Carbon Catch-up: Nowhere fast or somewhere slowly?

Carbon Catch-up: Nowhere fast or somewhere slowly?
The electric boiler at Mataura Valley Milk (MVM) in Southland is eliminating about 22,000 tCO2e annually. (Image: Supplied)
Murray Jones
Everybody wants to say they are making strides in their sustainability journey. But how are New Zealand’s largest emitters progressing with reducing their carbon output?At BusinessDesk, we have collated the data from the 50 most valuable companies on the NZ Exchange (NZX) to try to understand. Overall, 12 of the 50 increased their direct emissions (Scope 1 and 2) compared to last year. Accounting for Scope 3, 22 have increased their overall emissions. Notably, Genesis (127%), Contact (79%) and Freightways (157%) have significant...

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