POAL tackles climate change

Ports of Auckland has joined the Climate Leaders Coalition, along with 60 other New Zealand businesses, to help tackle climate change.

“Climate change is the issue of our time, and how we meet this challenge will define us. We can’t expect ‘the government’ to solve the problem alone, we all have to roll our sleeves up, get stuck in and fix this,” said Ports of Auckland chief executive Tony Gibson.

The goal of the new coalition is to help New Zealand transition to a low emissions economy and, in doing so, create a positive future for New Zealanders, business, and the economy. 

Together, the members of the coalition represent a variety of businesses from different industries, which contribute to nearly half of New Zealand’s emissions.

They have signed a joint statement, which commits their companies to action.

Ports of Auckland has set a goal to be a zero-emissions port by 2040.

"We have measured our emissions and become the first port in New Zealand to be CEMARS® certified. We have a plan to manage our emissions and have recently committed to set science-based emissions reductions targets through the Science-Based Targets initiative. We are the first port in the world to make this commitment," said the port. 

“It’s vital that businesses set individual goals, but by working in partnership we can achieve even more. The joint statement sets the agenda and will, I believe, result in significant change. I look forward to working with our partners and the Ports of Auckland team to reach our own ‘Zero Emissions by 2040’ goal and to help put New Zealand’s economy on a sustainable footing,” said Gibson.

Toyota, Z Energy and Vector are some of the other Kiwi businesses that are apart of the coalition. 

To find out more about the coalition and to find out who else is involved click here.