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Don’t stop now!

Reducing carbon emissions has real business benefits, particularly in the current economic climate!

It’s easy to get bogged down by the wider debate about climate change and miss the fact that taking steps to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions makes good business sense.

A recent survey of some 28,000 businesses, conducted by leading New Zealand SME business support company Bizzone, found that nearly 42% of the respondents indicated either marketing/sales (21.2%) or cashflow (20.45%) as the “single biggest business headache” facing them today. The old business adage that "cash is king” will be at the forefront of many business owners’ thinking as the true impact of the global recession hits home and money starts to become a rare commodity. Liquidity and cash flow will present some of the biggest challenges for many businesses over the next 12 months or so. Yet history has shown that it is at such times as these, when "necessity is the mother of invention", that opportunities do present themselves both for innovative cost savings and development of new revenue streams.

Organisations that can remain agile and responsive by enabling more rapid, flexible and customised responses will fare best. Managers will need to take time to work “on the business", working with their staff to identify where efficiency gains can be made and new sales or markets created. In a recent survey of businesses by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), when asked about the impacts of the current economic difficulties on their companies in the next two years, 47% said they would focus more on cutting carbon dioxide emissions and energy usage, in order to cut costs, while 27% said they would focus on creating low carbon products to boost sales. It is these types of smart leveraging activities that improve performance on both the top and bottom lines of the P&L sheet and position a business well for recovery.

This type of pragmatic approach makes sense when you realise that some of the most basic things companies spend money on – electricity, paper, waste, even travel – are a source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; logically, then, taking action to reduce their use, or to use them more efficiently, can help reduce costs and improve the bottom line.

And with that being something most businesses are looking to do in these challenging economic times, there’s all the more reason why the conversation about low-carbon business and sustainability initiatives in general should not be taking a back seat – particularly because there are actions businesses of all sizes and industries can take to achieve reductions in emissions and, therefore, their operating costs.

Of course, basic cost savings are not the only benefit. Taking up the challenge to reduce carbon emissions also provides companies with a marketable point of difference and the opportunity to demonstrate leadership and add credibility to other environmental initiatives.

If you are already engaged in the programme, one of the most basic ways to get started is to conduct an energy audit. Don’t be put off by the sound of it. An energy audit that leads to an energy efficiency programme is an easy first step and helps to lower operating costs through reduced energy bills over a short period of time – surely a positive outcome at a time when most businesses are trying to reduce costs. The same commercial disciplines can be applied to individual households as part of your personal budget review.

A recent report by the New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development - Business opportunities and global climate change – estimates the upfront cost of an energy audit to be approximately 5% of a business’s annual energy bill. However, the resulting savings can often exceed 30% a year.

If you consider these savings alongside the assumption that the energy efficiency of the average commercial building can be increased by 15%, it’s easy to see that this is a cost-saving exercise that businesses across the board can embrace.

Smart businesses large or small know that managing their carbon risk is part of good governance, irrespective of whether it’s required of them under a regulated framework such as an Emissions Trading Scheme or they opt to participate in the voluntary carbon market for the purpose of supply chain reporting or to create market advantage through branding initiatives.

I’m encouraged by the numbers of New Zealand organisations that are taking action to reduce their carbon footprint. Westpac New Zealand is a good example and is leading the sustainability race, being the first bank to measure its carbon emissions via Certified Emissions Measurement and Reduction Scheme (CEMARSTM) certification – a new part of the carboNZeroCertTM programme run by Crown Research Institute Landcare Research, which focuses on measuring and managing an organisation’s carbon footprint or greenhouse gas emissions profile.

We do appreciate that the carbon “space” can be a confusing landscape for businesses and individuals to navigate - with compliance markets, stakeholder pressure and, of course, the odd carbon cowboy offering cheque book certification – making it difficult for companies to understand why they should engage in a carbon management strategy.

But we’re finding the penny drops when companies realise this important connection between the environment and the bottom line.

There’s also the wider importance of New Zealand’s international reputation to consider, remembering that our environment has become an integral part of our economy. International customers are starting to expect our green image to be demonstrated in how we do business.

We must work to maintain New Zealand’s reputation and ensure that trading on our clean and green image is backed up with real action to reduce impacts on the environment. We need to communicate this through creditable certification that will stand up to the most intense scrutiny. The carboNZeroCertTM Programme and CEMARS certification deliver this most important outcome with credibility and integrity.

