Seeka sets its sights on being carbon neutral

Seeka sets its sights on being carbon neutral
Seeka is NZ's largest kiwifruit grower. (Image: Unsplash)
Rebecca Howard
New Zealand’s largest kiwifruit grower Seeka is on its way to being carbon neutral by 2050 but still plans to expand.“We operate in fast-growing industries, and we intend to continue expanding through a planned increase in New Zealand kiwifruit crops,” said chief executive Michael Franks.Against that backdrop, it is benchmarking intensity-based performance indicators to capture efficiency gains as the business grows.“We are measuring the carbon impact of fruit handled by Seeka which, at 50.7 tonnes of C02e per 100,000 cl...

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