by Chris Hargreaves | Jun 22, 2022 | Carbon Neutral, COP26, Sustainable Business
The release of New Zealand’s first Emissions Reduction Plan sets new urgency around our country’s transition to a carbon-zero future and means slashing 11.5 million tonnes of carbon equivalent off our emissions by 2025. The plan reveals how the Government will meet...
by Chris Hargreaves | May 26, 2022 | Carbon Neutral, Solar plan, solar power, Sustainable Business
It’s cheap, it’s reliable and it’s not running out anytime soon. So the burning question remains – why isn’t commercial solar as hot as… well, the sun? Today, the business case for solar is becoming more and more compelling when it comes to commercial use. It’s...
by DavidSpratt | May 3, 2022 | Carbon Neutral, COP26, Energy, IoT, Sustainable Business
A recent Microsoft report on New Zealand’s sustainability performance shows that more than three quarters of NZ businesses now have carbon reduction plans and policies. But that’s where the green wave crashes into a wall – and uncertainty about costs is a major...
by DavidSpratt | Apr 21, 2022 | Analytics, Planet Spratt, Sustainable Business
Part Three of Planet Spratt’s Journey to Sustainability The tragedy of the commons is an economic problem in which every individual has an incentive to consume a resource, but at the expense of every other individual—with no way to exclude anyone from consuming....
by Chris Hargreaves | Mar 26, 2022 | Carbon Neutral, Earth Day, Sustainable Business
Today’s Earth Hour (Saturday 26 March, 8.30 – 9.30pm NZ time) again puts climate action into the spotlight – but a recent MYOB survey highlights that while there’s strong support for climate action among SMEs, many are confused about how to progress. Earth Hour, which...
by DavidSpratt | Mar 24, 2022 | Carbon Neutral, Planet Spratt, Sustainable Business
A Journey to Sustainability with Planet Spratt Jims Arboretum Legacy “If a thousand years were to pass in a second what would be left of us?” The Dig – Movie I read somewhere that the best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The next best time is today. Autumn...
