Powerco Announces Sponsorship of Environmental Clean Up for Women's Surf Festival in Taranaki
Thursday, 8 April 2010
Powerco today announced its decision to sponsor an environmental initiative aimed at ensuring Taranaki beaches involved in the TSB Bank Women's Surf Festival are cleaned up during the event.
Corporate Affairs Manager Neil Holdom said the Company was committed to sustainable environmental practices and wanted to demonstrate its commitment to the local community.
“One of Powerco’s core values is respecting the environment and so, when the Dream Tour organisers contacted us, we worked with them to put together a plan aimed at protecting our beaches, encouraging recycling and also encouraging young people to clean up the beach while watching the competition.”
Mr Holdom said there will be more than 20 clearly labelled recycling and rubbish bins at the event and Powerco staff will be on site between 10am and 3pm from April 12 to 16 providing small giveaways to children 13 and under who clean up litter and recyclables from the beach.
“Powerco is committed to reducing our environmental impact by making wise energy choices, using video conferencing technology to reduce fuel and travel requirements and also through increased recycling. Our support for the Women’s Festival of Surfing will ensure there are plenty of recycling and litter disposal facilities and provide tangible rewards for children who take a minute of their time to remove litter from the beach. We expect this will result in the environment being in a better state following the festival than it was prior to the event.”
Powerco is New Zealand’s second largest electricity and gas distribution utility with around 400,000 consumers connected to its networks. Powerco’s electricity networks are in Tauranga, Thames, Coromandel, Eastern and Southern Waikato, Taranaki, Wanganui, Rangitikei, Manawatu and the Wairarapa. Its gas pipeline networks are in Taranaki, Hutt Valley, Porirua, Wellington, Horowhenua, Manawatu and Hawke’s Bay.
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