Mike Tournier
Business Manager
carboNZero programme

 

Developments in carbon claims for product

In this issue, I focus on recent developments in the standards for measuring greenhouse gases (GHGs) for products and services.

In the last newsletter, we reported on the release by British Standards of the Publicly Available Specification PAS2050 for the assessment of embodied greenhouse gas emissions in goods and services. Since then, there has been considerable international activity in the development of GHG standards. The World Resources Institute, home of the GHG Protocol, has established a number of working groups. Some are developing new guidance for products and services and other groups are looking at supply chain issues and developing guidance on Scope 3 emissions. The International Standards Organisation (ISO) has decided to develop a new standard ISO 14067 for measuring the GHGs associated with products and services. This development is being undertaken by the ISO technical committee TC109, which includes representatives from a wide range of countries including New Zealand. It is not a foregone conclusion that ISO will adopt the PAS2050 and, by all accounts, there is a vigorous debate because a number of other countries have already developed their own “in-house” carbon labels. Some 14 other countries have government- or industry-funded projects underway and all are lobbying hard in the ISO TC109 committee for their approach. Despite the ISO developments, the large retailers in the UK are advocating the PAS 2050 and Tesco, in particular, now has a whole range of products available with a carbon label measured using the PAS 2050 specification.

So what are the basic requirements of the PAS 2050?

The PAS 2050 is essentially a specification for how to measure GHGs over the life cycle of a product or service from the extraction of raw materials through processing or manufacturing, distribution and retail, use by the consumer to disposal at end of life of the product. Two versions or boundaries are possible: (1) business-to-business, i.e. from extraction of raw materials to end of delivery to another business, and (2) business-to-consumer, i.e. from extraction of raw materials to end of life of the product. The diagram shows the steps measured for the full life cycle.

Although the PAS 2050 is based on life cycle assessment (LCA), it has some important differences. LCA assesses the impacts of different materials on the environment including air and water quality, acidification, eutrophication, biodiversity, ecotoxicity and climate change. PAS 2050 focuses only on GHGs expressed as carbon dioxide equivalents or kilograms or tonnes of CO2e. Unlike LCA, the PAS 2050 does not require the inclusion of emissions embodied in capital equipment, e.g. in tractors or in a bottling line. On the other hand, PAS 2050 does require the inclusion of emissions due to any direct land-use change that has taken place since 1990, e.g. deforestation, and this must be accounted for 20 years. Full details of the PAS 2050 specification and guidance can be downloaded freely at www.bsigroup.com/en/Standards-and-Publications/Industry-Sectors/Energy/PAS-2050/. An important difference for organisations already measuring and reporting their organisational footprints is that you must allocate the appropriate emissions to the product from all emissions sources related to the product whether or not they belong to you or are controlled by you.

What can you claim when you get a PAS2050 assessment?

The result of undertaking the PAS 2050 assessment is a GHG emissions intensity value for your product based on a common unit, e.g. 10 kg CO2e for a 750-ml bottle of wine. This value will vary according to the vintage and variety, e.g. sauvignon blanc is likely to have a different value to pinot noir produced from the same vineyard and winery in the same year. Now that you have your value, what can you claim? You can make a declaration for the carbon footprint of your product in the form of a carbon label expressed kg CO2e for that product unit. The publication of your carbon label can be a self-declaration or you can get third-party verification for your value. The big debate is about what this value on your product will mean to the consumer. Until competing products are similarly measured, consumers will not be able to compare your product with others. It is more likely to be used by retailers to choose suppliers. Having a PAS 2050 value on your product cannot be used to claim a carbon reduction or that your product is carbon neutral. No doubt, the advertising standards regulators will be watching closely to see how organisations use this new carbon label.

A robust measurement is a valuable start to taking action to reduce your emissions. It will help you understand your liabilities and highlight cost saving and reduction opportunities. The good news is that the carboNZero programme Strategic Business Unit is able to provide a certified measurement for both organisations (in compliance with ISO 14064-1) and products (in compliance with PAS 2050) to complement our CEMARS (Certified Emissions Measurement and Reduction Scheme) and carboNZero certification (carbon neutral) options.

