Green is the new black

Zero Carbon Bill: Five businesses on the road to a greener future

By Findlay Buchanan

It’s been a big week for environmental news. Earlier this week, the UN revealed the most comprehensive health update of our planet to date. The results were painful, yet unsurprising – one million species are at risk of extinction, the biomass of wild mammals has fallen by 82 percent and land degradation has starved the productivity of 23 percent of global land. Then, the New Zealand government unveiled a timely 30 year climate change plan – the Zero Carbon Bill, which plans to stabilise climate change, by setting targets to reduce our greenhouse gas and methane emissions. In light of the new vision, here's our round-up of five businesses and social enterprises already pedalling towards the zero carbon bill, and beyond.