carboNZero certified organisations, products and services
We are currently working with over 200 companies that are seeking carboNZero certification. Companies that have achieved certification are realising business benefits through reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
carboNZero certified organisations
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* Companies marked "recertification pending" are formally registered on the programme and are in the process of completing certification requirements.
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Agility Logistics New Zealand Ltd |
 Agility Logistics New Zealand Ltd (Agility) is a subsidiary of Agility (International), which is a leading global provider of integrated logistics solutions. Agility (International) has more than 20,000 employees, with 450 offices in 100 countries around the world. Agility (NZ) has 80 employees in four offices located in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. Agility provides transportation and freight management services, collectively defined as their freight service in their emissions inventory. Agility offers their customers a personalised service and flexible solutions tailored to meet their individual business needs. Agility decided to become carbon neutral to reduce their organisation’s impact on the environment and respond to customers need. Potentially, this may in the future include measuring and off-setting freight emissions on behalf of their customers.
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www.agilitylogistics.co.nz |
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Antipodes Water  |
 Since launching into 12 New Zealand restaurants at the end of 2003, Antipodes Water has grown considerably. It can now be found as the premium bottled water of choice in many restaurants, hotels and bars around the globe. Working with the carboNZero programme and being certified as carbon neutral has reinforced Antipodes' philosophies of looking for ways to do things differently and operate more efficiently. 'Whether using bottles made from recycled glass or reusing billboard skins as bags, we are continually looking for ways to reduce our impact on the environment.' Antipodes has always kept its innovative philosophies at heart; this was reinforced when Simon Woolley and Antipodes Water received the 2007 New Zealand Restaurant Association Innovators Award for their work with the carboNZero programme. 'As demand for Antipodes Water grows in local and export markets, people are becoming more concerned about where their products are sourced from and the distance those items have travelled. We feel that working with the carboNZero programme not only allows us to widen our environmental management actions but also enables others to comfortably source a quality product from New Zealand knowing that Antipodes has reduced and mitigated its impacts on climate change.'
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www.antipodes.co.nz |
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Bay Document Solutions Ltd |
 Bay Document Solutions Ltd (BDSL) is an exclusive authorised Ricoh Dealership that specialises in document printing and management solutions in the Bay of Plenty area and is committed to achieving and maintaining carboNZero certification. Some of the reasons why BDSL is undertaking the carboNZero small enterprise certification include; achieve bottom line cost savings, reduce GHG emissions, setting targets and systems for ongoing monitoring and to reflect Ricoh Group’s global commitment to environmental sustainability. |
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www.ricoh.co.nz |
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Christchurch International Airport Ltd |
 Christchurch International Airport welcomed 5.5 million passengers in 2006/07, ranking as New Zealand’s second largest airport. The airport occupies a unique position economically, as the South Island’s biggest and most strategic air connection to the world’s trade and tourism markets. In addition, the airport plays an important role as the South Island’s major domestic hub enabling passengers to connect to a full spectrum of destinations throughout New Zealand. Christchurch International Airport is a major driver of the regional Canterbury economy, generating airport-precinct-related jobs for nearly 5000 people. CIAL is the first airport company in the Southern Hemisphere to attain certified carbon neutral status. Chief Executive Rene Bakx says CIAL sought out the best in the business to undertake the certification process. 'The involvement of world-renowned scientists at Landcare Research provides authority, credibility and integrity. Furthermore, the carboNZero programme is transparent, and has achieved international recognition. We are satisfied that the ethos underlying the programme is solid and international best practice.' CIAL has made a commitment to continue to reduce the company’s greenhouse gas emissions through identifying efficiencies and completing the external audit programme annually. The emissions that CIAL cannot reduce are offset through investment in government-approved carbon credit programmes in New Zealand. Mr Bakx says that CIAL will further extend this programme by working with airport campus operators to support them to become carbon neutral.
