Meridian Energy generates, trades and retails electricity from renewable energy sources such as wind and hydro power.

Headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand, and with a presence in the UK, Meridian supplies electricity to homes, businesses and farms. Meridian’s existing power generation facilities include four wind farms across New Zealand and six hydro stations within the Waitaki hydro scheme which provides 16% of New Zealand’s electricity supply. Meridian further leveraged their renewable technology by designing and building a wind farm to power the Scott Base and McMurdo research stations on Ross Island in Antarctica. 

Meridian is engaged in several new renewable electricity generation projects, with a target to build seven large-scale renewables and storage projects across New Zealand by 2030. These projects range from additional wind farms in Hawke’s Bay to an energy park comprised of battery storage and additional solar farms in Whangārei. Across its existing and pipeline projects, Meridian is contributing towards New Zealand’s target of 100% renewable electricity generation by 2030. 

SDG contribution

What are SDGs?
 

	Affordable and clean energy
	Climate action

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PEXA (Property Exchange Australia) is a digital settlement platform that has improved the way we exchange property in Australia by providing quicker access to the proceeds of a sale and near real-time tracking on property settlements. PEXA's mission is to reduce the time and paperwork traditionally associated with conveyancing. This streamlined efficiency not only expedites processes but also translates into substantial time and cost savings for clients.

Amidst the pressing challenge of homelessness and housing stress in Australia, PEXA collaborates with Homes for Homes, a social enterprise, to mobilise resources and allocate grant funds to community housing providers. This partnership is geared towards creating a sustainable impact by bolstering the supply of affordable and social housing.  

PEXA’s innovative solutions contribute to a more reliable and efficient process for the purchase and sale of property.

Positive contribution 

Enabling technologies

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This Australian-headquartered medical devices company with a global reach provides bone conduction implants for people with conductive hearing loss, mixed hearing loss and single-sided deafness. Cochlear is particularly known for its cochlear implants, with products that incorporate cutting edge technology, offering significant improvements in hearing for individuals with severe to profound hearing loss.  

The World Health Organisation estimates that over 466 million people suffer from disabling hearing loss globally, and this number is growing with the rise and ageing of the global population. Hearing loss is associated with cognitive decline, social isolation and depression.

Cochlear commissions animal testing in the development of their devices, and although they use some other forms of testing, we are seeking to influence the company to do more to minimise the use and suffering of animals.  

Positive contribution 

Technologies to treat hearing loss

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