Climate Action Week - Marlborough, Monday 24th February - Friday 28th February 2025

Resilience in Action: Building Regenerative Communities through Climate Innovation and Nature-Based Solutions

Our Mission

Climate Action Marlborough is dedicated to driving climate action and impact in the Marlborough region by fostering collaboration, promoting education, and inspiring actionable change within the business community. We aim to create a resilient and thriving future for our community through innovative climate solutions and regenerating practices.

Our Vision

Our vision is a Marlborough where businesses lead the way in climate stewardship, contributing to a healthy environment, a vibrant economy, and a high quality of life. We envision a future where positive environmental practices are integral to business operations, where environmental consciousness is a core value, and where the community is united in the effort to combat climate change and protect our natural resources.

Our intentions — **Climate Action Week intentions**

Climate Action Week launched in February 2023 to bring the Marlborough business community together to create awareness, enhance education and take action through the exploration of topics including carbon, water, waste, bio-diversity, waste, innovation, land use and many other topics to support our transition to a low carbon emissions but highly thriving and productive community.

We have brought together over 500 businesses from Marlborough, Nelson Tasman and Canterbury to listen, learn, share, discover and grow into this space collectively, knowing that the learning journey is all relatively new for many of us. These businesses have represented forestry, viticulture, horticulture, agriculture, farming, finance, accounting, insurance, associations, nutrition, food, fashion, aquaculture, fisheries, aviation and everything in between.

From listed companies to sole traders.

Our agenda is evolving behind the scenes but here is a short summary of some of the areas being explored

Day 1 - Financing the Future

Decentralised models of finance

Finance gaps and opportunities

Climate finance

Day 2 - Future Energy

Electrification

Transport

Wind developments

Solar

Energy certifications

Innovative approaches to renewable energy

Day 3 - Nature based solutions

Energy at sea

Regenerative agriculture

Water systems

Rewilding

Seaweed

Forests

Biodiversity

Day 4 - Circularity

Circular wood

Circular wine

Circular waste

Circular building and construction

Circular Aquaculture

Day 5 - Future transitions

Resilient communities

Resilient businesses

Future food systems

Human behaviour change

Traceability and Transparency

Each day at Climate Action Week Marlborough 2025 you will learn through experiential learning activities aligned to key topic areas

Through

Keynote presentations: Thought leadership from diverse experts across Aotearoa

Collaboration sessions: Working in small groups to get innovative about solutions to some of our regions key challenges and opportunities that can drawdown carbon emissions and create a low carbon economy and thriving ecosystems

Round Table discussions: Learning, discussing, exchanging and evolving educational topics

Immersion Experiences: Hands on learning experiences out in the field at different organisations learning about the activities that they are undertaking to create a positive climate future.

Partner Matchmaking: Fun and interactive discussions with people from across the community to connect with like minded and values aligned organisations in the region.

Meaningful food experiences: We are committed to Plant Rich meals at Climate Action Marlborough and use locally sourced produce and caterers with a zero waste philosophy.

Register for Early Bird Tickets from 18th September 2024.

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Who's behind Climate Action Marlborough?

Supported by a passionate collective of committed leaders

Yealands — Supported by our Foundational partner