Net zero certification:CCBC

The results are out! We were selected to provide Net Zero Certification for New Zealand’s 2024 Climate Change & Business Conference.

Carbon footprint analysis snapshots:
💡 Total per attendee emissions were 50.48kgCO2e
💡 Total daily operational emissions from the event were 14,385.65 kgCO2e
💡 Waste only contributed 0.04 tCO2e, with the conference team led by Alana Douglas and Fiona Driver taking steps to reduce waste including washing almost 600 lanyards! for reuse at next year's conference. 👏

Activities producing the highest portion of operational event emissions were Travel (77% of total emissions), Food & Beverage (12% of total emissions) and Accommodation (4% of total emissions).

In addition to taking measures to reduce conference emissions as far as possible, operational residual emissions were removed through a native forest project on a family-owned farm in Marlborough where the owners have committed large parts of their land to forest regeneration by covenanting it and reforesting 368 hectares.

The diverse native forest shelters an array of bird species, many types of trees, including podocarps like rimu, kahikatea, and matai, alongside kanuka and mānuka. 🌿

We’re proud to be supporting CCBC with Net Zero certification and carbon removals, and given knowledge is power, this data helps the team understand conference activity hot spots and track improvements over time.

Congratulations and thanks to the amazing partners Environmental Defence Society (EDS) Sustainable Business Council NZ Climate Leaders Coalition for building such a well attended and important event for the country. 🙏