We congratulate the organisations that have recently achieved carboNZero certification:

• Calder and Lawson House of Travel and Associates
• Cape Campbell Wines
• Ecotourism NZ Conference 2008
• Jeremy Friend Limited (New Zealand Artisan Honey)
• Peru Café
• Project Litefoot
• Sarah Trotman Limited
• Small Business Expo
• TaxiCharge New Zealand
• Yealands Estate Wines

And we are delighted to see the following companies recertified:

• Antipodes Water Company
• Christchurch & Canterbury Tourism
• Christchurch International Airport
• TrustPower
• Urgent Couriers
• Warren and Mahoney

Professor Ann Smith
Technical Manager
carboNZero programme

 

The 2009 Greenhouse Gas & Climate Change Workforce Needs Assessment Survey Report

It is now widely accepted that climate change is occurring. The range of consequences, time scales to act, methods for addressing the issue, and other such particulars are still open for debate, but an overwhelming majority of scientists worldwide have publicly agreed that human-based greenhouse gas emissions are a serious problem facing humanity and the planet on which we live.

Developed by the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute and Sequence Staffing, the Greenhouse Gas and Climate Workforce Needs Assessment Survey was created to uncover some of the unique challenges facing this growing industry and, specifically, to obtain data regarding industry perceptions, growth projections, workforce needs, policy responses, favoured/disfavoured protocols, human capital needs and training practices, and other key developments related to this emerging and important global profession.

The survey includes results from 719 key international industry professionals, scientists, and organisational leaders throughout public, private and non-profit sectors, from every continent and major nation on the globe.

The results expose trends and key needs that alert us to the potential challenges facing this industry and serve as an outline for predicting the future of this dynamic and emerging field. The following is a summary of the survey findings.

1 – Measuring and accounting of greenhouse gas emissions is very critical to the successful management of global climate change. (98.4%)

• The success of GHG emission policies and programmes will be in large part defined by the integrity and credibility of GHG measurement and accounting systems.
• The most important widely accepted international and regional programmes were ranked by respondents:

1. The Kyoto Protocol and Clean Development Mechanism

2. World Resources Institute and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development GHG Protocols

3. Future U.S. Cap-and-Trade Program

4. ISO 14064 GHG Standards, 5. The Climate Registry GHG Program

6. European Union’s Emission Trading Scheme

7. Voluntary Markets

• There is awareness and openness to a diversity of programmes and protocols, which is encouraging; however, this highlights the need for standardised protocols and programmes that are universally accepted or compatible.

2 – There is a shortage of qualified, well-trained and ethical greenhouse gas staff and experts to undertake current needs and planned initiatives, e.g. new emission trading schemes and policies. (83.9%)

• This shortage could seriously impede efforts to successfully address climate change.
• Failure to meet this challenge will threaten the quality and legitimacy of GHG accounting.

3 - The overall business of addressing greenhouse gas emissions will grow significantly in the days ahead. The industry would at least double in the next five years. (88.9%)

 “Many organisations today are now actively addressing the significance of environmental and social risks associated with greenhouse gas emissions with relation to their operations and growth strategies. For these organisations, demonstrating environmental and social sensitivity is not only core to their strategic business activities, but also serves as the foundation for achieving sustainable growth and lasting competitiveness.”

• No single respondent surveyed believes that the industry will shrink in the next year to five years.
• GHG emissions can represent inefficiencies, but also opportunities to improve operations, reduce risks and save money.

4 – The growth of carbon markets will lead to carbon being traded at volumes equivalent to or greater than that of other major commodities such as steel or coal. (65.5%)

• Carbon trading was estimated to be worth about $70 billion last year.

5 – There is either a moderate or high risk that carbon markets will suffer from problems similar to those symbolised by the Enron, WorldCom and Tyco accounting scandal of the past. (83.2%)

• There is immediate need to ensure transparent and competent GHG accounting practices/standards and to put in place appropriate training and certification programmes.
• The carbon market faces challenges ensuring the credibility of offsets, including problems determining additionality, and the non-existence of many quality assurance mechanisms.
• Proposed solutions include: the use of standard quality assurance mechanisms, mandating the use of a common registry, establishing product disclosure requirements that help consumers evaluate an offset’s quality, establishing a single verification system etc.

