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What is GreenFleet?
a set of tools to help businesses:
• Reduce emissions,• Improve transport efficiency
• Reduce transport costs
• Offset emissions through tree planting.
The programme gives access to an array of useful, easy-to-use services and tools including Carculate Vehicle Procurement Tool, Carbon4Good Offsets, Adviceline and the ACE Carbon Calculator.
The tools are available to SBN members and non-members.
Links to GreenFleet Tools
Sustainable Transport Action
Drivers that drive responsibly will save your company damage, fuel, and servicing costs as well as having the potential to reduce fleet insurance premiums.
If you've got a fleet out on the road there will always be associated risks.
Research has shown that the ability to drive economically is prevented by a lack of understanding and a lack of the appropriate skills and techniques. Fortunately sustainable driver training programs like those offered by SharpDrive, Ecodriver, or SurePlan are becoming more readily available to businesses in New Zealand.
The Honda TreeFund was developed to assist in the restoration of bio-diversity. It provides an opportunity for customers to become involved in the greening of their own local community and encourage local bio-diversity.
For a business that literally runs on its ability to visit clients face to face across New Zealand, it’s absolutely vital to keep a mobile sales force humming along. Committed to reducing its environmental impact and reduce fuel costs, Hachette NZ called on GreenFleet.
The Ask an Expert Adviceline is a free service for SBN members and GreenFleet participants and provides access to advice from some of New Zealand's top sustainability experts. SBN has amalgamated a panel of specialists from within the organisation, as well as from a number of expert partners, who are able to provide a response or else source the information for you. Whether you're seeking recommendations for a recycling provider, or unsure of what you should be including in your emissions calculations, contact us with any sustainability question relating to your business.
Flying on an occasional basis can add up to more CO2 emissions than the rest of your personal life combined. Even if your conscience has been overcome and you still need to board that flight to a meeting in an exotic and far-flung location, there are a few measures you can take to help reduce the impact.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipping activities are significant and account for about 600-800m tonnes of carbon dioxide, or 5% of global emissions. This was more than double those from aviation and about twice that generated by the whole UK.
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GreenFleet plants trees to help offset vehicle emissions based on how many vehicles you have, how big they are and how far they are driven each year. For more information on tree planting click here.
Changes in your fleet? Let us know what they are so we can make sure we plant the correct number of trees. Click here to do this online or contact Mark Roberts mark@sustainable.org.nz, phone 09 826 0954
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Events
In February, Bike Wise is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with a new approach and a few exciting changes to Bike Wise Month.
Determining the future of sustainability reporting.
Led by international keynotes from Nick Ridehalgh (IIRC) and Jo Cain (Beca Australia), and featuring local speakers from KPMG, Landcare Research, Meridian Energy and Armiliary Private Capital, this is your chance to discuss whether IR can be the change in reporting our changing world needs.
Fancy a local street picnic this Sunday? Or perhaps a quality day at home with the family or friends. What ever you do, leave the car at home and find more creative ways to get from A to B. Why? Because it’s It’s Car Free Sunday – the opportunity to experience life and transport without using oil. Car Free Sunday has been organised as a positive, proactive response to the Tauranga Oil Spill.
Winter is a great season for car-pooling. Imagine jumping into someone else’s nice warm car rather than trying to defrost your own windscreen each morning!
Contact Us
Phone
DDI: 09 826 0954
Mobile: 021 646092
Email: greenfleet@sustainable.org.nz
Postal
PO Box 15677
New Lynn, Waitakere, 0640 NZ
Physical
Level 1
3067 Great North Road,
New Lynn, Waitakere, NZ
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News
Toyota New Zealand has published its fourth biennial sustainability report, which for the first time has been externally assured by independent experts KPMG to a B+ level under the Global Reporting Initiative framework.
The levels of technology and sophistication continue to impress as Honda offers yet another step in the distinguished Civic story.
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The world is locking itself into an unsustainable energy future which would have far-reaching consequences, IEA warns in its latest World Energy Outlook.
You know a car technology is totally mainstream when they start putting it in sports cars. Honda's IMA technology is now available in the CRZ sports coupe.
tHE COMMUtE transport zone at the SBN Sustainable City Showcase provided a lineup of the latest in sustainable transport modes in New Zealand. From ridesharing to electric cars and bikes, a wide range of intiatives and products were on show.
Toyota’s new Yaris hatchback offers New Zealand drivers a combination of lively driving performance, agility, fuel economy and safety for fun, stress free city driving.
Drive safer. Drive Smarter. With SharpDrive, you are making the choice to be a responsible driver. They are all about making New Zealand roads safer for everyone who uses them.
84 volunteers have planted over 1,450 native trees and plants in the latest Honda TreeFund initiatives in Hawke’s Bay, Karamea Estuary and Petone Beach.
The plantings were made possible following financial contributions from the Honda TreeFund, which funds the planting of 13 native trees for every new car sold by the company. The trees are planted locally in the customers’ purchase region by the local council, Honda staff and their customers. Nationally more than 460,000 trees have been funded. The British Oxygen Company also financially contributed to the initiative.
Did you know the world’s longest traffic hold-up was between Paris and Lyon on the French Autoroute in 1980. It consisted of about 18 million cars and was 179 kilometers long—that’s about the distance from Christchurch to Timaru! Car sharing is an excellent way to prevent traffic hold-ups.