Matthew Mercury Sustainability Commitments
2024
Keep updating materiality every two years
Mercury says it refreshed its materiality survey with key stakeholders and plans to repeat this every two years. A materiality survey is a way to find out which ESG issues matter most to the business and its stakeholders. This is a future process commitment, not a one-off action, and it is meant to keep sustainability priorities current.
2024
Support a whole-system energy transition
An external article quotes Mercury leaders saying the energy sector needs a more connected, whole-of-system approach to New Zealand’s transition to a low-carbon future. The company says it wants to play a leading role in that transition and has called for policy, network, and demand-side changes that would help renewable investment. The exact delivery steps are not fully detailed, but the direction is clear.
