From Vision to Reality: How climate positive certification boosts business success.

The Toitū climate positive programme is designed to drive more ambitious and transformational action for a zero carbon future.?Taking climate action offers numerous opportunities and the reality is that?not?taking climate action means a decreased likelihood of being able to successfully operate in a low-carbon economy.

Here's 7 benefits your business would see by going above and beyond for a positive future:

• Be a climate leader.?To limit warming to 1.5°C we need meaningful climate action led by companies like yours. This will empower peers, suppliers and citizens to follow suit, which can drive governments to take bolder action. Action taken now will also leave a positive legacy for rangatahi and future generations.
• Strengthen resilience.?Understanding and reducing your organisation’s emissions can address risks such as the disruption to supply chains and better understand the reduced viability of ‘traditional’ business models. We have seen these disruptions during the Covid-19 pandemic.
• Driving innovation.?Encouraging innovation and creating new opportunities can help establish your organisation as an industry leader. For example, developing and selling IP for new climate-friendly concepts or breaking into new markets.
• Boost profitability.?Reducing your climate impacts can help you reduce major inputs from energy, water use and raw materials, which in turn affect your profit margins.
• Enhance your organisation’s reputation while meeting market expectations.?Increasingly, people expect that the companies they purchase goods and services from are environmentally responsible. The climate positive programme develops trust in your position with measurable action, not just intentions.
• Be a science-backed organisation.?The Toitū climate positive programme is designed around what the science states to limit warming to 1.5°C and avoid the most severe effects of climate change. You will have the confidence of knowing that the action you take is backed by the latest science.
• Reduce the impact of regulatory uncertainty.?Regulations and legislation, both in Aotearoa and internationally, will likely mandate significant change in the way businesses operate in the coming years. Taking positive action now can prepare your business for changes to come.

Are you prepared to meet the climate positive challenge in the coming years? Find out more:?https://www.toitu.co.nz/what-we-offer/climate-positive-certification?utm_source=linkedin&utm_campaign=organic