Our Toitū certification.
Working towards a low-carbon future.
Protecting our unique place in the world.
Our proximity to nature is something we New Zealanders hold close to our heart. It’s a large part of what makes our place in the world unique and something we work hard to protect. It’s a life source we can’t do without.
As the largest New Zealand owned life insurer we have a responsibility to future proof our place in the world for the people who live here. We’ve joined New Zealand’s journey towards a lower carbon future with the achievement of a Toitū carbonreduce certification.
Who is Toitū?
“Toitū is to care for the life of this place, our people and future.”
Like Fidelity Life, Toitū is committed to caring for New Zealand’s environment and its people, today and for future generations.
Toitū helps businesses reduce their carbon footprint and be more sustainable. Importantly, they help businesses understand their impact on people and place and direct their care into achievable goals. If you’ve noticed businesses or products with a carbonreduce or net carbonzero certification, then that’s Toitū’s work.
They’re a wholly-owned subsidiary of Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, a Government-owned Crown Research Institute, and their programmes are based on global best practise.
Our certification.
As a Toitū carbonreduce certified organisation since 2021, we measure our greenhouse gas emissions each year in accordance with ISO 14064-1:2018, and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, both international GHG reporting standards.
Where we’re at.
Our total greenhouse gas emissions for the year ended 30-June 2025 were 511.26 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, up from 412.62 tonnes in 2024, and 400.62 tonnes in 2021, our base year, being our first year of measuring and reporting on greenhouse gas emissions..
Our target.
We’ve set a target to reduce our Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 42% by the year 2030.
While we are steadily reducing our Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, our Scope 3 emissions have increased. We expect our Scope 3 emissions to continue to increase as we measure more Scope 3 categories.
You can find out more about our emissions in our Climate Statement.