8th November 2022 Sustainability / WellingtonNZThe programme took participants through their environmental, cultural, social, and economic sustainability journeys.
4th November 2022 Air NZ / SustainabilityThe airline unveils its Mission Next Generation Aircraft accelerator programme, which it says will help it achieve its green goals.
27th October 2022 Air NZ / SustainabilityThe airline’s emissions are rising again following two years of consecutive drops due to the pandemic’s impacts on aviation.
20th October 2022 Sustainability / WIALWellington Airport has been ranked third in the world for sustainability in the 2022 GRESB Infrastructure Asset Benchmark Report.
19th October 2022 CIAL / SustainabilityChristchurch 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.
17th October 2022 RealNZ / SustainabilityLake Whakatipu’s TSS Earnslaw is turning 110-years-old and may soon have a new lease on life through a decarbonisation project.
11th October 2022 Sudima / SustainabilityThe facility will help the operator reduce emissions and improve sustainability across its hotels.
4th October 2022 Sustainability / WEFMonitoring sustainability and visitor empowerment are among the World Economic Forum’s new recommendations on tourism development.
4th October 2022 Holiday Parks / SustainabilitySummer 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.
21st September 2022 Air NZ / SustainabilityThe govt may have to step in to help make green aviation fuels more viable, says the airline’s sustainability manager.
6th September 2022 ITO / SustainabilityInbound tour operator Southern Travelnet has been named a Toitū Carbonreduce Certified Organisation.
2nd September 2022 Government / SustainabilityA rethink of tourism’s foundations and destination brand building are among the ways the govt plans to transform the industry.
30th August 2022 BYATA / SustainabilityBusinesses need to rethink their products and offer an immersion experience that connects people with nature and puts regenerative tourism first.
22nd August 2022 Pacific / SustainabilityThe 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.
4th August 2022 Sustainability / TBOPThe first cohort from TBOP’s Green Room Programme graduates after an intensive 12-weeks helped participants reduce, reuse and recycle.
1st August 2022 SustainabilityHotel 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.
21st June 2022 Awards / SustainabilityTwizel-based MenardsNZ Ecosanctuary Accommodation has picked up a sustainability and environmental award at the 2022 South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce Ara Business Excellence Awards.
27th May 2022 Stats NZ / SustainabilityThe most significant reduction in emissions was in air and space transport.
19th May 2022 DHC / SustainabilityDestination Coromandel has launched a regional industry-wide sustainability programme to help 200 businesses to reduce their environmental impact.
17th May 2022 Climate / SustainabilityPossible congestion charges and reduced reliance on inter-regional aviation have been proposed in a $1.2bn shakeup of transport.
26th April 2022 Booking.com / SustainabilityIndustry should create more sustainable options and make information more transparent for travellers, says Booking.com.
22nd April 2022 Recovery / SustainabilityThe effort highlights the need for operators working in vulnerable environments to become more sustainable.
22nd April 2022 Air NZ / SustainabilityAir New Zealand is backing a new effort to bring a fleet of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles as part of a car-sharing scheme.
22nd April 2022 Sustainability / TourwriterTourwriter will donate $1 to Trees That Count for every travel itinerary sold on its travel agency software platform.
21st April 2022 CIAL / SustainabilityChristchurch Airport says it has achieved climate positive operations in a “milestone” achievement, following its Airport Carbon Accreditation Level 4 in 2020.
21st April 2022 Government / SustainabilityThe Ministry for the Environment has released an updated guide on emissions measurement and reporting for organisations.
12th April 2022 SustainabilityThe Sustainable Business Network has launched a new online business-to-business Circular Economy Directory, enabling organisations to find innovative products and services.
6th April 2022 Sustainability / WebjetSolo travellers and millennials are the most likely to opt into carbon offset from their travels, according to new research from Webjet.
1st April 2022 Awards / Qualmark / Sustainability / Te PaeTe Pae Christchurch Convention Centre has received a Gold Sustainable Tourism Business Award from Qualmark.
22nd March 2022 Accommodation / SustainabilityOwen River Lodge has become the first NZ accommodation provider to achieve the B Corp certification.
3rd March 2022 Sustainability / TourwriterOnline 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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2nd November 2021 Hawke's Bay Airport / SustainabilityIt is ASB’s first sustainability linked loan, and comes with environmental, social and governance targets for the airport.
13th August 2021 CIAL / SustainabilityChristchurch International Airport and its chief executive Malcolm Johns have been named finalists in the 2021 Sustainable Business Awards.
30th July 2021 SustainabilityA dozen Wellington tourism businesses have been picked to take part in a pilot sustainability programme.
14th July 2021 Sustainability / TrainingWellingtonNZ aims to share lessons learned from programme with rest of New Zealand after pilot complete.
22nd June 2021 SustainabilityWaiheke’s EcoZip Adventures has contributed $8000 towards the purchase of 1400 native trees for planting in seven wetland areas across the island.
19th April 2021 Education / SustainabilityIn line with components in tertiary educational provider’s hospitality and tourism programmes.
15th March 2021 SustainabilityNew Zealand is “exemplary in resilience” and “leaders in regenerative tourism”, says a new global report.
2nd December 2020 SustainabilityWellingtonNZ is seeking a supplier to help the region’s tourism businesses to become carbon neutral.
25th November 2020 Airports / SustainabilityChristchurch Airport has become the first airport in the world to achieve the Airports Carbon Accreditation Level 4 certification from Airports Council International.
9th November 2020 Environment / SustainabilityWaiheke-based operator EcoZip Adventures has secured climate positive certification for the second consecutive year from not-for-profit Ekos.
3rd November 2020 Air NZ / SustainabilityAir New Zealand’s carbon emissions have reduced by 19% compared to 2019 levels.
2nd November 2020 Awards / SustainabilityThe operator was up for the Resilience in Crisis award for its Māori-focused environmentally friendly water catcher.
22nd October 2020 Bay of Plenty / SustainabilityIt is the first region in New Zealand to be named in the Green Destinations’ Top 100 Sustainable Destination list.
9th October 2020 Sustainability / TIAWhile New Zealand’s overall greenhouse gas emissions fell by 1.1% between 2007 and 2018, tourism emissions increased by 16.3%.
28th August 2020 Sustainability / TIAThe refreshed TSC set out 12 commitments and outlined actions businesses could take to build more resilient, engaged and sustainable organisations.
24th August 2020 Environment / SustainabilityNew Zealand’s tourism rethink needs to forget old economic systems and focus on human values if the sector has any hope of reviving.
19th August 2020 Hotels / SustainabilityThe Hotel Britomart will be the first 5 Green Star hotel in New Zealand, certified by the New Zealand Green Building Council.
17th July 2020 Conferences / SustainabilityResearchers from the University of Otago have outlined new measures that may reduce the carbon footprint of conference and events travel by up to 90%.
