carboNZero certified organisations - currently suspended
Suspension: suspended clients are clients who have not committed to recertification by the “Valid Until” date on the certificate or have outstanding non-conformances after verification. These clients may apply for recertification within six months on confirmation that programme requirements have been met.
Withdrawal: clients who have not recertified within the six month period after suspension will be withdrawn from the programme.
Expired: clients who were on the Participant programme which is now replaced with the Small Enterprise Certification programme, and have not re-certified. (see expired participants)
- Adventure South - withdrawn
- Bio Commerce Centre Ltd - withdrawn
- Cape Campbell Wines Ltd (trading as Brown Family Vineyard) - suspended
- Christchurch and Canterbury Tourism - suspended
- Faculty of Architecture and Design (Victoria University of Wellington) - suspended
- Intercity Group (corporate operations) - suspended
- South Pacific Pictures (Shortland Street) - withdrawn
- Stanley Interiors Auckland Limited - withdrawn
- Trilogy Products Ltd (corporate operations) - withdrawn
- TrustPower - suspended
Adventure South
Christchurch-based Adventure South is the first activity-based operator to achieve carbon neutral certification in New Zealand. The company's commitment goes back to 2001 when it was the very first participant in the carboNZero programme. The tourism industry is serious about its commitment to the environment and achieving carboNZero certification is a reflection of our company’s values. The company operates low impact cycle and hiking programmes nationwide, but it is the company's fleet of 12 vehicles and trailers that has raised the issue of our carbon footprint. 'While we feel great about delivering a healthy lifestyle product for our clients, we can’t escape the cumulative impact of our business. The actions to achieve certification have been driven from within the company, and we are increasingly noticing that our clients expect evidence of environmental commitment. Our clients are sophisticated discerning travellers and they look for something that is based on a rigorous review process. The carboNZero certification process involved a thorough audit that examined our claims and processes. From here on we will continue to review our processes, monitor our fuel consumption and upgrade and adapt the vehicle fleet we own. Only after we have done everything we can to reduce our energy consumption do we pay to support renewable energy programmes. While getting started is often the hardest thing, it’s important to find a single starting point and following the trail onwards from there. It doesn’t have to be huge, but it has to be a start.'
Bio Commerce Centre Ltd
Climate change has become the most pressing environmental issue of this century. BCC recognises the urgency of this issue and, as an innovation centre involved in the development of environmental technologies, aims to become an early adopter of and leader in sustainable business activity in New Zealand. We want not only to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, but also to inspire others to demonstrate their commitment to maintaining and enhancing New Zealand’s environment.
Cape Campbell Wines Ltd (trading as Brown Family Vineyards)
Brown Family Vineyards produces wine under a family of brands linked either through a coastal theme Cape Campbell (after the landmark lighthouse), Lobster Reef (after the rock lobsters that live along the Marlborough coastline) or to the local terroir with Cable Station Road named after the road next door to the Cable Station Road vineyard. The winery is family-owned and Murray and Daphne Brown are viticulture pioneers in Marlborough since 1980. In 1992 they established their own wine label with Cairnbrae in the heart of Rapaura Road area next door to Cloudy Bay. Murray and Daphne’s son Dion joined the business in 1994 and is now the General Manager. Following the sale of Cairnbrae in the late 1990s and with the pioneering spirit ever present, the Brown family bought 300 acres of land at Blind River in the southern Awatere valley in 2002.Today 80 hectares are planted in their Blind River vineyards with Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir the key varieties. The Brown Family’s vineyards are planted in the Blind River area of Southern Marlborough. This area has ideal conditions for growing grapes, excellent soil, a warm climate and slightly undulating, north facing slopes. Within the vineyards there is a nine acre lake where local flora and fauna live, this lake supplies water to the vineyards as required. Brown Family Vineyards produce its wine according to the criteria of Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand (SWNZ). Sustainability is the way of the future and the company is committed to producing quality wine with as minimal effect as possible on the environment. They believe that the more wineries that become carboNZeroCertTM certified, the more the wine industry can support each other toward a carbon neutral future.
Christchurch & Canterbury Tourism
Christchurch & Canterbury Tourism (CCT) is the regional tourism organisation responsible for the destinational marketing of the Canterbury Region of New Zealand. The company's business units include a marketing department, convention bureau and visitor centre. CCT has a strong commitment to the environment and providing leadership in sustainability, both in the region and the tourism industry. The organisation has been benchmarked with Green Globe 21 for the last four consecutive years. To further this commitment they achieved carbon neutral certification through the carboNZero programme. The company is constantly seeking ways to reduce its impact on the environment: 'A comprehensive recycling programme was put in place in 2004 and we are continually looking at ways to reduce energy consumption in the office. Furthermore, CCT has replaced its leased vehicles with low emissions vehicles and staff car pool where possible.'
