Environment ‘under serious threat’ in NZ, could cost export dollars

Environment ‘under serious threat’ in NZ, could cost export dollars
A new report reveals 80% of NZ exports are set to be hit by global green rules. (Image: Getty)
Dileepa Fonseka
A new report by Chapman Tripp, commissioned by the Aotearoa Circle, shows environmental and carbon emissions disclosure rules will cover most of New Zealand’s exports – if they aren’t already.The report’s authors, Chapman Tripp partners Nicola Swann, Alana Lampitt and Kate Wilson Butler, have estimated that 80% of NZ’s exports are going to countries with mandatory climate-related disclosures (CRD), either planned or already in place. Carbon-related costs will also be directly imposed on exporters, with 40% of...

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