The Sustainable Capital Company was set up in 2007 to aggregate and manage activity that assists the move towards lowering carbon emissions.
SCC aims to accelerate the implementation of projects that reduce emissions and increase regional sustainability. The SCC identifies investment funds targeted at sustainable outcomes and matches these with qualifying projects. The role of SCC is to provide a triple A service:
Aggregation: Scaling smaller distributed projects to deliver major contributions to sustainability
Accreditation: Ensuring the appropriate use of funds and managing project performance and outcomes
Accountability: Managing the collection and allocation of benefits to repay investment and deliver bonuses to participants
The SCC brings together the expertise and experience of 4 parties:
Strata Energy– a private consulting company that specialises in energy. Bill Heaps is an experienced senior manager and company director and brings a background in energy supply, utilisation and management. He is a Director of Orion (the Canterbury lines company), and an independent chairman for several energy industry working groups. www.strataenergy.co.nz
Gibson Partnership – an independent consultancy that is working for the GWIDC and is developing work streams on energy technology. www.phae.co.nz
Porirua Chamber of Commerce – a vibrant and progressive Chamber in Porirua that seeks to meet the development needs of its members. www.poriruachamber.co.nz
BizFuel – a company that undertakes high impact business training and development.