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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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ASB Officially Endorsed As Carbon Zero
ASB has achieved a major step towards its climate goals, by achieving carboNZero certification from Toitu Envirocare. The certification validates ASB’s plan to reduce its carbon emissions in line with international targets.
Investing in a sustainable recovery
Future-focused, sustainable investment will get us out of the immediate crisis, and the one that follows, writes Mike Burrell of the NZ Sustainable Business Council
Coronavirus: Should you work from home after the Covid-19 pandemic to save the planet?
As of this month, much of the population is involved in a mass experiment in home working. Even employers – and employees – previously resistant to the idea have been forced to try it.
As all non-essential workplaces are closed to prevent a widespread outbreak, employees’ carbon emissions are plummeting.
Coronavirus: Will lockdown air quality improvement inspire us to go greener?
Sharp improvements in Auckland’s air quality due to big cuts in traffic volumes under Covid-19 restrictions are being seen as a pointer to a need for new thinking on climate change initiatives.
In some suburban areas, nitrogen oxide levels had fallen to almost zero in the first days of the coronavirus month-long lockdown.
While no one is wishing a prolonging of the restrictions, the ability to turn off transport-generated greenhouse gases is intriguing.
DETA Webinar Series – Framing up the 2050 Carbon Pathway
DETA’s Decarbonisation Webinar Series offers insight into carbon reductions across a range of sectors.
This first webinar provides a wide overview, and more sector-specific sessions can be found on DETA Consulting’s website.
Consultation confirms action on climate change is a critical issue for Tāmaki Makaurau
Auckland Council’s Environment and Climate Change Committee today voted unanimously to endorse, in principle, changes to the region’s response to climate change based on feedback from Aucklanders. A key change is a focus on three key elements to progress climate action -an overarching Tāmaki response and two core drivers for climate action- reducing our emissions and preparing for change.
EV ‘Shout Outs’ popular
New Zealand businesses have rushed to have their EV efforts profiled via the Gen Less EV Shout Outs initiative, which champions the use of EVs in business.
Businesses already own 23% of the nearly 20,000 registered EVs in New Zealand, and buy most of the new EVs.
So Gen Less launched EV Shout Outs, featured in EVtalk, to give organisations across the country an opportunity to ‘shout out’ about their EVs use online and on billboards across Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
How do you run a sustainable and carbon zero corporation?
Is it possible for a company to be a large, national corporation and carbon neutral at the same time?
The Warehouse Group is marking its first year as a carboNZero business, and says it’s about time other companies joined the movement.
The Chief Sustainability Officer, David Benattar spoke to The AM Show.
‘EV Shout Outs’ to feature firms’ EV use
Businesses across the country are invited to ‘shout out’ about their EV use, in a bid to encourage more organisations to switch their fleets.
The newly launched EV Shout Outs is the latest project from the Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority (EECA) Gen Less platform and celebrates businesses talking about their EV use on social media by giving them shout outs on prominent digital billboards in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, and online.
Warehouse Group takes a hardline on carbon-heavy suppliers
The country’s largest retailer says it is “absolutely” prepared to drop suppliers if they don’t cut back on their carbon emissions.
It is nearly a year since The Warehouse Group went “carbon neutral” – that is, it has completely offset its carbon footprint by cutting back on its own emissions, tree planting and buying carbon credits.
In the last year, the company has managed to reduce its overall emissions by 4 per cent.
Foodstuffs building country’s largest solar panel roof
Foodstuffs is building the country’s largest solar panel farm to power its new North Island distribution centre.
The distribution centre, which will serve all Pak ‘n Save, New World and Four Square supermarkets in the North Island, will include the equivalent of 14 netball courts of solar panels.
The building is currently under construction near Auckland International Airport.
Westpac NZ and Contact Energy agree first sustainability-linked loan
Westpac NZ and Contact Energy have entered into a $50 million, four-year sustainability-linked loan facility, the first such loan issued by Westpac NZ and one of the first of its kind in New Zealand.
Contact Energy will receive a discounted interest rate on the sustainability-linked loan if it meets ambitious targets linked to its environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating determined by the independent ratings agency RobecoSAM. Conversely, Contact will pay higher interest costs if it doesn’t meet the rating targets agreed with Westpac.