There are many resources available for business owners interested in learning more about what a changing climate might mean for their business and what actions they can take to prepare.
Priority One, the Western Bay of Plenty’s economic development organisation has a host of resources specifically compiled for business on their sustainability project page, including a decarbonisation programme. Tourism Bay of Plenty also runs a programme which supports the Coastal Bay of Plenty’s visitor sector to work towards a net zero carbon and regenerative future. Find out more about the Green Room | Te Rūma Kākāriki on the Tourism Bay of Plenty website.
To help with building understanding what climate change might mean for your community and what the options are for responding to these changes, NIWA has developed an education resource hub. They have also developed interactive “serious games” which give a framework for thinking about decision-making on a holistic, all-of-community level.
Other research into meaningful action that communities and businesses can take to reduce the impacts of climate change include Rewiring Aotearoa and the National Science Challenges. The National Science Challenges are cross-disciplinary, mission-led programmes designed to tackle New Zealand’s biggest science-based challenges and opportunities and are a great resource for anyone from researchers and Hapū and Iwi to farm advisors and agribusiness.
