This report presents consolidated insights from members of the Sustainable Business Council (SBC) and Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC) on how to strengthen confidence, integrity, and scale within Aotearoa New Zealand’s voluntary carbon and nature markets (VCNM). The engagement was designed to provide a structured channel for businesses to share their perspectives with the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) as it develops policy settings for a credible, accessible, and enduring national framework.
Feedback was gathered through an online survey and workshop, representing a broad mix of sectors with varying levels of market experience.
