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Certifications & Partnerships

We have:

ISO 14001 certification for our environmental management system and practices
Tertiary accreditation (the highest level) in the Accident Compensation Commission (ACC)’s programme for Workplace Safety Management Practices
External (Telarc) verification that our carbon–neutrality meets the requirements of the carboNZero^CertTMprogramme across all our sites, including Sirtrack at Havelock North

We are members of:

The EEO Trust
The New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development (NZBCSD)
BusinessNZ and the Sustainable Business Forum
Sustainable Business Network
New Zealand Green Building Council

We are supporters of:

The Public Service Association (PSA)’s Partnerships for Quality approach

Canterbury Earthquakes

Canterbury suffered three major, damaging earthquakes in September 2010, February and June 2011, as well as continuing aftershocks. These earthquakes interrupted work directly and have caused much tiredness and stress. Virtually all of our Lincoln staff (about half the organisation) have been affected in some way but they continue to be resilient and as dedicated to their work as always. The care and support demonstrated by staff across all our locations has been impressive and heart–warming – manaaki tangata in its truest sense. We continue to provide ongoing support for staff with damaged homes and disrupted lives.

One of our staff is a qualified member of the Urban Search and Rescue teams that worked so hard immediately following all the damaging quakes. Other staff helped through their Fire Service and Civil Defence roles. Many staff helped the Red Cross and other emergency relief groups, or simply shovelled silt and cleaned up houses. We are proud of our staff!

Our buildings stood up well, suffering relatively minor damage, and our ICT systems were kept functioning ensuring minimal physical disruption. We have been able to accommodate some staff from our partner organisations whose premises could not be occupied.