6 – GHG accounting and management will become professionalised in a fashion similar to that of the IT industry in the 1980s. (77.2%)

• It not only represents a dynamic and emerging profession, but arrives as a potentially powerful force of technological, economic, and social change in the world.
• Fully addressing climate change will require significant changes in society and its organisations.
• Professionalisation will occur when GHG accounting and measurement is recognised as a professional occupation, when training and formalised academic study is established, and when a formal code of ethics and official certifications are created.

7 – Universities are not currently providing the necessary skills for new graduates to work within the emerging industry. (84.1%)

• Graduates seem to gain some exposure of climate change as it relates to their major focus area, but are not obtaining the comprehensive skill sets needed in the carbon market and GHG management industries.

Please ring 0800 269 376 for a full copy of the document.

 

Commission vows to stop “Greenwash”       

It’s not just consumers who are concerned about being misled by false and deceptive claims, the Commerce Commission are taking action and have issued their draft guidelines on carbon claims in attempt to rein in some of the inflated, inaccurate or unsubstantiated “green” claims made by environmental schemes, organisations and individuals – commonly referred to as “Greenwash”.

Companies should be warned the Commerce Commission is “vigorously” chasing any complaints about questionable “carbon neutral” products, offsets for air travel, carbon neutral events or any deceptive marketing designed to portray a company or product as caring for the environment. Breaching the Fair Trading Act in this way can result in large financial penalties, up to $60,000 for an individual and up to $200,000 for a company for each offence.

Businesses must be aware of the damage caused by Greenwash. The cost to a business is often greater than any pecuniary penalty imposed under the Act; there is an incredible risk to the reputation and goodwill of a business if it doesn’t seek rigour and credibility.

The carboNZero programme requirements for transparency through the disclosure page far exceed any other equivalent certification scheme. That is because we believe that our transparency requirements help to ensure credibility and integrity for both our programme and for the client by being open to scrutiny. The disclosure page also provides valuable information for others to take similar climate change action.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) summed it up by saying, “If you cannot back a claim up with verified scientific evidence, don’t make it.” Businesses need to be vigilant about how they market the green credentials of their goods and services. All carboNZero clients should ensure their disclosure page is easily accessible to the public and that all material that mentions their certification is reviewed and approved by the carboNZero programme. These procedures are in place to help reduce the risk of Greenwash and to maintain the credibility of the programme.

 

International expansion key to development        

The carboNZero programme has a strategic vision to be one of the top three international GHG certification schemes worldwide. Critical to achieving this vision is the ability for the programme to work with international licensing partners to increase the take-up and profile of the programme, focusing on CEMARS and carboNZero certification in selected target markets.

Our International Business Development team, based in New Zealand, undertakes research and planning to approach and negotiate new licensing agreements directly with potential licensing partners. A formalised planning process has been devised together with a marketing and communications plan to promote the licensing opportunity.

The programme’s impending JAS-ANZ accreditation will ensure that the programme is recognised amongst the international certification community so that potential licensing partners will have peace of mind that the programme stands up to all international scrutiny and challenge.

A core requirement for a licensing partner is to have values aligned with those of Landcare Research, and an ability to take a new proven product and service rapidly to market. In the UK, our licensing partner Achilles Information Limited is approaching the first anniversary of its licensing agreement with Landcare Research.

Achilles has already secured several of the UK’s largest energy utility companies with CEMARS and is in the process of presenting these organisations for CEMARS certification. The GHG emissions (in terms of CO2e) of the UK‘s collective largest energy companies exceeds New Zealand’s total CO2 emissions.

The international profile and positioning of the carboNZero programme is strengthened by the involvement and association that various members of the programme’s team have on various international regulatory committees – including the World Resource Institute and International Standards Organisation.

Attendance, promotion and speaking slots at high-profile climate change conferences and trade expos, plus relevant media events, are also actively pursued to ensure the programme is at the cutting edge of opinion setting and thought leadership.

Through collaboration with NZTE offices in Asia, Europe and the USA, direct international leads for licensing opportunities are pre-qualified and followed up. The ability for a new licensing partner to integrate this proven business model into their business to generate a significant new revenue and income stream is made easy by the “plug and play” nature of the licensing agreement. The key factor to success for a potential new licensing partner is their ability to embed the programme into their business quickly and take the early-adopter advantage in this rapidly expanding new sector.

