Climate Change Te Kounga Paparangi
Change is here. From Aoraki,
across the high country, down
the awa, across wetlands to te
moana; the takiwā is changing.
Many of our marae, urupā and wāhi tapu are in low-lying coastal areas, exposed to rising sea levels and flooding. Our glaciers are melting and mahinga kai is becoming scarcer. Many of our taonga species are struggling to adapt and survive. Papatūānuku is hurting.
Our Climate Change Action Plan, Te Kounga Paparangi, incorporates our ancestral knowledge of kaitiakitaka and observations of recent changes in te taiao to set targets and pathways of change. These actions are guided by our overarching Climate Change Strategy Te Tāhū o te Whāriki (Anchoring the Foundations).
Our approach is founded in mātauraka and grounded in science. We are drawing on the wisdom of our tīpuna, while embracing innovation and experimentation to forge a path into the future.
Te Kounga Paparangi
Te Kounga Paparangi covers six key pou – greenhouse gas emissions, waste, water, biodiversity, marae and whānau resilience, and communications. It includes targets and actions plans for each of the operational areas of Ngāi Tahu Holdings and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. The pou are considered within business case analysis and operational decisions, and progress is tracked quarterly. The creation of Te Kounga Paparangi has helped deepen our understanding of climate change and sustainability, and to strengthen our commitment to positive change.
What Our Future Holds
Climate change creates both risks and opportunities for our operations. It demands that we remain adaptive, flexible and resilient, just like our ancestors.
Ngāi Tahu Holdings has completed a portfolio-level climate risk assessment, identifying key signals that could indicate long-term shifts in operating conditions. These include changes in domestic and international regulation, consumer preferences, and climatic conditions.
We also have bold and ambitious targets for the future. Here are a few things we’ve been working on:
· Supporting our marae with climate adaptation and resilience planning while creating a blueprint for rūnanga to implement plans in their own rohe.
· Supporting Mahika Kai projects in our takiwā with a focus on protection of indigenous knowledge.
· Supporting ecosystem rejuvenation initiatives within our business units and across the takiwā.
· Investing in agritech solutions to reduce impacts of methane, phosphate and ecoli.
· Installing recycling and composting solutions for even our most remote business operations as we work towards zero waste.
· Leveraging climate risk insights across our organisation to drive strategic planning.
The creation of Te Kounga Paparangi has helped deepen our understanding of climate change and sustainability, and to strengthen our commitment to positive change. Each business unit has been set Tiaki Targets covering water, waste, greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity. These are reported on quarterly and incorporated into business case analysis and decision making.
2050 Targets – A Snapshot
→ Become carbon neutral.
→ Work with Government on climate change impacts on Settlement assets, tribal lands, and resources.
→ Positively impact whānau affected by climate change.
→ Create a diverse and resilient asset base contributing positively to the world reflecting our social, environmental and Ngāi Tahutanga aspirations.
→ Implement initiatives to minimise environmental changes that impact Ngāi Tahu cultural identity.
→ Actively protect, restore and enhance abundant places and species.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Ngāi Tahu Group is committed to reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in line with the international science-based targets (SBTi) approach. Our targets are:
· to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions and employee commuting by 42 percent by 2030 (excluding ‘before the farm gate’ agricultural emissions’)
· for 67 percent of Scope 3 emissions suppliers to have externally verified emission reductions targets and plans.
· to reduce ‘before the farm gate’ agricultural emissions by 2030, specifically:
→ reduce emissions intensity of Fat and Protein Corrected Milk (FPCM) production from 1.08 to 0.81 FPCM
→ reduce emissions intensity of BEEF sold carcass weight production from 32.06 to 26.96kg
→ reduce emissions intensity of SHEEP sold carcass weight production from 34.13 to 23.89kg
Our largest source of GHG emissions is biogenic methane (herd count) on our farming operations, accounting for around 50 percent of emissions across Ngāi Tahu Group. Other significant emissions sources are external investments, fuel use, fertilisers, and international air freight. Our base reporting year is FY22.
Scope 1 – Direct Emissions: GHG emissions from the Group’s owned and controlled sources, including enteric fermentation from livestock, fuel, fertiliser, and refrigerants.
Scope 2 – Indirect Emissions from purchased energy: GHG emissions from Group electricity use.
Scope 3 – Indirect Value Chain Emissions: GHG emissions from assets not owned or controlled by the Group. These include freight, business travel, contractor fuel, and waste.
How to use this map
Click on the dots below to find details of a business unit’s emissions. Note that some dots contain multiple business units – use the arrows in the pop-out box to scroll through the locations.
Managing Our Risk
Ngāi Tahu management regularly reviews and reports on business risks, including climate change-related matters. These risks are then reviewed by leadership and our Boards and incorporated into planning and strategy.
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