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www.christchurch-aiport.co.nz |
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Contact Energy |
 Contact Energy is a large, dynamic company playing a pivotal role in New Zealand's economy. It generates around 25% of the country's electricity and is one of the country's largest wholesalers and retailers of natural gas. At Contact, we believe it’s important to measure and reduce our carbon footprint where possible. So we joined the carboNZero programme and we achieved carboNZero certification for our office operations initially in March 2007. In January 2010 we gained carboNZero certification for our office operations and CEMARS certification for our New Zealand operations (including our generation) – the first company in the world to hold both certifications simultaneously. We have undertaken a number of initiatives to reduce our office emissions over the years:
- Energy audits
- Switch-off campaigns
- Reducing our paper consumption and using more sustainable paper
- Purchasing low emission vehicles
- Significantly reducing waste from and increasing recycling at our sites
carboNZero certification has provided a methodology and framework for our internal efforts to reduce our impact on the environment. |
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www.contactenergy.co.nz |
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Curious Ltd |
 Curious Ltd is a full-service production company representing some of the region’s most dynamic commercial directors, and servicing the world’s best. Curious is committed to producing world-class advertising campaigns, while delivering a production environment that’s professional, friendly, efficient and creative. New Zealand offers the world of film and TV a unique and unspoilt location environment. We at Curious recognise our part in a high impact industry and have drawn a clear line in the sand by making a commitment to sustainability. We are proud to demonstrate this commitment through our participation in the carboNZero programme which provides us with a genuine and robust method to measuring, reducing and mitigating our greenhouse gas emissions. Alongside our participation in the carboNZero programme we have developed a Sustainable Production Guide specific to Curious to enable our staff and contractors to help us reduce the impact of what we do. At Curious we are working hard to continue to attract productions to our shores while at the same time, knowing our environmental impact and taking steps to address it.
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www.curiousfilm.com |
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Dry River Wines Ltd |
 Dry River grows premium grapes in Martinborough from which wine is produced for domestic consumption plus a small proportion for export. We are convinced of the extreme problems posed by climate change including its short and long term impact on the wine industry and regard the need to take action as a practical, business and ethical imperative. The more the wider society sees individuals and business entities take action and participate in programmes such as the carboNZero programme, the more likely the remainder of that society will follow suit.
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www.dryriver.co.nz |
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Emirates Wolgan Valley Spa &Resort |
 As Emirates Hotels & Resorts' first hospitality development outside Dubai, the A$125 million project is being built on the same principles as Emirates' acclaimed Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa, fully integrated into its environment, and supporting wide-ranging conservation practices, focusing on endangered species protection. With approximately 4,000 acres of land dedicated as a wildlife reserve, the Wolgan conservancy project re-establishes and secures a future for many of the region's indigenous and endangered species, which were under critical pressure from introduced flora and feral predators - the major cause of species extinction in Australia. The carbon-neutral certification of Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort and Spa is a small part of the project's overall commitment to conservation and ecologically sustainable development.
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www.emirateshotelsresorts.com/wolgan-valley |
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First Direct Taxis Ltd |
 First Direct is a taxi company established in 1990. It has been owned and operated by the Jackman family since 1992. It has a growing fleet of over 135 vehicles, including the largest fleet of wheelchair-accessible taxis in the South Island. The bulk of the fleet is owned by self-employed owner-operators who work under the umbrella and control of the company and pay a monthly subscription fee. The company owns around 25% of the fleet, including most of the wheelchair vehicles. First Direct provides taxi transport services for numerous clients in Christchurch including hotels, airlines, health providers, education providers, central and local government, and many other large and small businesses and organisations. The company is a member of the New Zealand Taxi Federation. Since 2007, carbon reduction has been a strong focus for the company and it has launched a number of sustainability initiatives. First Direct was the first Christchurch company to establish a hybrid fleet in 2007 and it has actively encouraged its members to switch to low-emission vehicles. The hybrid fleet currently makes up over 25% of the total car fleet. A maximum CO2 rating of 200 grams per km for all new and replacement cars entering the fleet was recently written into the company's vehicle policy. Education of drivers on environmental issues is an important part of First Direct's sustainability policy. The company has worked with the Sustainable Business Network's Greenfleet Programme on a Sustainable Driving course for small passenger service vehicle drivers that highlights issues around fossil fuel usage and demonstrates ways to reduce fuel consumption. Ongoing education at meetings and in newsletters has also raised awareness of environmental issues considerably in the company. Another initiative to reduce fuel consumption was a review in 2008 that resulted in a reconfiguration of First Direct's GPS dispatch system to change driver behaviour and reduce dead miles for operators travelling to pickup points.
