Low carbon businesses are productive, cost-efficient and consumer-friendly.
Where will you take climate action?
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Get started
Running a more profitable, climate-friendly business starts with a plan.
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Moving people
Make small changes to your business fleet and you'll drive down fuel cost - and emissions.
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Moving goods
Choose smart ways to move your goods or products, and watch the costs go down.
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On site
Discover smart ways to operate a more profitable, lower emission site.
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In the office
Check out our steps to a lower cost, more efficient office.
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Product design
Cut your carbon footprint significantly by changing up how you design, make, and package your product.
Open for climate friendly business
Tap into the 3 million Kiwis seeking business on the #RightSideNZ.
Businesses account for about 40% of our energy-related emissions — and our research shows that 82% of New Zealand consumers want businesses to do more to reduce their environmental impact. Our latest campaign is about encouraging Kiwi businesses to be more climate-friendly.
Ways to boost your business
Explore these high impact ways to push your business towards a thriving, low emissions economy.
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Applications open
The Government Investment in Decarbonising Industry (GIDI) Process Heat Contestable Fund - Round 4 is now live. Requests for proposals must be received by August 4, 2022.
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Assess fleet TCO
Find out how a low emission vehicle might reduce your transport costs, and emissions, across the total cost of ownership of the vehicle.
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Plug-in to electric vehicles
Lead the pack – and save running costs – by switching up your business fleet.
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Get better fuel economy today
Easy tips to go further with your fuel – and reduce your climate changing emissions.
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Choose the right lighting
Clever design and technology could save your business up to 40% of the energy it uses for lighting.
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Get co-funding and support
Find out if EECA's business co-funding opportunities could help your decarbonisation journey.
Assess your impact
The Climate Action Toolbox is a free and easy-to-use tool specifically for small-medium businesses. Get tailored advice and support to get started on your climate action journey, and connect with the best information, tools and resources to get support.
Change is collective
Business stories
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Transitioning to a low-emissions future
3 June 2022
Laying down a plan for emissions reduction in New Zealand.
- Low carbon choices
- Living Gen Less
- Co-funding
- Emission reduction
- Low emission transport
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Climate response: ecostore tackles the impact of its bottles
1 March 2022
ecostore is reducing its carbon emissions and cutting down on single-use plastics through its bottle refill and plastic return programmes.
- Low carbon choices
- Working Gen Less
- Sustainable products
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EECA graduate targets energy savings for AUT
27 May 2021
AUT has a goal to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by 2025 - and they're well underway. We talk to EECA energy graduate, James Logie, about life as an AUT Energy Efficiency Officer.
- Emission reduction
- Energy management