Cawthron’s Sustainable Business Group helps businesses and communities on the sustainability pathway.

Our main services include:

Carbon footprinting and management

Carbon dioxide from fossil fuel use is one of the main causes of global climate change, and consumers are therefore increasingly expecting companies to minimise their carbon footprint.

Cawthron can help you to identify, measure and manage your business’s greenhouse gas emissions. This information can be reported in triple-bottom line reports, or can be used for internal management or certification.

We can also help you to understand and respond to the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme as part of a sustainability strategy for your business.

Sustainability assessments

We assist businesses with developments that rely on natural resources or require resource consents. Cawthron can help in the development, planning and permitting processes by providing expert impact assessment services (see also Coastal & Freshwater) and overview sustainability assessments.

We can also help you design new technologies for financial and environmental sustainability - see Technology for Sustainable Production.

Strategies for Sustainable Business and Communities

Many businesses get trapped in the reactive ‘compliance cycle’ resulting in a prolonged series of compliance ‘crises’. A key component of long-term company value is the ability to be pro-active about environmental management. Cawthron can assist this process by providing specialist advice that can lead to a Sustainable Business Plan or Eco-certification.

We also have expertise in Green Globe and other approaches to sustainable community plans. This, combined with our social research and community facilitation skills, can help you lead your community towards a more sustainable future.