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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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IAG/IPSOS Poll – Kiwi concern grows about climate change
IAG New Zealand has released the results of its second annual survey of how New Zealanders view climate change.
The poll found that the number of Kiwis who feel the issue of climate change is important to them personally has grown to 79 per cent, from 72 per cent last year.
Sixty-nine per cent said that they have become more concerned about climate change over the past few years – up from 60 per cent.
Climate Change Minister welcomes ambitious new pledge from Climate Leaders Coalition
The Minister for Climate Change has welcomed a new and stronger pledge from the Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with what’s needed to limit warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Business heavyweights up their climate change pledge
A coalition of companies making up nearly two thirds of New Zealand’s gross emissions has upped its pledge to combat climate change, as it reports taking an equivalent 264,000 cars off the road since it launched one year ago.
The Climate Leaders Coalition – including major business players like Fonterra, Sanford, Air New Zealand, Spark, Kiwirail, The Warehouse Group and Westpac – marked its one-year anniversary today by releasing a snapshot of its progress.
Newshub – IAG/Ipsos poll – Kiwi agree more needs to be done to combat climate change
New Zealanders are more concerned about climate change than ever before, but only half of us know what we personally need to do to make a difference.
What’s worse, only half of us believe our actions will be effective.
Waste Management backs new Climate Leaders Coalition pledge
Waste Management NZ Limited is marking the first anniversary of The Climate Leaders Coalition by reaffirming its commitment to curb global warming.
The company, New Zealand’s leading resource recovery, recycling and waste management provider, is signing a new pledge announced today by the Climate Leaders Coalition.
Porter Novelli and Oxygen Consulting -Collaboration to help businesses address climate change challenges
Leading consultancies join forces for good
A new partnership between Porter Novelli New Zealand’s Sustainability Practice and Oxygen Consulting will provide organisations with a full spectrum of sustainability services, from measurement and reporting to strategy, communications and engagement.
Port Nelson joins the Climate Leaders Coalition
Port Nelson have joined 107 other signatories to the Climate Leaders Coalition. A collective of signatories who together they make up 60% of New Zealand’s gross emissions, nearly a third of private sector GDP, and employ more than 170,000 New Zealanders.
NBR – Climate Leaders Coalition makes second pledge
NBR subscriber story on the Coalition’s second pledge and first year achievements
RadioNZ Nine-Noon interview – CLC turns one, what’s been achieved?
Coalition convenor Mike Bennetts sits down with Kathryn Ryan to talk about the Climate Leaders Coalition’s progress over its first year.
Climate Leaders Coalition releases first anniversary snapshot on progress, unveils more ambitious pledge
The Climate Leaders Coalition is marking its first anniversary with the release of an anniversary snapshot report detailing its progress and the launch of a second higher ambition pledge.
“We created an anniversary snapshot because we recognise there’s interest in our achievements beyond the growth in the number of our signatories. Together our 109 signatories now represent 60% of New Zealand’s gross emissions,” Coalition convenor and CEO of Z Energy Mike Bennetts says.
Enviro-Mark Solutions named the first New Zealand member of IETA and ICROA
Enviro-Mark Solutions is delighted to announce we have become the first New Zealand member of the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) and we have also been accredited by the International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA) for providing our offsetting service in accordance with the ICROA Code of Best Practice. As New Zealand’s leading provider of carbon reduction and offsetting programmes, through our CEMARS and carboNZero programmes, we place high importance on meeting international best practice so our customers can have confidence in the credibility of the certification they have been awarded.
Meridian Energy first to release climate change risk report
Meridian Energy has released New Zealand’s first corporate report disclosing risks to its business resulting from climate change.
Prepared in accordance with guidance from the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), the report lays out the physical risks Meridian faces from a rise in global temperature, as well as the impacts of transitioning to a low carbon future.