Mark Klouwens, carboNZero programme, International Business Development Manager

 

New Zealand training event goes carbon neutral

Tourism New Zealand’s biannual Kiwi Link convention has achieved carboNZero certification

New Zealand already has a reputation for being green, but this year Tourism New Zealand is working with the carboNZero programme to bring sustainability to North America as it runs its first ever trade event to be completely carbon neutral.

Kiwi Link 2009, to be held in Vancouver and Los Angeles, will highlight the importance of sustainability and the environment. The event will embrace measures such as using hotels with sound environmental policies, the offsetting of travel emissions, and encouraging participants to engage in responsible environmental practices. There has also been an emphasis on reducing paper usage when possible, such as using an online registration programme and having delegates pay online instead of mailing their cheques.

Annie Dundas, Tourism New Zealand’s Regional Manager for North America, says “greening” Kiwi Link has been incredibly rewarding. “Not only is Kiwi Link the first truly sustainable event we have run, but it’s also the first time we have taken the event to Canada," says Dundas. "Working in a more sustainable manner is something everybody should be looking at. It’s not difficult to adopt practices that easily become part of how we work every day."

Registrations have been well received for both events, with a total of 180 people attending the Los Angeles event.

Fitting with the theme of the event, New Zealand’s Cape Campbell winery will be providing wine for the Los Angeles event. This winery has recently achieved carboNZero certification for its organisation and wine products and additionally is offsetting the shipping of the wine to Los Angeles.

Background:
Kiwi Link is a training event for anyone selling New Zealand - this includes travel agents, frontline reservation staff and sales teams of wholesalers and airlines. This is a unique and rewarding opportunity for the US travel industry to receive up-to-date training on New Zealand products. Kiwi Link 2009 has attracted over 40 New Zealand tourism providers in key areas of accommodation, transport, and activities as well as regional tourism organisations - all eager to brief the US industry.

 

The 2nd Annual Carbon Accounting and Reporting Masterclass

On 15–16 April Ann Smith, carboNZero programme Technical Manager, will be presenting at The 2nd Annual Carbon Accounting and Reporting Masterclass to be held at the Duxton Hotel in Wellington. Ann will be speaking alongside Candice Collier, Environmental Sustainability Manager for Westpac Banking Corporation – the first organisation in New Zealand to achieve CEMARS certification. Ann and Candice will present a case study on the practical steps taken on the path to carbon reporting excellence/carbon neutrality.        

The journey to excellence and accuracy in carbon reporting is a long and often complex one. This case study will profile the story of Westpac, how they successfully accounted for their emissions, the challenges they faced along the way, and the overall benefits and opportunities to the organisation as a result of this.

• What led us to embark on this journey?
• What were some of the biggest practical challenges we faced in reporting our emissions accurately and how did we overcome them?
• What would we do differently next time?
• What risks and opportunities have resulted from measuring and reporting our emissions?

Also presenting is Brigid Casey, Environmental Officer for carboNZero-certified organisation Christchurch International Airport. Brigid will present a case study on effectively defining the scope of your carbon accounting. One of the largest challenges facing an organisation undergoing carbon measurement and reporting is accurately defining the boundaries of your reporting. There are three recognised scopes you need to consider in your carbon emission measurement, as they have drastically different impacts on your overall carbon footprint.

• The three scopes of emissions: What your business creates, what your business uses, and indirect considerations.
• How far up or down the supply chain should you look to measure?
• How do you get information from your suppliers if they don’t measure their emissions?
• Avoiding double counting.

 

Not just “walking” the talk

The 2009 Bike Wise Battle was a huge success with a total of 663 organisations (2687 departments) signing up for the challenge. We are very pleased to report that the national winner for the 500+ staff bracket was Landcare Research who cycled a total of 35,145 km, followed closely by NIWA (the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research) and the Rotorua District Council. The carboNZero programme’s New Zealand Sales Manager, Trudie von Huben, wrote to the Bike Wise team to express her thanks:

“I wanted to take a moment to say thank you. This challenge has got me back on a bike after a hiatus of more than 20 years (think primary school…!). In the weekend I brought a ‘pre-loved’ bike and I made it to work safely and happily this morning. Also a girlfriend told me that in a few months I will have a very shapely posterior, so that’s pretty inspiring!”