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www.firstdirect.net.nz
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Fleetwise |
 Fleetwise is New Zealand’s leading provider of independent and impartial vehicle fleet management advisory and consultancy services. Fleetwise partners with clients from national and local government, health care providers and corporate sectors and assists in the acquisition, maintaining and disposal of medium to large fleets. Founded in 1995 Fleetwise has developed "fit for purpose" fleet management solutions for clients combining experience, benchmarking statistics and asuite of leading edge software. Possessing a sound knowledge of theNZ vehicle market Fleetwise recognises sustainabilityas a key issue in adding value and improving efficiencies. The measurement and monitoring of a client’s Carbon Footprint is an integral component in the overall dynamic of running an efficient fleet and has necessitated a change in thinking. As a result Fleetwise is proud to be the first carboNZero certified Fleet Management provider.
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www.fleetwise.co.nz |
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HB Media Ltd |
 HB Media is a small but fast growing publishing company based in Auckland, with the intention of becoming one of Australasia’s most significant niche magazine, book and new media publishing firms. HB Media Ltd has 11 permanent staff, operating out of their Queen St office in Auckland. HB Media Ltd produce three regular magazine publications: Inspire (produced under contract), Good, and Idealog. An additional publication, Celsias, has recently been released in August 2009. HB Media Ltd also produce a number of publications for corporate clients. Services to clients include design, editorial, print management, electronic newsletters, website design, print broking and media consultancy.
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www.hbmedia.co.nz |
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House of Travel Auckland City Ltd |
 As the employer of a large travel management team, House of Travel Auckland City Ltd viewed their carboNZero certification as the next logical step within their plan to inform and educate both their team members and clients about travel related sustainability. “We knew that by incorporating an environmental sustainability plan and it’s associated best practice within our own company culture we would be qualified to pass on the best advice to our clients. carboNZero certification has simply formalised this process.” comments Managing Director, Adam Berry. The largest House of Travel office within the Auckland Region, “City” has a wide range of clients within the leisure and corporate travel markets. NZ’s well known “House of Travel” and the high end specialised “Adventure Travel” consultancy teams providing professional expert advice for leisure travel and the “Orbit Corporate Travel” team taking care of all the business travel needs of it’s valued clients. Covering all aspects of this organisation, the carboNZero certification and its associated management plan has been well integrated into each team’s daily procedures. Being “environmentally friendly” is nothing new to the City team. Located in Parnell, the Adventure Travel team are incredibly proud of their recently renovated offices. Planned (from the beginning) to be both environmentally friends and an ideal work environment for the team, the office has been fitted out with renewable resource materials. A cost effective and environmentally sustainable model they are pleased to showcase to clients and their wider network.
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www.houseoftravel.co.nz |
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House of Travel Calder and Lawson (Hamilton) |
 Calder & Lawson House of Travel celebrate 25 years in business in the Waikato this year and is proud to commemorate this milestone while also achieving carboNZero accreditation in 2009. Our team which consists of 45 members have enthusiastically embraced our commitment to operating our business in a sustainable manner. Their approach and attitude to our carboNZero accreditation has been significant and includes adopting changes in their own behaviour at home as well as within our office. It was important to us that our certification covered all of our travel brands within the Calder & Lawson House of Travel Group, these include - Calder & Lawson House of Travel (holiday and leisure travel), Orbit Corporate Travel Hamilton (business travel management and groups, conference and event travel requirements), Calder & Lawson Tours (educational and special interest touring) and Agri-Travel (agricultural based travel). As a 100 percent New Zealand owned and operated company, our team are committed to reducing our impact on the environment. We have included in our emissions inventory our combined business related travel, staff familiarisation travel, paper, fuel and electricity use. Whether travelling for leisure or business we are now able to provide our clients with the tools to support and assist them with understanding and reducing their own carbon footprint. The carboNZero accreditation is our latest example to demonstrate our commitment to being a genuinely responsible organisation. It complements the work we participate in with our local community such as actively supporting our local hospice through our national partnership with House of Travel and being one of the major sponsors behind the Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship Programme run through the University of Waikato. We are proud to be making a difference.
