Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • NZBusiness+Management

    CLEAN, GREEN HOME-GROWN SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES

    Jan 20, 2022 5 minutes

    In the wake of November 2021’s COP26 conference when carbon emissions and climate change issues dominated the global media, Management set out to see what initiatives New Zealand-based companies were undertaking. Here are three that caught our attention.

    NZ’S LARGEST-EVER SUSTAINABLE REFINANCING

    Metlifecare announced late in 2021 that it had completed a refinancing of the company’s bank loan facilities into Sustainability-Linked Loan facilities tied to “ambitious social and environmental goals.”

    A statement from the retirement village owner says the $1.25 billion Sustainability-Linked Loan comprises $600m of existing debt and $650m new debt, and “makes Metlifecare the first operator in the New Zealand and Australian retirement village and aged care sector to be fully debt funded by sustainable financing.”

    It says the announcement follows Metlifecare’s earlier designation of its existing listed

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from NZBusiness and Management

    NZBusiness and Management1 min read
    Call For Better Public Sector Performance
    A new report by The New Zealand Initiative documents the grounds for concern about the public sector's performance, calling for those in charge to step up to learn from betterperforming countries. The research note, titled Public Service Bloat – The
    NZBusiness and Management3 min readLeadership
    Emotional Intelligence For 21st Century Leaders
    Twenty-five years after psychologist and author Daniel Goleman brought the term ‘Emotional Intelligence’ (EQ) to a wide audience with his 1995 book of the same name, EQ remains an essential skill for good leadership. Simply put, EQ is the ability to
    NZBusiness and Management2 min read
    Playing The ‘Don't Run Out Of Money’ Game
    Let's start with a thought experiment. Picture this: I've just handed you $100,000. Not in a suitcase. I just stood in front of you and physically handed you brick after brick of one-hundred-dollar notes, banded together. Cold hard cash. Stop thinkin

    Related Books & Audiobooks