadership” in the fight against Climate Change
With our vision to become New Zealand’s most sustainable company, we know we can’t manage what we don’t measure. That’s why each year we work alongside Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a not-for-profit charity that runs the foremost global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to help them manage their environmental impacts.