Our Sustainability Journey
Sustainability is at the heart of how we operate and the services we provide.
Our vision is that businesses feel confident in making credible sustainability claims and can trust the sustainability claims made by their partners and suppliers. Ultimately, greenwashing is eliminated.
Our mission is to provide high-quality sustainability assurance services (audits) for both public and private organisations in both the voluntary and compliance markets that underpin sustainability claims.
We believe assurance services provide independent confirmation of the accuracy of sustainability claims. It is critical that all organisations reduce the impact of their services and products for the planet and future generations.
At McHugh & Shaw we are committed to do good for our people, our communities, and our planet.
We are continually learning about how to reduce our own footprint on this planet and make a positive impact on the communities we operate in. We try to keep track of our impact (both positive and negative) and have taken a number of steps to address this.
Our Pledge to Do Good.
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Our Footprint
Every year, we measure and offset at least 100% of our own carbon footprint with certified carbon credits. These are sourced from projects that grow and protect forests in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands and help to deliver climate resilience, waterways protection, erosion control, biodiversity conservation and community economic development. We do this because we are passionate about conservation, biodiversity and the income generated for landowners, but we do not view credits as environmental compensation for our emissions.
In FY24 our carbon emissions were 22.78 tCO2e. Learn more about emissions and how we measure them in this article.
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Our Policies
We aim to create a safe and enjoyable workplace for our people and deliver excellent value for our customers, whilst having an overall positive impact on society and the environment.
We have a range of policies to guide us and all our stakeholders on this journey. If you would like to receive further information on any of our policies or see one that is not published on this website then please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.
We are constantly learning how to make our business better, so these policies are evolving with us.
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Our Commitment
The purpose of McHugh & Shaw is to do business whilst having an overall positive impact on the environment and the communities we operate in. We are committed to doing business for good, so we are donating 1% of our revenue to Christchurch charity Upstream and a further 1% to Garden to Table via the One Percent Collective.
We also offer pro-bono work to charitable causes and offer our staff paid time off to volunteer for causes of their choosing.
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Our Memberships
We strive to provide only the highest quality of work and are dedicated to delivering excellent value to all our stakeholders.
We are a Certified B Corp and Living Wage Employer.
We maintain and uphold all industry-relevant standards, and our team hold qualifications including Carbon and Energy Professionals Certified Carbon Auditor, ACA Verifier, Certified Environmental Practitioner (EIANZ), IEMA registered Environmental Auditor and Lead EMS Auditor.