What is GreenFleet?
a set of tools to help businesses:
• Reduce emissions,
• Improve transport efficiency
• Reduce transport costs
• Offset emissions through tree planting.
QUICK LINKS TO GREENFLEET TOOLS...
GreenFleet Tree Planting to offset carbon emissions
GreenFleet Vehicle Procurement Tool
Sustainable Transport Action
It is very important to check your tyre pressures on a regular basis. You can save petrol as well as maintain the proper handling of your vehicle. Look below to find an instructional video and even more details about this simple process. And remember, if you have any issues, a local tyre shop can help you!
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.
Everything you wanted to know about riding to work ... but were afraid to ask!
The question of petrol vs diesel and the environment is often debated. Honda's Graeme Seymour sheds his perspective on the issue.
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.
Transport and vehicles are one of the categories on Greenlist, the World’s first Product and Services Directory where listings are compared with sustainable principles.
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.
Choosing the right vehicle for the job makes a big difference in improving overall fuel efficiency and safety, and reducing environmental impacts. But making sense of the various sources of data on vehicles can make this a difficult job. The GreenFleet Vehicle Procurement Tool enables all vehicle buyers to compare their potential choices by bringing together the variety of vehicle information sources such as Rightcar and manufacturers' own data, to give an 'apples-with-apples' comparison.
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GreenFleet plants trees to help offset vehicle emissions based on 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. To Join GreenFleet, click the button below.
Events
Honda invite SBN members to a special advance viewing of the all new Honda Insight.
The Insight is Honda’s newest hatchback vehicle and features a IMA Hybrid engine, providing exceptional fuel economy and ultra low emissions.
Date: - Friday September 17th
Location: Kaipatiki Project Environment Centre
Time: 1:00 pm
The aim is simple: to get every bike in Auckland that is not working out of garages, storage etc to get fixed up and on the road.
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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
With a motivated band of approximately 30 people, made up of some of Bay of Plenty’s GreenFleet members along with the helping hands of Garden Art and under the watchful eye of Tauranga City Council Craig Fea, close to 3000 trees have planted in the Kopurererua Valley.
Lexus has developed the Eco-Vehicle Assessment System (Eco-VAS) to evaluate the impact of a vehicle on the environment and society, throughout its lifecycle.
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GreenFleet in conjunction with the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) are offering free vehicle Fleet Check reviews for fleets up to 50 vehicles. The reviews use EECA’s process for auditing vehicle fleets and are based on EECA’s fleet management guidelines “EconoDrive”.
Catalyst R&D have released a new version of their popular Annual Carbon Emission Calculator (ACE) tool. The latest version of ACE (ACE 2009) includes the latest emission factors and vehicle efficiency rates.
Biofuels have graduated from the garage and are now part of the mainstream fuel supply. John Van der Beek of NZ Ester Fuels outlines some of the benefits that have led to the growth of biofuel supply and demand.