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www.houseoftravel.co.nz |
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House of Travel at Orbit Ltd (Christchurch) |
 Christchurch’s House of Travel at Orbit Ltd have been working alongside their own carbon neutral clients for some time now, providing travel solutions which minimise their clients footprints. Proud to be the South Island’s first and only travel company to be carboNZero certified, the 35 team members have actively embraced their sustainability program making changes to their own behaviour as individuals and as well as an overall business unit. Dealing with individual and family travel for leisure through the House of Travel brand (with two offices based at Christchurch Hospital and Wrights Road, Addington), and business travel management through Orbit Corporate Travel, consultancy staff will now further integrate this knowledge into the service they provide. “As a customer focused business we strive to understand (and align ourselves with) our own clients carbon neutral certification” says Director, Al Cran. “Given the importance of carbon neutrality to many of the South Island based businesses, and the subsequent need for their own suppliers to be carbon neutral, we are in the position to be the travel management company of choice based on our shared beliefs, practice and now, certification”.
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www.houseoftravel.co.nz |
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House of Travel (Wellington) Ltd |
 As one of New Zealand's largest travel providers, House of Travel (Wellington) Ltd is proud to be the first Travel Company to have achieved carboNZero certification. Our certification covers all four travel brands - House of Travel (Wellington & Lower Hutt), Adventure Travel (Wellington), Hitch and Orbit Corporate Travel (Wellington). As a 100% New Zealand owned and operated organisation, the local owners, senior management and staff are committed to reducing our impact on the environment. We have offices in Wellington, Massey and Albany and we have included in our emissions inventory, our combined business related travel, electricity and gas usage, and staff familiarisation travel. When arranging travel for our personal clients (via House of Travel, Adventure Travel and Hitch) our Consultants are able to confidently offer our clients alternatives with lower environmental impacts - thereby indirectly reducing unavoidable greenhouse gas emissions. When arranging business travel for our corporate clients (via Orbit Corporate Travel) our consultants are able to offer our clients alternatives with lower environmental impacts, and to incorporate this requirement into our clients' travel policies. "Our knowledge and support from the carboNZero programme has meant that we evaluate and monitor preferred suppliers on their own environmental practice and armed with this, we can share these findings with our clients - encouraging emissions reduction across the industry" says Paul O'Sullivan, Orbit's Director of Sales & Marketing.
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www.houseoftravel.co.nz |
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Huia Vineyards Ltd |
 Huia Vineyards is a family-owned winery based in the Wairau Valley of Marlborough. Huia is dedicated to the production of the highest quality wines from the vineyard through to the market. Our commitment to quality is represented by the Huia feather, a symbol of dignity, wisdom and elegance. As a rural based family business we are acutely aware of the need for long-term sustainability to preserve the magnificent environment that provides us with our unique wine. carboNZero cert.TM has provided a robust way for us to demonstrate our total commitment to reducing and mitigating our carbon footprint, while maintaining profitability within the business. Our carbon credits are supporting the preservation of an area of regenerating native forest in Marlborough. Huia views this as particularly significant as the bush also provides habitat for native birds and enhances the beauty of the local district. carboNZero accreditation is an internationally recognised endorsement to our commitment to a sustainable future for our vineyards and winery.
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www.huia.net.nz |
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InterfaceNZ |
 InterfaceNZ is very proud of our carboNZero certification. InterfaceNZ are commercial carpet tile specialists, sustainability is central to the philosophy and business objectives of our company, with a goal to become the first sustainable enterprise on earth. We call this Mission Zero. But what is sustainability? For many people, sustainability translates into being "environmentally friendly", but it is broader than that. It represents much more than reducing waste, reducing emissions, protecting wildlife species and recycling. Sustainability is a process. A process to be efficient and sustainable in everything you do. Understanding and adopting sustainable business practices requires a new awareness of the world; the whole world, its natural systems and all of its species. It requires a deeper understanding of how the Earth works, and how man's processes affect nature's delicate balance. In essence you do well financially by doing good environmentally. This is not a cop out – it is a fact. Or put another way – you make a profit to stay in business. You are not in business to make a profit. We ask you to monitor how we are going and look forward to a long and fruitful relationship with Landcare Research. Their systems and ‘best in class’ knowledge is invaluable in helping us reach this goal.