The 16 members of the carboNZero programme team achieved 100% participation in the Bike Wise Battle after cycling 1,676km. There were certainly some outstanding performances with eager bike enthusiast and Sustainability Advisor Stephen Burgham cycling 552km followed closely by IT Systems and Project Manager Guy Harris, who cycled 357km. There was some fierce competition between Business Manager Mike Tournier and General Manager – Technical Ann Smith, but we are delighted to report that Ann’s dedication and commitment shone through, beating Mike by 66km – well done Ann! Bike Wise has been an excellent opportunity for inspiring a more sustainable and healthier form of transport.

 Watch this space …

GREENLIST.CO.NZ

New Zealand’s Sustainable Products & Services Directory

 

The carboNZero programme has recently joined the Greenlist sustainable directory established by the Sustainable Business Network and Ecobob. This directory is unique as each listing is compared against a set of six sustainability attributes. You can rate yourself against each attribute and users of the site will be able to view the ratings and comment, resulting in a full 360-degree view of the listings. Much like assessing good traders on Trade Me, users will be assured of the qualities of the product or service. You can read all about the ratings and how they work here http://greenlist.co.nz/About-Greenlist.aspx

The website www.greenlist.co.nz will be in a “beta" form for a number of months. We plan to promote the site to the public from March. The publicity plan includes targeting of mothers, “aware” professionals, DIY fathers, and small businesses wanting to green their supply chain, and transition town supporters.

The opportunity to collect green products and services in one place has existed for a long time in New Zealand, so willing and enthusiastic uptake by users is anticipated. The carboNZero programme would like to encourage all carboNZero-certified clients to list their sustainable products and or services on the directory. As an introductory offer the first 6 months of listings are FREE.

This is a unique opportunity for those who are certified to be seen by an audience that has a genuine interest in sustainable performance and certification.

 

Ricoh’s inaugural Sustainability Report

carboNZero certified clients are urged to promote their certification and commitment to sustainability. Ricoh have certainly done this with the recent release of their inaugural sustainability report. Environmental sustainability is at the core of Ricoh New Zealand’s business strategy. Having been active in the sustainability space for many years, they felt the time was right to produce a record of their achievements thus far and set targets for the coming years.

This report measures their non-financial performance over the last financial year, one that saw them become the first business in their sector to achieve carbon neutrality through Landcare Research’s carboNZero programme. To view the full document click on: www.ricoh.co.nz/about/environment/csr09.pdf

 

Tips for a more sustainable office

Many people express a desire to work in a “green” office but understanding exactly how to do that and the perceived costs involved were the major roadblocks to change.

• Set computers to energy-saving settings and always turn off your monitor and computer when not in use. Unplug printers and scanners when not in use.
  
• Try environmentally friendly pencils, such as those made from recycled paper.
  
• Choose office furniture that is non-toxic and that is used or made from sustainable harvested wood or other renewable resources.
  
• Use mugs rather than polystyrene cups.
  
• The greenest paper is no paper at all; however, if required, switch to using the "greenest" paper available. Made of 100% post-consumer waste, recycled, never-bleached paper, it is attractive enough for professional use and is becoming increasingly available.
  
• Try plain-paper fax machines rather than those that rely on non-recyclable, chemically treated thermal paper.
  
• Use electronic mail rather than paper whenever possible. Email is faster, cheaper, and less resource intensive than overnight mail.
  
• Keep a scrap box for all of your junk mail/papers with one blank side.
  
• Use both sides of paper before you recycle it, and be sure that your photocopying is two-sided when possible.
  
• Recycle everything possible. Toner cartridges, aluminum, glass, all types of paper, cardboard, telephone books, even food. Make compost from lunch scraps and use it for plants.
  
• Avoid materials that are highly toxic, heavily packaged, not recycled, or not recyclable. Cleansers and other everyday materials (insulation, paints, plastics, glues, carpets and fabrics) often contain dangerous chemicals.
  
• Retrofit lights with fixtures using much less energy. Generally, energy-efficient lighting upgrades increase lighting quality and yield 20% to 30% annual rates of return.
  
• Turn off lights whenever you leave the room.
  
• Walk, bike, or take public transportation whenever possible. If you need to take a taxi, look for an innovative firm such as Wellington Combined Taxis.
  

For more information or to submit information for consideration for the next newsletter please contact Kathryn Hailes, carboNZero programme Marketing and Communications Manager carbonzero@landcareresearch.co.nz, free phone 0800 CNZERO (0800 269376), or view our website: www.carbonzero.co.nz

 

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