Kiwibank has become one of New Zealand’s early adopters of biodiversity credits, purchasing credits generated through Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari in partnership with Ekos. We asked them five questions about why.

A new international standard is changing how organisations think about sustainability. ISO/UNDP 53001:2026 provides a management system approach for the UN SDGs, and the Ekos Sustainable Pathway is designed to take you there.

Ekos CEO Sean Weaver recently joined actor and environmental advocate Benedict Cumberbatch in a joint interview on Seven Sharp, making the case for biodiversity credits as a credible and compelling investment in nature. The narrator noted that Ekos is the first New Zealand company to give this a go.

Ekos is pleased to announce a new partnership with McHugh & Shaw and Wildland Consultants Ltd to deliver BioCredita assurance for biodiversity credit projects in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Last week, we hosted a client webinar, Understanding Carbon Claims & Your Ekos Certification, exploring how organisations can communicate carbon claims clearly, credibly and in line with their Ekos certification. We have summarised the key topics discussed and added further practical guidance and detail.

For Tonkin + Taylor, sustainability is not a separate initiative. It is part of how the business operates, supports clients, and contributes to a better future. Achieving net zero carbon certification with Ekos reflects their commitment to taking meaningful climate action, continuously improving their carbon management practices, and creating positive environmental and social outcomes.

We’ve been asking clients the same question lately, and the answer comes back almost word for word every time: “Good, busy. Really busy, actually.” Here’s what we're hearing underneath it — and why the sustainability conversation and the good-business conversation are turning into the same conversation.

OPIS, A Dow Jones Company, has reported on Ekos CEO Sean Weaver's remarks at the UN's COP17 land and desertification summit in Mongolia, on how modest contribution claims could unlock private finance for nature.

The Press has reported on the growing case for a nature credit market in Aotearoa New Zealand, featuring Ekos and the Tākaka Hill Biodiversity Group Trust's pilot biodiversity credit project.

We recently received some exciting news. Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari has been named the top-selling biodiversity credit project globally for May 2026, accounting for 43% of total biodiversity credit sales worldwide — as reported by Carbon News and confirmed by Bloomlabs, a platform that analyses global biodiversity credit market transactions.

The Ekos team has been connecting with businesses and communities across Aotearoa. From Josh Leenhouwers sharing insights on energy resilience and decarbonisation in Nelson, to our Auckland team joining the Silverdale Business Well+Wise Expo, it’s been inspiring to see so many people exploring practical pathways towards a more sustainable future.

We’ve recently welcomed two fantastic new team members to Ekos. Shannon Gormley joins us as a Sustainability Consultant and Carla Araya as our Finance Administrator, bringing fresh expertise and perspectives as we continue to support businesses on their sustainability journeys.

Ekos is partnering with the Plan Vivo Foundation to support nature carbon project developers across multiple countries, providing business coaching to help community-led initiatives become financially viable while preserving their environmental and social values.

Climate change is no longer something for the future—it’s already shaping how businesses operate today. From extreme weather to rising costs and resource shortages, the impacts are real and growing. For organisations, this means one thing: climate risk is now part of doing business.

FSL Foods has been working with Ekos to measure and manage its emissions, strengthen sustainability practices, and improve data quality across the business. With a new purpose-built facility underway and sustainability embedded in long-term planning, FSL is taking practical steps towards a more resilient and sustainable future.

As Cristina begins a well-earned year-long sabbatical, we wanted to take a moment to say farewell—though thankfully, not for too long. While she’ll be missed, we’re excited for this next chapter and the experiences she’ll bring back with her. 

Ekos introduces Thundergrid, a new Upstream supplier delivering end-to-end EV charging and energy management solutions to help organisations reduce transport and operational emissions.

Guest writer Sam Lang of Groundshift explores how agroforestry, silvopasture and native regeneration can help New Zealand farmers boost profitability, resilience and ecological health as land management adapts to a changing climate.

HealthPost shares how partnering with Ekos gave them visibility into their carbon footprint, revealing freight as their biggest emissions source, and how solar power, sustainable packaging and native forest carbon credits support their Net Zero Carbon Certification.

Ekos’s internship programme has created hands-on sustainability and climate opportunities for over ten students, in partnership with the University of Canterbury and Victoria University of Wellington. Interns Marie Woida and Eva Manandhar share what they learned working on real forestry, emissions and biodiversity projects.