Sustainability - Year ended 30 June 2025

In our second year as a Toitū carbonreduce certified organisation under ISO 14064-1:2018 and Toitū requirements, Council focused on supporting the implementation of the Environmental Sustainability Strategy and strengthening the accuracy and completeness of emissions reporting.

Priorities and progress

Sustainability vision

‘Te Āraihaumaru as a kaitiaki (guardian) requires us to meet the needs of the present without compromising the resources of future generations’.

Council is mindful and deliberate as we evolve to become an organisation that normalises environmental sustainability in public protection.

Sustainability mission

'Protecting the environment as we carry out our mahi of protecting the public'.

We are committed to minimising Council’s impact on the environment as we carry out our mahi of public protection and will be guided by our organisational values.

Priorities and progress

During the year Council:

·       Supported the ongoing implementation of the Environmental Sustainability Strategy, with a focus on strengthening emissions reporting. 

·      Identified our key emissions sources and independently verified of our carbon impact for the year ended 30 June 2025.

·       Our impact was 564 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents (tCO2e).

·      Improved leased-premises emissions reporting by using apportioned shares of gas, electricity, water, and waste data from the lessor, rather than spend-based estimates.

Toitū carbonreduce certification

In our second year as a Toitū carbonreduce certified organisation under ISO 14064-1:2018 and Toitū requirements, Council focused on supporting the implementation of the Environmental Sustainability Strategy and strengthening the accuracy and completeness of emissions reporting.

Reported emissions increased by 83 tCO2e in 2025. This increase reflects improvements in how emissions are measured and reported, rather than a material change in underlying emissions. In particular, leased-premises emissions are now based on Council’s apportioned share of emissions from gas, electricity, water, and waste, as provided by the lessor, instead of spend-based estimates.

Improving data quality will remain a priority to ensure our emissions profile is robust. This stronger foundation positions Council to plan and implement targeted reduction initiatives in the years ahead.