Industry News
Recycling plastic a game-changer for NZ environment
Around 20,000 tonnes of PET, or polyester plastic, is imported into New Zealand every year for plastic packaging. It’s the most used packaging material in the world, and innovative plastics company Flight Plastics in Lower Hutt have just recycled their first 1000 tonnes of it.
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Spotlight
Get staff moving
Museum travel plan
Auckland Museum’s Travel Plan is about encouraging staff to green commute, drive less often to work, try other modes of transport which will benefit their health and wellbeing and help create a sustainable museum fit for the future.
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Spotlight
Queenstown's Sherwood Hotel ranked among world’s best for sustainability
Sherwood Queenstown has been ranked amongst the top 10 eco-friendly holiday destinations by Expedia - the only hotel in the Pacific region to make the list, ranked among large international locations in France, Canada, and Thailand.
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Spotlight
Sustainable slopes
We took a peek into Mt Hutt ski resort's sustainability initiatives for 2019.
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Spotlight
Eco by name, eco by nature
Driftwood Eco-Tours proves to be eco by nature with multiple sustainability initiatives keeping the company true to its name.
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Develop an energy plan
how does your business use energy?
Knowing how your businesses uses energy and how you can improve offers many benefits.
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Carbon neutral
offset your emissions
Reduction of carbon emissions is critical but for most tourism businesses it won’t be possible to reduce all your emissions. There is where offsetting comes in.
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Sustainable transport
reduce reliance on fossil fuels
Implement a sustainable transportation plan and upgrade your vehicles to electric or alternatives that don't rely on fossil fuels.
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Reduce your carbon emissions
set targets to make progress
Once you are measuring your carbon use, the next step is to develop a plan to reduce your carbon footprint.
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Identify harmful substances
protecting the environment
We need to minimise the harmful substances that we discharge into our environment.
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Measure your carbon footprint
you can't manage what you don't measure!
Measuring your carbon emissions will give you a clear picture of the amount of carbon created by your business, and from which sources. Once you have this information you can think about the specific things you can alter to reduce your emissions. There are many tools available to help you do this.
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Industry News
Toitū Resources to get you started
Toitu Envirocare has produced a range of webinars designed to get businesses started in their sustainability journey.
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Spotlight
First Electric Flight over Cook Strait
1 Nov 2021
The two-seater Pipistrel Alpha Electro, owned by Christchurch-based company ElectricAir, is the first battery-powered, emission-free plane to cross Cook Strait.
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Member News
Southern hemisphere’s first electric ferry launched in Wellington
August 2021
The first fully electric, high speed passenger ferry in the southern hemisphere was officially launched today in Wellington, where the locally built vessel will sail commuters across Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
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Member News
TSS Earnslaw - Decarbonising and preserving 109 years of heritage
18 Oct 2021
A feasibility study is under way to investigate whether the TSS Earnslaw can become carbon neutral or carbon zero whilst conserving her proud heritage.
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