We are committed to reducing our emissions in line with climate science

As the only wool scouring company in New Zealand with a world-leading process, we are compelled to do our bit towards reducing the emissions from our activities and helping limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C.

During 2022 we committed to reducing our scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 46% by 2030 from a 2019 base year which has been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The SBTi is a partnership between several global, sustainability focussed NGOs and non-profit organisations who share the joint goal of mobilising the private sector to take action on climate change.

We are already well on the way to achieving our short-term targets with several projects on our emissions reduction underway.

• At the Washdyke site, we are currently installing an 8 MW electrode boiler to replace the existing coal-fired boiler which provides steam to our process. Once this project is completed, there will be zero coal use throughout the entire business which will lead to GHG emissions reductions of up to 12,000 tonnes per year (44% of our total footprint). The installation of this system will be completed in early 2023 with commissioning planned for March.
• At the Awatoto site, we have plans to replace the existing natural gas-fired hot water boiler with a high temperature heat pump system. This fossil fuel free heat pump technology is highly efficient and will lead to GHG emissions savings up to 2050 tonnes per year (7% of our total footprint).
• At all three sites, Awatoto, Clive, and Washdyke, we are planning several heat recovery and energy efficiency projects which will lead to even further GHG emissions reductions.