Outcome Five: Business
Pakihi
Low-emission businesses thrive | Ka ora ai kā pakihi tukuwaro-iti
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Key
2022-2025Year of deliveryAdaptationMitigationBiodiversity and sequestrationOur tourism system is regenerative by 20305.1
Partner with the Regional Tourism Operators to create a Destination Management Plan to achieve regenerative tourism by 2030. The plan takes a whole of system approach and includes:
- Partnership with Kāi Tahu.
- Emissions and waste reduction initiatives and measures across the visitor economy.
- Capability building programmes for businesses, community, and the workforce.
- A marketing model that attracts values-based visitors.
- Visitor mode shift from private vehicles to public and active transport.
- Tools to help visitors to give back e.g. to biodiversity enhancing initiatives.
- Effective targets, data, and monitoring.
- Strong community engagement.
UPDATEUpdate
2 September 2024The Queenstown Lakes' Destination Management plan, "Travel to a thriving future" was launched in Feb 2022 and aims to achieve regenerative tourism and a carbon zero visitor economy by 2030. QLDC is a key partner of the plan and it involved inputs from the Resilience & Climate Action team as well as a wide range of business and community stakeholders. Further information can be found here: https://www.queenstownnz.co.nz/regenerative-tourism-2030
COMPLETE5.2
Implement the actions outlined in the Destination Management Plan.
UPDATEUpdate
2 September 2024The QLDC Resilience & Climate Action team have provided funding and resourcing support for the delivery of key actions within the Destination Management Plan. This has included a discussion paper to guide decarbonisation across the district (Project 9) and coordination support for emergency and climate adaptation preparedness (Project 18). Support is also being provided for studies into into optimal visitor levels and a new innovative approach to sharing information on environmental performance of tourism activities.
2023-2025We support businesses to transition to a low emission future5.3
Develop a Diversification Plan that includes climate action as a key principle.
UPDATEUpdate
2 September 2024The Queenstown Lakes Draft Economic Diversification Plan "New pathways to a thriving future" has been developed and was released for consultation in November/December. The goal for the plan is “A resilient and sustainable economy offering a diverse range of career and income opportunities by 2050”, which intersects strongly with the goals of the Climate & Biodiversity Plan.
The plan has now been approved by Council and the Economic Futures team are focusing on delivery.
COMPLETE5.4
Amplify and support programmes to assist businesses to be energy efficient, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, waste, and water use.
UPDATEUpdate
2 September 2024Additional funding has been allocated to the 2024 Community Grant fund from the Climate & Biodiversity Plan budget to help support local organisations who are supporting climate action across the district. A review of the best model for providing funding support to local partner organisations in the climate action and biodiversity space is also underway. The intent is to adopt a strategic partnership model rather than a contestable fund. This will involve collaboration with other funding agencies (e.g. Community trusts, ORC) to ensure that key funding decisions are strategically aligned to help build capacity and accelerate progress across the district. For more information see our latest updates (https://climateaction.qldc.govt.nz/climate-biodiversity-boost-for-community-funding/)
2023-20255.5
Develop a sustainability plan template with guidelines for event organisers and embed this into the processes for QLDC’s event approval and funding.
UPDATEUpdate
2 September 2024The Event Waste and Emissions Reduction Guide and Toolkit is now available on QLDC’s website and provides templates, checklists, top tips and supporting resources to help event organisers reduce their event’s impacts:
QLDC also funded Sustainable Events workshops in Queenstown and Wānaka for event organisers, prior to the opening of the Council Events Funding round in April. The workshop was facilitated by Wao with presentations from Wastebusters and Environmental Accounting Services, and focussed on minimising waste and greenhouse gas emissions from events held in the district.COMPLETE -
More Outcomes
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1. Leadership
QLDC demonstrates ambitious climate leadership
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2. Transport
Our transport system is low-emission and better connected
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3. Built
Our built environment is low-emission and resilient
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4. Communities
Our communities are low-emission and climate resilient
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6. Environment
A flourishing natural environment
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