What does the C&ESG Scorecard measure?

The scorecard evaluates NZX companies across five pillars: Carbon & Climate (30%), Environmental (15%), Social (20%), Governance (25%), and Disclosure (10%). Each pillar scores 0-100 based on specific criteria, and the weighted composite determines a classification from Leader to Beginner.

How are companies classified?

Leader (70+): strong across all pillars. Fast Follower (50-69): good on most pillars with gaps in 1-2. Explorer (30-49): early stage with some disclosure. Beginner (<30): minimal ESG disclosure.

Does a low score mean poor ESG performance?

No. Scores reflect available data coverage and disclosed policies. A company may have strong ESG practices but score lower if it reports through channels not captured in our analysis. Scores should be interpreted as indicators of disclosure completeness, not actual ESG outcomes.

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C&ESG Scorecard

Q: Does a low score mean poor ESG performance?

No. Scores reflect available data coverage and disclosed policies. A company may have strong ESG practices but score lower if it reports through channels not captured in our analysis. Scores should be interpreted as indicators of disclosure completeness, not actual ESG outcomes.

Climate and ESG scoring across 131NZX-listed companies, evaluating five pillars: Carbon & Climate, Environmental, Social, Governance, and Disclosure. Scores range from 0-100, with sector-weighted benchmarking and Leader to Beginner classification.

Methodology Note

This scorecard uses a methodology-based analytical framework informed by publicly available ESG assessment approaches. It does not replicate any proprietary methodology. Scores reflect available data coverage and disclosed policies — they do not assess actual ESG performance or corporate intentions. This is not financial advice.

