Kia ora, and welcome to our first newsletter of the year (yes, we know it’s April!).
It’s been a busy and exciting start behind the scenes at Ekos so, here a quick update on what we’ve been up to lately, get in contact if you have any question on any of it. We’re looking forward to sharing more with you throughout the year.
HealthPost: Case Study
Driven by a commitment to people and planet, HealthPost reflects on six years of measuring and managing emissions with Ekos — tackling freight, improving data quality, and building a genuinely low‑carbon future.
As climate and economic pressures grow, Sam Lang examines how innovative land management — from soil health to agroforestry — can unlock resilience, carbon value, and ecological gains for farming businesses.
Partner Spotlight: Enabling Electrification with Thundergrid
We’re welcoming Thundergrid as a new Upstream partner, supporting practical electrification through EV charging and energy management — with referrals also contributing to environmental and social impact initiatives.
The CUE Haven Native Forest Carbon Project shows what’s possible when community and climate action come together — restoring wetlands and native forest while generating carbon finance to protect this special place long term.
It’s not goodbye, just see you soon — as Cristina heads off on a year‑long sabbatical, we celebrate her meaningful contributions to sustainability and look forward to the experiences she’ll bring back with her.
In March 2026 Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari was listed as the second largest project in biodiversity credit sales (Source: BloomLabs).
Changes to ETS cost-recovery
Proposed changes to ETS cost-recovery settings in mid-2026 read here.
Nine to Noon podcast episode
‘Could biodiversity credits be a pathway to get more money going into conservation work on private land?' - Listen to the Nine to Noon podcast episode here with Sean Weaver and Helen Hughes discussing Biodiversity Credits.
Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari
'Sanctuary Mountain turns to biodiversity credits to keep out the stoats and possums' Read here at Business Desk Environment (paywall).
