The Climate Leaders Coalition is a CEO-led community of over 80 organisations leading the response to climate change through collective, transparent and meaningful action on mitigation and adaptation.
Why should businesses join CLC?
Hear from previous CLC CEO Convenor and Spark CEO Jolie Hodson
Hear from previous CLC CEO Steering Group member and Toyota NZ CEO Neeraj Lala
Hear from CLC CEO Steering Group member & thinkstep-anz CEO Barbara Nebel
Our Signatories
“Being a member of CLC has ensured that we continue committing publicly to appropriate targets and delivering on our change. This hasn’t necessarily been easy with changing priorities – but the CLC has meant we have come back to sustainability as part of our compass for true north.”
Lincoln Watson, CEO of BraveGen
Key benefits of joining the Coalition
Key Documents
Statement of Ambition
Statement of Ambition
Our new Statement of Ambition outlines the climate action our signatories are working towards achieving.
Fifth Anniversary Snapshot Report
Fifth Anniversary Snapshot Report
The Coalition's Fifth Anniversary Snapshot Report was released in November 2023 and illustrates the Coalition's progress over the past five years in reducing emissions and adapting to climate change. The Snapshot Report is also a key transparency tool to demonstrate signatories’ individual and collective progress in delivering on the Coalition’s Statement of Ambition. View the latest Snapshot Report here.
Annual Plan 2025/26
Annual Plan 2025/26
Featured Event
Upcoming Events
Latest News
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...
Toyota NZ to phase out some diesel utes, replace with hybrids
As part of its plan to reduce emissions, Toyota NZ has confirmed it will only be offering mild-hybrid diesel engine options for Hilux models going forward, ditching the pure diesel alternatives...
Rail freight saved 230,000 tonnes of emissions
KiwiRail’s latest data shows that in the financial year ending June 30, 2024, goods carried on rail reduced transport CO2 emissions by 229,434 tonnes (based on national average emissions factors),...
Further potential emissions reduction from NZ Steel electric arc furnace
Chief Executive Robin Davies said today that New Zealand Steel’s partnership with government and industry to change the way it makes steel at Glenbrook could cut greenhouse gas emissions by up to...
Latest Resources
Westpac NZ – sustainability-linked loan case study
In this case study Westpac NZ explores how their sustainability-linked loans are enabling wider climate action.
SBC and CLC response to Emissions Reduction Plan discussion document
Sustainable Business Council and Climate Leaders Coalition joint submission on the Government’s Emissions Reduction Plan discussion document.
CLC 2020/2021 Snapshot Report
This Third Anniversary Snapshot is a record of CLC’s activities
and achievements from October 2020 to June 2021 with the
focus of our reporting around the three pillars of our new
strategy – CEO leadership, collective transparency, and climate
action. Information has been gathered from survey responses
from Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC) signatories and analysed
by thinkstep-anz and the Sustainable Business Council (SBC)
CLC and SBC joint PR – Business calls for greater ambition and engagement in response to Emissions Reduction Plan
The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) and the Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC) welcome the release of the Government’s Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) discussion document and call for greater engagement with the business community to close the emissions gap identified.
















































































