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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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RadioNZ Morning Report interview on Fifth Anniversary Snapshot Report
RadioNZ Morning Report interview with CLC CEO Convenor Jolie Hodson on the Coalition’s Fifth Anniversary Snapshot Report.
Opinion piece: Business is doing the heavy lifting to meet climate targets – it’s time Govt steps up
A report says Climate Leaders Coalition members are all now working with suppliers and customers to reduce their scope 3 supply chain emissions, and convenor Jolie Hodson says the incoming government must also step up to slow climate change
Fifth Anniversary Snapshot shows signatories have reduced emissions by 3.6 million tonnes
The Climate Leaders Coalition has today launched its fifth anniversary Snapshot Report which reveals signatories have collectively reduced their emissions by 3.6 million tonnes since joining the Coalition.
Committed to making climate action, 2degrees’ Science Based Targets are verified
2degrees has announced its Science-Based Targets by the Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi) have been verified.
Anderson Lloyd advises on NZ Windfarms Ltd and Meridian Energy joint venture
Anton Trixl and the Anderson Lloyd team were delighted to advise NZ Windfarms Ltd in the establishment of its joint venture with Meridian Energy to repower the Te Rere Hau wind farm, located near Palmerston North.
Meridian: New EV chargers at Kohatu help address ‘charging desert’
EV drivers wanting to travel through the charging desert between Nelson and Christchurch have a new oasis.
Meridian Energy has installed two new chargers at Kohatu’s Flat Rock Cafe, and work is ongoing for another charging stop at Springs Junction.
COP28: Why it matters – Beca to attend global climate summit
Beca is on the countdown to this year’s Conference of Parties (COP) climate summit in Dubai, which our CEO Amelia Linzey and Industrial Group Director Jimmy Walsh are attending as part of a New Zealand business delegation.
The future of farming: Making meat net carbon zero by nature
Silver Fern Farms is meeting the moment by thinking more sustainably about the meat they produce and the changes that can be made without sacrificing quality.
KPMG report: 30 voices on 2030 – The future of energy in Aotearoa
KPMG spoke with 30 energy innovators and industry leaders to paint a fascinating picture of how Aotearoa New Zealand’s energy sector might look in 2030.
Climate change’s financial impacts hugely underestimated – Kiwi researchers
A study by two New Zealand researchers has found the global costs of climate change are being underestimated by billions of dollars a year.
Genesis Energy working with small businesses to move away from fossil fuels
The country’s largest generator of coal and gas-fired electricity is working with small industry players to reduce their carbon emissions.
Auckland Airport prepares for ‘extreme deluges’ with mega stormwater pipes
Auckland International Airport, which was flooded by extreme rainfall in January, is installing more than 3 kilometres of new stormwater pipes, some big enough to stand up in, as it prepares its infrastructure for the future.