Sustainability
At Nui Markets, we believe that everyone has an important part to play in sustainability.
Our mission
It is our mission to promote sustainability in our operations, products and policies. We are committed to working closely with our customers and other stakeholders to ensure we maintain high-levels of efficiency and reliability for our platform and software solutions.
1 | Zero Carbon Business - Certification
Nui is proud to be certified Zero Carbon Business Operations with Ekos.
We have measured and offset the carbon footprint of our business operations for April 2021 to March 2022 with certified carbon credits. The footprint measures all business activities for the main office and remote offices in New Zealand and overseas. In compliance with the ISO Standard, we included all relevant direct and indirect emissions in this GHG inventory (scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions as defined below). The certification is valid for 12 months. These certified carbon credits are sourced from projects that grow and protect forests in New Zealand and help to deliver climate resilience, waterways protection, erosion control, biodiversity conservation and community economic development.
- Please download a copy of our latest Offset Certificate.
- Please write to us at info@nuimarkets.com to request a copy of our Carbon Inventory Report.
2 | Carbon benefits of our software
Nui software is cloud based which means it is more energy efficient and more carbon efficient than other on-premises solutions.
Studies by 451 Research have shown that AWS' infrastructure is 3.6 times more energy efficient than the median of U.S. enterprise data centers surveyed and up to five times more energy efficient than the average in Europe. 451 Research also found that AWS can lower customers' workload carbon footprints by nearly 80% compared to surveyed enterprise data centers, and up to 96% once AWS is powered with 100% renewable energy (2025 target). You can find more information on their website here.
3 | Environmental goals
At Nui Markets we have committed to the following goals related our environmental impact:
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Zero-waste
To landfill
By 2023
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Reduce
use of fossil fuels
In 2023/24
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Monitor
other Environmental Impacts
In 2023/24
4 | Community impact
The Nui team have been very busy getting involved in the community. Here are some of the projects we have supported in the last 12 months.
Projects supported through carbon offsetting
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Rarakau – New Zealand
The first rainforest carbon project in New Zealand - Protecting 738 ha of Māori-owned indigenous rainforest, allowing the indigenous Māori to keep it for conservation and cultural purposes. Click here to read more about it: https://www.planvivo.org/rarakau
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Rameka – New Zealand
Reforesting and protecting 93ha of indigenous forest in Mōhua (Golden Bay), Aotearoa. A community-based forest carbon project combined with public tracks for human-powered recreation. Click here to read more about it: https://ekos.co.nz/projects-rameka
Volunteering & Sponsorships
1 | Eat My Lunch
Nui Markets’ awesome staff were up at the crack of dawn to help Eat My Lunch in their mission to ensure that no child goes hungry at school.
2 | Sponsoring of junior debating team
Nui Markets is sponsoring an Auckland schools junior debating team.
3 | Sponsoring of local school sport teams
Nui Markets provided some sponsorship for the NZ U20s disc ultimate squad's recent trip to Wroclaw, Poland, for the junior world championship. Nui's COO Rebecca Swinson, attended as the manager of the Katipo team (U20 open).
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4 | Sustainable coffee habits
We kicked-off our goal to minimize landfill waste by making our coffee habits a bit more sustainable. These are our cool new Nui branded reusable coffee cups.
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5 | 700 Meals to local doctors and nurses
Ashley Honey, a member of Nui’s US team, set up a David Hoggins Challenge to show support for doctors and nurses during the pandemic. They ran 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 hours - raising enough to deliver meals to 700 local doctors and nurses.