Our sustainability performance
Dryland biodiversity fieldwork
Our Approach
Our approach to sustainability (corporate social responsibility or CSR) goes beyond the focus on science for sustainable national outcomes to how we do business, how we engage with our staff and external stakeholders, and how we add value to society and the natural environment.
Our Sustainability Policy, Guiding Philosophy and Code of Ethics Policy apply to all staff, senior executive managers and directors. Our compliance management systems are strongly focused on best practice and continually monitoring and improving performance. We have maintained ISO 14001 environmental certification for many years; similarly our tertiary level (highest) rating for Workplace Safety Management Practices. We also seek to assess and proactively manage future risk from (for example) environmental legislation, climate change, increasingly competitive global markets for talented staff, and issues that could damage our integrity and reputation.
This report presents key highlights that illustrate the breadth and impacts of our research, stakeholder engagement, business development initiatives, and operational activities. We provide considerably more sustainability performance information and KPI detail on our web pages, including invited ‘thinkpieces’, the role of matāuranga Māori in sustainability frameworks, and a wealth of connections to our research. www.landcareresearch.co.nz/sustainability