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www.interfacenz.com |
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Kaimira Ventures |
 Kaimira Ventures winery producer of the Kaimira Estate and Brightside brands is based in Brightwater, location of the largest grape plantings in Nelson, a small region with a big reputation for producing quality wines. Kaimira has been an active supporter of the Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand programme from the outset and all grapes used come from accredited vineyards. Their brand new winery has also been registered in that programme and is seeking to achieve accreditation during 2008. Ian Miller, a director of the company, says achieving carboNZeroCertTM certification is an important milestone in their continuing efforts to operate in a sustainable manner in all areas of the company operations. “We share the concerns many have about the health and welfare of our planet and welcome the opportunity to demonstrate that we really care and are committed to making a positive contribution”.
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www.KaimiraWines.com |
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Kea Campers New Zealand Ltd |
 KEA Campers (New Zealand) Limited (KEA Campers NZ) owns and operates a fleet of camper vans and motor homes for rental and sale. It maintains a modern fleet of vehicles by selling older vehicles to another camper van company and also to members of the public. KEA Campers provides its services from bases in Auckland and Christchurch. There is a total of 58 full time employees. KEA Campers NZ Ltd has sister companies in Australia and South Africa, and also purchases vehicles from KEA manufacturing. These are all independent companies that have no financial connection to each other. For KEA Campers, being a sustainable, environmentally-responsible company is about considering their carbon emissions.
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www.nz.keacampers.com |
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Natureshop Ltd |
 Natureshop is an online retailer dedicated to providing its customers with sustainably produced natural fibre products. The key brands we sell are Icebreaker merino wool clothing and EMU Australia ugg boots and sheepskin slippers. Natureshop are passionate about providing quality products that are made from natural materials and that leave a minimal footprint on the environment. Through selling to a predominantly international market our international air freight leaves a reasonably large carbon footprint. We have strived for and gained carboNZero certification to offset this footprint through environmentally sound business practices and through purchasing quality carbon credits. We carefully ensure all of waste is recycled where possible and we have recently moved all of our packaging to a combination of biodegradable plastics and recycled paper. Natureshop is proud to be carboNZero certified and is committed to being an environmentally responsible corporate citizen.
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www.natureshop.com |
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Nelson City Taxi Society Ltd |
 The Nelson City Taxi Society Ltd (trading as Nelson City Taxis) was established in 1962. It currently has Nelson’s largest fleet of sedans, wagons, vans and services in the Nelson and Tasman Districts. Nelson City Taxi Society is a member of the New Zealand Taxi Federation. Nelson City Taxi Society has a membership of 31 shareholders (who are also drivers) and 5 directors. There are approximately 30 extra drivers and 8 staff, In the 2008/09 measurement period there were approximately 38 vehicles and two buses in use. Nelson City Taxis also runs the ‘Bus works’ and ‘Nelson Tours’ brands and websites. Vehicles from Nelson City Taxis operate these services. Nelson City Taxi Society is embarking on a programme to reduce its environmental impacts, as part of the carboNZero certification process. |
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www.nelsontaxis.co.nz
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New Zealand Nature Company Ltd |
 New Zealand Nature Company Limited is a multi-channel retailer of quality sustainable products sourced from within New Zealand and elsewhere. Our customers are individuals who are located in many countries throughout the world. We are seeking to measure and reduce our carbon footprint created by our daily operations and, in addition, to offset the emissions caused by our parcel deliveries; the latter an unavoidable consequence of a mail order company with customers worldwide. We are committed to seeking to reduce our impact on the environment and raising awareness amongst staff of ways to reduce our carbon footprint.
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www.nznature.co.nz |
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New Zealand Wine Company |
 The New Zealand Wine Company (NZWC) produces its award winning Grove Mill and Sanctuary wines in Marlborough, a highly regarded wine-making region. The company has for many years operated to minimise its adverse environmental impacts and this has led to awards and acclaim for its environmental management, waste management and energy conservation. Rob White, CEO of The NZWC, says the Company is extremely proud to have achieved carboNZero certification, a significant environmental milestone: 'We have a proud history of environmental awareness, including habitat rehabilitation, and becoming carboNZero certified now places us at the cutting edge of global sustainability. Most Grove Mill and Sanctuary wines are enjoyed outside of New Zealand and by offsetting our emissions from production and international shipping, they become the natural choice for people concerned about food miles and global warming.
