Carbon Catch-up: Explore the NZX50’s carbon emissions data

Carbon Catch-up: Explore the NZX50’s carbon emissions data
More emissions data doesn’t always equate to more clarity. (Image: NZME)
Murray Jones
As regulations tighten, big companies are publishing more detailed and accurate carbon emissions data. But does this abundance of information mean we might be at risk of climate disclosure fatigue?One chief executive of a New Zealand Exchange-listed (NZX) company recently complained at its AGM about the lack of questions from investors about sustainability. A leading chief financial officer joked to a BusinessDesk reporter that they would buy us a bottle of wine if we could find anyone who had read their climate disclosure document.At Busi...

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