Join us on our Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Journey

Capital expenditure

• VEHICLES – Kenai investigated the current carbon footprint of Utes in the market including hybrids on offer.  We chose the lowest carbon footprint with the most fuel-efficient vehicles. This meant we went with a mix of Utes and cars. We’ll continue to monitor our of emissions through our vehicle management system to further inform our fleets fuel efficiency.   

• ELECTRIC EXCAVATOR – We chose the JCB 19C-1E Mini Excavator because it is suitable for urban job sites and noise-sensitive and emissions-sensitive environments such as hospitals and schools.

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Wallaby Containment Fence

• BUYING LOCAL – As part of a 13km wallaby containment fence project, we chose New Zealand-made fencing wire over imported wirefrom Australia. 

• RENEWABLE FIRST – We used local timber rather than imported steel waratah posts.

• SOLAR ENERGY – We are saving over 400kg of carbon per month from deploying solar energy to power site offices.

• REUSING WATER – Water that would ordinarily be treated as waste is reused, minimising the ecological impact on the environment. 

 

Puketutu

• REUSE NOT WASTE – Instead of dumping, we put 200,000 tons of material back into the project, saving over 7,000 truck trips and 520,000kg of Co2 emissions.

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Panmure swing bridge 

• CONCRETE EPD’s TO TRACK OUR IMPACTS- We choose counties ready mix so that we could calculate our impacts per 1 m3 of Ready-Mix Concrete used on the project. Using counties 'Upfront Carbon Emissions’ EPD data for 1 m3 of concrete with a Global Warming Potential Total (GWPT) of 259kg CO2-eq we could calculate our impact of the 40 m3 pour with a high confidence.  

 

Oyster Group

• ELECTRIC EXCAVATOR WITH INNOVATIVE DELIVERY - We deployed our electric Excavator in a supermarket sewer repair job. With the innovative use of steel plates, rapid disassembly of the worksite and the electric digger, we saved our client and their tenants major disruptions to their trucking logistics operations, potential shut down costs while also reducing our carbon footprint on the project by 385kg CO2-eq. The added benefit was a quiet operation which allowed us to work 24hrs a day with minimal impact on nearby residential accommodation.