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www.grovemill.co.nz |
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NZ Fresh Cuts Ltd |
 Since our establishment through various associated companies in 1980 NZ Fresh Cuts (NZFC) have enjoyed a leadership role in the Fresh Cut vegetable industry. NZFC have achieved this through a constant commitment to seek out and implement international best practice, and by playing an active role in the international industry. This has lead to NZFC becoming the world’s first fresh cuts salad processor to achieve carbon neutrality. At NZFC the sustainability of our environment, our company and our people is a critical consideration in every decision we make. From company-wide recycling and energy efficiency initiatives to the deliberate selection of environmentally friendly economical cars – NZFC endeavour to operate a future focused business that is environmentally responsible and looks after the well being of our people and profits. Our delicate soils and waterways are carefully managed to ensure the long-term sustainability of our farming operation and the surrounding environment. Comprising of a dedicated growing and processing company, several product development companies, and a growing number of popular consumer brands - the NZFC group of companies has taken great pride in being the first to market with many innovations that have made a lasting and positive impact on the health of many New Zealanders. Throughout our 27-year history our purpose has never wavered. By remaining at the forefront of fresh cut innovations we will continue to provide safe and nutritious fresh food choices that meet the market’s growing demand for quality, convenience and taste and through the carboNZero programme, robust and credible sustainability.
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www.nzfreshcuts.co.nz |
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Pitango Innovative Cuisine |
 Pitango is passionate about creating new, exciting, healthy, tasty meals for our loved ones. We are equally dedicated to helping achieve a sustainable lifestyle by using organic and free-range products in a way that protects our environment and the natural resources we depend upon for our children's future. As a member of the global community and an innovative organic foods manufacturer we have taken this environmental philosophy further and recognise the importance of becoming a business that produces organic, healthy food products in a sustainable way.' Healthy inside and out, Pitango joined the carboNZero programme in order to eliminate its greenhouse gas emissions. Pitango is the first fresh meal manufacturer in the world to become carbon neutral through the carboNZero programme. By identifying the key emissions associated with its daily operations Pitango has implemented an emissions management strategy that reaches all aspects of production, distribution and administration with the aim to reduce its carbon footprint. 'We’re extremely proud of this achievement and the initial success of the programme for Pitango has been how it has inspired awareness about sustainable issues for the company, our customers and suppliers. carboNZero certification brings a lot of enquiries and offers us a unique opportunity to educate the consumer not only on our delicious products but on their indirect role in making a difference to cleaning up the environment.
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www.pitango.co.nz |
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Ricoh New Zealand Ltd |
 Ricoh is the first office equipment and document solutions company in New Zealand to achieve carboNZero certification. This provides Ricoh with a unique point of difference within our industry. We decided to commit to this programme as it comes with the credibility of being a Crown Research Institute led initiative. We also believe that this will further embed our culture of sustainability within our people and enhance our commitment to the environmental sustainability of our operations. The certification process has enabled us to formally demonstrate that we are measuring our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and ensures we put in place a reduction plan that targets further reducing emissions through all practical methods available. We have offset our unavoidable GHG emissions by purchasing credits from renewable energy sources approved by Landcare Research. carboNZero certification is just one more step along Ricoh’s environmental sustainability journey. We were the first photocopier company in New Zealand to achieve ISO 14001 and the Environmental Choice accreditation and are pleased to maintain that leadership position through being the first in our industry to achieve carboNZero certification.
