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As the call for sustainability and climate action intensifies, businesses have an important role to play in the safeguarding of our planets future. Deloitte can support your organisation on the journey to a carbon neutral, climate resilient future.

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From waste to worth

Each year, New Zealanders collectively waste around $1.17 billion on food that’s bought but never eaten. Even before reaching our shelves, 20–40% of fresh fruit and vegetables are discarded because they don’t meet consumer standards.

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Action needed to align growth of AI in Aotearoa with net-zero and nature-positive aspirations

Deloitte Global’s Powering artificial intelligence report explores the environmental footprint of Artificial Intelligence (AI) now and into the future. We have expanded the analysis and looked at what the implications are for us here in Aotearoa.

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Insights from Aotearoa New Zealand’s first cycle of climate reporting

The first round of climate reporting has surfaced the primary risks and opportunities that climate change and the low emissions economy transition will present for New Zealand entities.

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5 minute read

Why SMEs need to manage climate risk

Supply chains are the weakest link when it comes to climate vulnerability. For climate reporting entities such as banks, insurers, fund managers, and large listed issuers of debt and equity, this is problematic.

Perspective

7 minute read

Deloitte 2024 CxO Sustainability Report

The third edition of Deloitte's 2024 CxO Sustainability Report Survey over 2,100 executives across 27 countries on their views and strategies related to Sustainability and climate change, finding more organisations are increasing their Sustainability investments, as climate change continues to be one of the top three priorities for global C-suite level business leaders (CxOs).

Research

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Asia Pacific Mandatory Sustainability Reporting Series

Reporting regimes for sustainability draw on established foundations but cover new data and are complex and developing in scope.

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Work toward net zero in Asia Pacific

Today, 43% of the Asia Pacific workforce is employed in industries that are vulnerable to climate extremes and the economic transition to net zero. But if countries seize the decarbonisation opportunity through an active, coordinated net-zero transition, they could add $47 trillion to the region’s economies by 2070 and create 180 million jobs by 2050.

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5 minute read

Constructing New Zealand’s low-carbon economy

Climate change is having a significant impact on businesses, society, and individuals and it is increasingly understood a shift towards a low-carbon economy is needed. The construction sector will play a central role in this shift.

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7 minute read

Accelerating to zero

Tackling climate change in Aotearoa

With catastrophic and unpredictable weather patterns continuing to rock our planet, the onset of climate change is undeniable. Boots take to the streets to protest and placards are designed to provoke and inspire change. Yet this activity achieves little more than sparking conversation. Tangible change can only be achieved by taking actionable steps to meet the challenge.

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From the ground up

A locally developed solution to a global crisis

Here in Aotearoa, many organisations are falling short when it comes to tackling the climate crisis in our own back yard. This isn’t through inertia or a lack of purpose, but rather understanding how they embed sustainability into core business strategies, operations, and culture.

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