Sustainability

We're all about growing good.

What’s good for our business must be good for our community and good for our living planet—triple bottom line success. Beyond doing our bit within our company, we dedicate time to grassroots initiatives and draw constant inspiration from the planetary stewardship of our wonderful clients. We also provide free Carbon Footprint Workshops, and we’re proud to be both a B Corp and a Sustainable Business Network Impact Investor.

Grassroots charitable support

Wao Aotearoa

Wānaka director Darrin spent five years on the board of Wao, a charitable trust that aims to educate, inspire and enable New Zealand communities to accelerate towards a carbon-zero, regenerative future and beyond. Greenhawk also supports Wao’s epic mahi by providing free accounting services.

Wao’s headline event, the week-long Wao Summit, is a 360-degree approach to creating and fostering tangible, social and environmental change.

Learn more about Wao here.

Protect our Winters

Protect Our Winters Aotearoa connects passionate outdoor enthusiasts and everyone who loves and needs winter to generate positive climate outcomes. POW focuses on educational initiatives and community-based empowerment to protect New Zealand’s’ alpine environment from the damaging effects of climate change, for the benefit of all New Zealanders and future generations.

Greenhawk supports POW’s wonderful work by providing free accounting services.

Learn more about POW (and become a member!) here.

Two POW members ski touring with Aoraki Mt Cool in the background

Doing our bit within Greenhawk

Here’s a snapshot of our efforts in support of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. We’re committed to continuous improvement!

Decarbonisation – in line with the Paris Agreement, we committed to reducing our greenhouse gas emissions by 50%, in comparison to our base year (FY20), by 2030. As you can see in our fifth annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report, we have met and surpassed this target already. Our FY 24 emissions intensity was down 67% compared to our base year. Now to continue our efforts as we continue to grow.
Community wellbeing – maintaining positive mental health can be a challenge for ‘always-on’ business owners. We offer free finance training sessions to local owners, with the aim of reduce some of their business stress by improving their financial knowledge.
Waste minimisation – we limit the purchase of products that are not recyclable and avoid purchasing items that are, to cut down on the energy used in the recycling process. We compost all of our office food scraps. Oink.
Biodiversity restoration – we support native habitat restoration in Wānaka through donations and volunteering with Te Kākano Aotearoa Trust.

For full details, see our latest Business for Good report.

Free Carbon Footprint Workshops

We’re all about accelerating Kiwi businesses towards carbon neutrality, which is why we regularly host free workshops to help our clients and community get started on their journey.

Check out our Carbon Kickstart Workshops.

Certified B Corp

Wahoo—we’re officially a B Corp! Certified B Corporations, or B Corps, are companies that meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability.

Learn what makes Greenhawk a B Corp.

Sustainable Business Network

We’re proud to be part of the Sustainable Business Network (SBN) – a collection of hundreds of organisations and individuals, working together to act on climate, waste and nature regeneration.

Learn more about SBN.

Inspiring clients

We’re fortunate to work with many clients who are leading the sustainability charge. Check out some of the folks who provide a whole lot of inspiration for our team.

Let's grow good together.

We love working with like-minded folk! To chat through how we could help your business, leave us a message using this form, call us on 0800 422 526, or email us on [email protected].