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Snowberry (Endue Ltd) |
 Founded by Soraya Hendesi in 2006, Endue Ltd is the designer and manufacturer of premium, natural anti-aging skincare brand Snowberry, marketed by Endue’s wholly owned subsidiaries, Snowberry New Zealand Ltd, and Snowberry GmbH in Berlin. Snowberry is noted for its unique combination of superior herbal emollients, emulsifiers and anti-oxidants, with the finest naturally-derived peptide complexes currently available from skin science. Endue Ltd is also a leading contract manufacturer of cosmetics and skin care products, including formulation, production, filling and packaging, and value adding services encompassing product and ingredient refinement and R&D. Apart from Endue’s and Snowberry’s enterprise and product carboNZero certification, an important part of the firm’s commitment to environmental sustainability is screening supplier firms’ environmental practices; using minimalistic and recyclable packaging; and operating a bio discovery plantation near Wellsford in Northland for the purpose of cultivating a variety of indigenous plants from which to source unique bio active ingredients for inclusion in the Snowberry products. The plantation will enable Endue to enhance its carbon emissions management through both offshore ingredient replacement and ultimately as an offsetting carbon sink.
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www.snowberrybeauty.com |
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Soar Printing Company Ltd |
 Soar Printing is a complete, end-to-end printing services company which offers an extensive range of services and are at the forefront of the printing industry in New Zealand. Artwork is managed through prepress to printing, finishing, packing, storage and distribution. Within their specific industry segments Soar Printing are market leaders who utilise the latest technology to deliver the best possible results for their clients. Soar Printing are leaders in the revolution towards cleaner, greener printing. Soar Printing was the first printer in New Zealand to be certified by the Forestry Stewardship Council. Soar have obtained certification to print Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification papers using the chain of custody to guarantee customers the paper used is from a responsible forest management program, and traceable as being certified. Soar have obtained the Enviro-Mark NZ Diamond certification for their environmental management system.
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Toyota NZ |
 Toyota has led the NZ market for 20 consecutive years; and this success which is underpinned by innovation, product and service quality, and environmental leadership. In 1992 Toyota published its Earth Charter and formally placed the environment as a top management priority. This led to the development of the Prius hybrid petrol-electric car and a range of other ‘green technologies’ which reduce a vehicle’s impact throughout its life cycle – from design and production, through to distribution, driving and eventual disposal.However, Toyota’s environmental efforts go much wider than this to encompass all operational activities, and how to contribute towards a more sustainable society. Measuring, managing and reducing the company’s carbon footprint is therefore a key responsibility. Toyota New Zealand was an early adopter of the carboNZero programme and is the first car company to achieve certification in New Zealand. Offsetting remaining carbon emissions by purchasing verified carbon credits is the final step of Toyota’s Greenhouse Gas emissions reduction strategy, which focuses on improving energy efficiency, reducing business travel, sourcing renewable power, raising staff and supplier awareness, and minimising waste to landfill.
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www.toyota.co.nz |
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Trade Me |
 Trade Me is New Zealand's largest eCommerce company, and runs the Trade Me website (which includes online auctions, Trade Me Motors, Trade Me Property and Trade Me Jobs), and the Travelbug, Holiday Houses, Old Friends and Find Someone websites. The Trade Me website, with over 2.4 million members, is New Zealand's most visited website. Through Trade Me online auctions alone, Kiwis buy, sell and reuse over 6 million used items every year, reducing waste and helping the environment. Trade Me is committed to taking further steps to reduce its environmental footprint by supporting and promoting reuse and recycling, being carbon neutral, and supporting a wide range of other environmental initiatives. Trade Me also helped establish carbon trading in New Zealand by facilitating the first public trades of VER carbon credits in 2007. It enabled the first CER (Kyoto) carbon credits to be traded in New Zealand. For further information, visit: www.trademe.co.nz/Community/EnvironmentGuide.aspx
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Urgent Couriers |
 Urgent Couriers is one of the largest specialised on-demand courier services in New Zealand. Having adopted sustainability as a guiding philosophy in the late 1990s, Urgent Couriers published its first triple bottom line report in 2001. 'Transport is a key sector for New Zealand's response to climate change and couriers form a critical part of many supply chains. As the first business in the transport sector to go carbon neutral we wanted to set a standard we hope others will follow,' says MD Steve Bonnici. The way Mr Bonnici sees it, being in a high emissions industry doesn't mean putting it in the too-hard basket because 'not further degrading the environment is really just a licence to operate.' Urgent Couriers' entire operation - including all contractors nationwide - is now carbon neutral. 'Once we had quantified our emissions we focused very much on reducing our footprint within the operations - increasing the number of low emissions vehicles in operation and introducing smart, integrated GPS technology to improve fleet efficiency, before we were ready to offset with credits.'
