The programme took participants through their environmental, cultural, social, and economic sustainability journeys.
The airline unveils its Mission Next Generation Aircraft accelerator programme, which it says will help it achieve its green goals.
The airline’s emissions are rising again following two years of consecutive drops due to the pandemic’s impacts on aviation.
Wellington Airport has been ranked third in the world for sustainability in the 2022 GRESB Infrastructure Asset Benchmark Report.
Christchurch and Hamburg Airports have embarked on a joint partnership to develop infrastructure for the use of green hydrogen in aviation for both ground vehicles and aircraft propulsion systems.
Lake Whakatipu’s TSS Earnslaw is turning 110-years-old and may soon have a new lease on life through a decarbonisation project.
The facility will help the operator reduce emissions and improve sustainability across its hotels.
Monitoring sustainability and visitor empowerment are among the World Economic Forum’s new recommendations on tourism development.
Summer bookings are coming in thick and fast at Tasman Holiday Park Te Anau – and visitors are already seeing first-hand how the operator is creating a sustainable future for guests – and the business.
The govt may have to step in to help make green aviation fuels more viable, says the airline’s sustainability manager.
Inbound tour operator Southern Travelnet has been named a Toitū Carbonreduce Certified Organisation.
A rethink of tourism’s foundations and destination brand building are among the ways the govt plans to transform the industry.
Businesses need to rethink their products and offer an immersion experience that connects people with nature and puts regenerative tourism first.
The development of more sustainability-focused tourism offerings in Pacific nations is amongst the options being considered by the government in its International Climate Finance Strategy.
The first cohort from TBOP’s Green Room Programme graduates after an intensive 12-weeks helped participants reduce, reuse and recycle.
Hotel Britomart has released its first sustainability report since it was rated the country’s first 5 Green Star hotel by the NZ Green Building Council.
Twizel-based MenardsNZ Ecosanctuary Accommodation has picked up a sustainability and environmental award at the 2022 South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce Ara Business Excellence Awards.
The most significant reduction in emissions was in air and space transport.
Destination Coromandel has launched a regional industry-wide sustainability programme to help 200 businesses to reduce their environmental impact.
Possible congestion charges and reduced reliance on inter-regional aviation have been proposed in a $1.2bn shakeup of transport.
Industry should create more sustainable options and make information more transparent for travellers, says Booking.com.
The effort highlights the need for operators working in vulnerable environments to become more sustainable.
Air New Zealand is backing a new effort to bring a fleet of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles as part of a car-sharing scheme.
Tourwriter will donate $1 to Trees That Count for every travel itinerary sold on its travel agency software platform.
Christchurch Airport says it has achieved climate positive operations in a “milestone” achievement, following its Airport Carbon Accreditation Level 4 in 2020.
The Ministry for the Environment has released an updated guide on emissions measurement and reporting for organisations.
The Sustainable Business Network has launched a new online business-to-business Circular Economy Directory, enabling organisations to find innovative products and services.
Solo travellers and millennials are the most likely to opt into carbon offset from their travels, according to new research from Webjet.
Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre has received a Gold Sustainable Tourism Business Award from Qualmark.
Owen River Lodge has become the first NZ accommodation provider to achieve the B Corp certification.
Online travel itinerary platform Tourwriter has launched a Better Travel Manifesto, aimed at encouraging the travel industry to consider its role in a sustainable future for tourism.
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It is ASB’s first sustainability linked loan, and comes with environmental, social and governance targets for the airport.
Christchurch International Airport and its chief executive Malcolm Johns have been named finalists in the 2021 Sustainable Business Awards.
A dozen Wellington tourism businesses have been picked to take part in a pilot sustainability programme.
WellingtonNZ aims to share lessons learned from programme with rest of New Zealand after pilot complete.
Waiheke’s EcoZip Adventures has contributed $8000 towards the purchase of 1400 native trees for planting in seven wetland areas across the island.
In line with components in tertiary educational provider’s hospitality and tourism programmes.
New Zealand is “exemplary in resilience” and “leaders in regenerative tourism”, says a new global report.
WellingtonNZ is seeking a supplier to help the region’s tourism businesses to become carbon neutral.
Christchurch Airport has become the first airport in the world to achieve the Airports Carbon Accreditation Level 4 certification from Airports Council International.
Waiheke-based operator EcoZip Adventures has secured climate positive certification for the second consecutive year from not-for-profit Ekos.
Air New Zealand’s carbon emissions have reduced by 19% compared to 2019 levels.
The operator was up for the Resilience in Crisis award for its Māori-focused environmentally friendly water catcher.
It is the first region in New Zealand to be named in the Green Destinations’ Top 100 Sustainable Destination list.
While New Zealand’s overall greenhouse gas emissions fell by 1.1% between 2007 and 2018, tourism emissions increased by 16.3%.
The refreshed TSC set out 12 commitments and outlined actions businesses could take to build more resilient, engaged and sustainable organisations.
New Zealand’s tourism rethink needs to forget old economic systems and focus on human values if the sector has any hope of reviving.
The Hotel Britomart will be the first 5 Green Star hotel in New Zealand, certified by the New Zealand Green Building Council.
Researchers from the University of Otago have outlined new measures that may reduce the carbon footprint of conference and events travel by up to 90%.