Faculty of Architecture and Design (Victoria University of Wellington)
Victoria University’s Faculty of Architecture and Design is a highly regarded architecture and design tertiary institution with award winning students and academics, and leading educational and research programmes. The Faculty produces and delivers high quality research and education that encompasses sustainability and has a high proportion of academic staff with expertise in a wide range of sustainability related areas. Going through the carboNZero programme is part of the Faculty’s commitment to putting that education and research into practical action. The global built environment contributes significantly to the causes of climate change through construction and demolition practices, but most significantly through operations and maintenance. Built environment professionals and designers will have to address reducing these emissions in the future as well as find strategies for enabling the built environment to adapt to many of the changes that will come about through climate change. It is appropriate then that Victoria University’s Faculty of Architecture and Design is the world’s first schools of Architecture and Design become certified carbon neutral. The Faculty of Architecture and Design obtained, through a sponsorship agreement, international gold standard carbon credits to offset its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, from Meridian Energy's wind farm projects in New Zealand. This is a pilot for the rest of Victoria University of Wellington in assessing future GHG emissions reduction planning.
Intercity Group
InterCity Group, which includes the premium coach company Newmans Coach Lines, InterCity Coachlines and Kings Dolphin Cruises and Eco Tours, has attained carboNZero certification for its corporate operations, and intends to achieve carbon neutral status for its entire national tourism and transport operation within three years. 'We are philosophically committed to sustainability and feel the robustness and independence of Landcare Research's carboNZero programme will help us ensure we are adopting effective, credible measures to help reduce the impact of emissions,' says Malcolm Johns, CEO at InterCity Group. 'This is not about writing a cheque to buy carbon credits to offset our emissions. We are fundamentally changing the way we do business to reduce our carbon footprint and the carbon footprint generated by our Kiwi and international customers.'
- Disclosure 2007
South Pacific Pictures (Shortland Street)
South Pacific Pictures is a world-class television and film production company. Productions include the prime-time nightly serial drama Shortland Street, and the internationally acclaimed feature-film Whale Rider. South Pacific Pictures has been participating in the carboNZero programme since September 2005 for their Shortland Street production and head office administration. Emissions accounted for include electricity, air travel, and vehicle fuel use. carboNZero certification is part of a suite of environmental initiatives being actioned at South Pacific Pictures, and energy management is an integral part of this work.
Stanley Interiors Auckland Limited
Stanley Interiors is a specialist provider of retail shop fitting and commercial interior solutions, providing turnkey solutions for corporate clients. The company is a specialist business unit within Stanley Group Ltd and is supported by the expertise and management experience in their commercial construction sector, delivering “Clever Building” for clients. Innovation is the core of Stanley Construction’s business. For more than 80 years, we have been building a reputation for quality, reliability and ingenuity. That is how we turn challenging projects into award winners. Stanley’s brand colour is gold, for a reason. As the construction industry warms up to the reality of sustainable building, we’re one step ahead. Green building is part of the Stanley culture. carboNZero certification is a stepping stone along the sustainable path the Group is heading.
Trilogy Products
Trilogy Products was created in 2002, based on the benefits of organics rosehip oil and the principles of simplicity and purity. The Wellington company is an internationally successful brand and is the first skincare company in New Zealand to achieve carboNZero certification. Trilogy founders Catherine de Groot and Sarah Gibbs say public awareness of the fragility of the environment means that their customers, especially those in Europe and North America are demanding more sustainable choices: 'The carboNZero programme helped us to operate more closely to our sustainability mantra: maximum effect on the skin, minimum effect on the environment. Participating in the programme is an investment in the future sustainability of our products and our business.' The carboNZero certification was achieved following a process administered by Landcare Research and included the measurement of emissions resulting from the production, distribution, marketing and selling of Trilogy products, air and sea freight, travel, fuel cost and electricity and natural gas usage. Following this Trilogy had to demonstrate a commitment to reduce emissions and the purchase and cancellation of approved credits. 'Trilogy is not just about natural ingredients,' says Catherine de Groot, 'but about a commitment to environment and lifestyle.'
TrustPower
From its home base in Tauranga, TrustPower supplies power to almost quarter of a million homes and businesses throughout the North and South Islands of New Zealand. TrustPower traces its beginnings back to the Tauranga Electric Power Board which opened for business in 1925. Today, with 455 staff across New Zealand, TrustPower has grown to be one of New Zealand’s largest and most customer focused power companies. TrustPower produces energy exclusively from renewable resources. With 34 generation stations throughout New Zealand, TrustPower is one of New Zealand’s leading entirely renewable energy producers. All TrustPower’s generation stations are strategically located around New Zealand which ensures that power is generated close to where it is consumed. This supports energy efficiency as it minimises transmission costs and losses. TrustPower is committed to taking action on climate change via the on-going development of renewable energy generation. TrustPower has recently completed an expansion of the Tararua Windfarm which now supply's energy for around 75,000 homes and we currently have other projects in the pipeline. TrustPower elected to seek carboNZero certification because it provided the methodology and framework we felt was required to measure, understand and mitigate our emissions.