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www.urgent.co.nz |
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Wairau River Wines |
 Wairau River Wines takes its name from the beautiful braided river on whose banks Phil and Chris Rose planted their first vines in 1978. Pioneers in Marlborough, they have just completed their 30th vintage. With five children involved in the business and with five grand children, they have good reason to be looking towards a sustainable future. Phil Rose states that "Working on the land all my life I have always been aware of the environment and am conscious of our impact on it, respect for the environment is paramount in all decisions concerning the winery and vineyards. It is important to our family company to have the least impact possible on our surroundings, ensuring that the wonderful environment we live in is here for future generations to enjoy, allowing us to continue creating world class wines." Lindsay Parkinson - the company General Manager, who managed the process, is adamant that this is a significant step towards future sustainability and becoming carboNzero certified was an easy decision to make. "Managing and reducing our emissions makes us more accountable for our actions and we benefit from a financial perspective as well" he said. Wairau River Wines is in the unique position of controlling all parts of the winemaking process from vine to bottle, it has five estate vineyards in Marlborough totalling 500 acres, and a state-of-the-art winery and bottling facility along with a restaurant and cellar door.
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Warren and Mahoney |
 In 2007 Warren and Mahoney celebrated becoming New Zealand's first architecture and interior design practice to achieve carboNZero certification. It was a natural step for Warren and Mahoney. For the past six years the national architecture practice, with offices in Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland and Queenstown, has been steadily incorporating sustainability into its business. Warren and Mahoney pioneered an environmental protocol to encourage its clients to adopt more environmentally responsible designs. The practice has also engaged with several environmental pilot schemes and was an establishment partner of GreenBuild, a national building products database. Sustainable design forms the basis of much of Warren and Mahoney's recent work; it was an advisor to New Zealand's first two five-star Green Star rated buildings - Meridian Energy's new premises in Wellington and 80 Queen Street in Auckland. Also, Warren and Mahoney director Graeme Finlay is deputy chairman of the New Zealand Green Building Council. Becoming carbon neutral assures clients that the practice is committed to sustainability right to its core, as well as in the designs it develops for them. For Warren and Mahoney being carbon neutral has been the result of a series of small steps, from switching off lights and computers when not using them, introducing recycling and purchasing policies, and encouraging video conferencing in place of air travel, to envisaging a fleet of fuel-efficient cars. Moreover, the Christchurch office has retrofitted an efficient lighting system linked to daylight sensors and made the shift from diesel to bio-diesel to reduce carbon emissions from its heating systems. In the short term Warren and Mahoney is mitigating its carbon emissions by buying carbon credits. It's investing in a local scheme to regenerate native forest on retired farmland.
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www.warrenandmahoney.co.nz |
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Wellington Combined Taxis Ltd |
 Wellington Combined Taxis provide taxi transport services in Wellington city. They also provide tours of the Wellington, Wairarapa, and Kapiti Coast regions. Wellington Combined Taxis have a commitment to sustainable business practice. This includes the introduction of hybrid vehicles to the fleet since June 2007. Wellington Combined Taxis are also presently considering committing to a rule whereby no petrol only vehicles will be allowed to enter the fleet after June 2008. The majority of the Company’s current and future vehicles are evaluated against rigid fuel efficiency guidelines. The taxi fleet is comprised of a range of cars, vans, and shuttles.
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www.taxis.co.nz |
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Yealands Estate Wines Ltd |
 Yealands Estate Wines Limited is based in the Awatere Valley, to the south east of Marlborough’s Wairau Plains. It is owned by Peter Yealands and his family. Its core activities as a company are the winemaking and distribution activities associated with its wine brands. Yealands Estate Wines Limited operates out of the Yealands Winery. This winery was built from scratch to target a 6 star standard in the Green Star NZ Industrial rating system. It is designed to handle some 11,000 tonnes of premium wine at full production, the majority of which will come off the vines of its sister company Yealands Estate Limited. The winery was built to excel in large-scale, high quality wine production without compromising the environment.
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www.yealands.co.nz |
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