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.

Ekos reflects on the Wao Summit in Wanaka and Queenstown, where conversations covered biodiversity credits, carbon reporting, and the practical steps businesses need to build credible, scalable climate solutions.

Ekos’s BioCredita programme has passed a world-first verification against new global integrity standards for biodiversity credits, developed with support from the UNDP - a milestone CEO Sean Weaver says will boost buyer confidence and funding for conservation.

Ekos launches Forever Forests, a new way to grow your own carbon forest. Listen to the webinar podcast to hear the full story behind the launch and how it supports climate action built on integrity and collaboration.

Ekos’s Sustainability Consulting and Nature-Based Solutions teams look back on a year of launching BioCredita and Ekos Forever Forests, advancing climate risk practice, and deepening partnerships across Aotearoa’s carbon and nature sectors.

Daniela Ramirez, NCC Senior Climate Advisor and Technical Advisor on the Ekos Kamahi board, reports from COP30 in Belém, Brazil.

Introducing the Climate Resilience Report from Ekos: a concise tool to help organisations understand their climate risks and opportunities and inform leadership decisions and strategic planning for a low-carbon future.

Ekos is proud to introduce Ekos Forever Forests Limited, a new joint venture helping build high-integrity, long-term carbon removal projects in Aotearoa New Zealand.