Companies Scored

131

Leaders

0% of companies

Average Score

Top Sector

Consumer Staples

Avg score: 33

131 of 131 companies

Company Scores


KPG KPGKiwi Property	62	Fast Follower	80	35	40	75	60	93th
FSF FSFFonterra Shareholders' Fund	59	Fast Follower	90	30	30	60	60	93th
FCG FCGFonterra Co-operative Group Limited	56	Fast Follower	90	30	55	30	60	86th
MFT MFTMainfreight Limited	56	Fast Follower	70	45	25	70	60	96th
OCA OCAOceania Healthcare Limited	55	Fast Follower	90	15	40	45	60	92th
VNT VNTVentia Services Group Limited	53	Fast Follower	80	30	35	45	60	91th
AIR AIRAir New Zealand	52	Fast Follower	90	0	40	45	60	87th
FBU FBUFletcher Building	52	Fast Follower	90	15	25	45	60	90th
KMD KMDKMD Brands Limited	51	Fast Follower	70	15	60	30	80	93th
NZK NZKNew Zealand King Salmon Investments Limited	49	Explorer	70	15	40	45	60	79th
HLG HLGHallenstein Glasson Holdings Limited	48	Explorer	70	15	0	75	60	87th
WBC WBCWestpac Banking Corporation	48	Explorer	90	15	25	30	60	95th
CHI CHIChannel Infrastructure NZ Limited	47	Explorer	80	15	15	45	60	-
GTK GTKGentrack Group Limited	47	Explorer	70	0	25	60	60	88th
KFL KFLKingfish Limited	47	Explorer	55	15	15	75	60	91th
MOV MOVMOVE Logistics Group Limited	47	Explorer	80	15	15	45	60	83th
SEK SEKSeeka Limited	47	Explorer	70	15	30	45	60	71th
THL THLTourism Holdings Limited	47	Explorer	70	30	40	30	60	80th
ARB ARBArborGen Holdings Limited	46	Explorer	55	0	25	75	60	70th
DOW DOWDowner EDI Limited	46	Explorer	55	15	50	45	60	70th
FRW FRWFreightways Group Limited	46	Explorer	70	30	15	45	60	70th
LIC LICLivestock Improvement Corporation Limited	46	Explorer	60	15	40	45	60	86th
RYM RYMRyman Healthcare Limited	46	Explorer	60	15	25	60	60	83th
EBO EBOEBOS Group Limited	45	Explorer	60	30	25	45	60	75th
SCL SCLScales Corporation Limited	45	Explorer	70	30	10	45	60	65th
CDI CDICDL Investments New Zealand Limited	44	Explorer	70	15	15	45	60	87th
MCY MCYMercury NZ Limited	44	Explorer	60	30	40	45	20	86th
MLN MLNMarlin Global Limited	44	Explorer	70	15	15	45	60	77th
NZX NZXNZX Limited	44	Explorer	35	0	55	75	40	77th
STU STUSteel & Tube Holdings Limited	44	Explorer	55	15	40	45	60	80th
SCT SCTScott Technology Limited	43	Explorer	55	0	25	60	60	61th
BRM BRMBarramundi Limited	41	Explorer	60	15	15	45	60	73th
RAD RADRadius Residential Care Limited	41	Explorer	70	15	0	45	60	67th
GNZ GNZGoodman NZ	40	Explorer	55	35	25	30	60	80th
TGG TGGT&G Global Limited	40	Explorer	80	0	15	45	20	64th
DGL DGLDelegat Group Limited	39	Explorer	70	30	0	30	60	57th
MCK MCKMillennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand Limited	39	Explorer	65	15	0	45	60	67th
NZL NZLNew Zealand Rural Land Company Limited	39	Explorer	55	15	15	45	60	67th
PCT PCTPrecinct Properties New Zealand Limited	39	Explorer	45	15	40	45	40	67th
TRA TRATurners Automotive Group	39	Explorer	70	15	10	30	60	67th
SUM SUMSummerset Group Holdings Limited	38	Explorer	45	0	15	60	60	58th
FWL FWLFoley Wines Limited	37	Explorer	45	15	0	60	60	50th
IPL IPLInvestore Property Limited	37	Explorer	70	15	0	45	20	60th
MFB MFBMy Food Bag Group Limited	36	Explorer	25	0	50	75	0	68th
SML SMLSynlait Milk Limited	35	Explorer	80	0	25	15	20	43th
MHJ MHJMichael Hill International Limited	34	Explorer	60	0	40	30	0	60th
PGW PGWPGG Wrightson Limited	34	Explorer	40	0	40	30	60	57th
CEN CENContact Energy Limited	33	Explorer	25	15	40	45	40	71th
ERD ERDEROAD	33	Explorer	35	0	25	45	60	52th
NPH NPHNapier Port Holdings Limited	32	Explorer	35	0	15	75	0	48th
NZM NZMNZME Limited	32	Explorer	25	15	15	60	40	75th
RAK RAKRakon Limited	32	Explorer	60	15	10	15	60	75th
GNE GNEGenesis Energy Limited	31	Explorer	35	0	25	45	40	57th
SPK SPKSpark New Zealand Limited	31	Explorer	25	0	40	45	40	50th
SPN SPNSouth Port New Zealand Limited	31	Explorer	55	0	25	15	60	43th
ANZ ANZANZ Group Holdings Limited	30	Explorer	25	0	15	60	40	64th
ATM ATMThe a2 Milk Company Limited	30	Explorer	35	0	40	45	0	36th
MEL MELMeridian Energy Limited	30	Explorer	35	0	40	30	40	29th
PEB PEBPacific Edge Limited	30	Explorer	25	15	25	45	40	50th
VCT VCTVector Limited	30	Explorer	25	0	35	45	40	29th
WHS WHSThe Warehouse Group Limited	30	Explorer	25	0	35	60	0	53th
BIF BIFBooster Innovation Fund	29	Beginner	70	15	0	0	60	59th
FPH FPHFisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited	29	Beginner	45	15	10	30	40	42th
PFI PFIProperty for Industry Limited	29	Beginner	25	35	25	45	0	40th
PLP PLPPrivate Land and Property Fund	29	Beginner	55	15	0	15	60	40th
SPG SPGStride Property Limited	29	Beginner	35	15	25	45	0	40th
AIA AIAAuckland International Airport Limited	28	Beginner	25	0	25	45	40	39th
SKT SKTSky Network Television Limited	28	Beginner	25	15	15	45	40	25th
IFT IFTInfratil Limited	27	Beginner	0	0	40	60	40	14th
SKC SKCSkyCity Entertainment Group Limited	26	Beginner	60	15	10	15	0	47th
SKO SKOSerko Limited	26	Beginner	25	0	15	45	40	35th
TWR TWRTower Limited	25	Beginner	35	0	15	45	0	55th
WIN WINWinton Land Limited	24	Beginner	25	0	25	30	40	33th
BGP BGPBriscoe Group Limited	23	Beginner	10	0	25	45	40	40th
GEN GENGeneral Capital Limited	23	Beginner	0	0	0	75	40	50th
SAN SANSanford Limited	23	Beginner	25	0	0	45	40	29th
GXH GXHGreen Cross Health Limited	22	Beginner	25	0	15	45	0	33th
POT POTPort of Tauranga Limited	22	Beginner	10	15	25	30	40	30th
TEM TEMTempleton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC	22	Beginner	0	0	15	75	0	45th
AFT AFTAFT Pharmaceuticals Limited	21	Beginner	15	0	25	45	0	25th
CNU CNUChorus Limited	21	Beginner	10	0	15	45	40	-
TRU TRUTRUSCREEN GROUP LIMITED	21	Beginner	0	0	10	75	0	26th
AOF AOFAoFrio Limited	20	Beginner	0	0	25	45	40	36th
HGH HGHHeartland Group Holdings Limited	20	Beginner	10	0	10	45	40	36th
PHL PHLPromisia Healthcare Limited	20	Beginner	0	0	25	45	40	8th
RBD RBDRestaurant Brands New Zealand Limited	20	Beginner	20	0	0	30	60	33th
RUA RUARua Bioscience Limited	20	Beginner	25	0	25	30	0	8th
SKL SKLSkellerup Holdings Limited	20	Beginner	0	0	25	45	40	22th
VHP VHPVital Healthcare Property Trust	20	Beginner	0	20	10	45	40	27th
AFI AFIAustralian Foundation Investment Company Limited	19	Beginner	0	0	0	60	40	32th
BLT BLTBLIS Technologies Limited	19	Beginner	0	0	40	45	0	21th
WCO WCOWasteCo Group Limited	19	Beginner	0	0	0	75	0	17th
ALF ALFAllied Farmers Limited	18	Beginner	0	0	15	60	0	27th
NTL NTLNew Talisman Gold Mines Ltd	18	Beginner	0	0	15	45	40	13th
VSL VSLVulcan Steel Limited	18	Beginner	15	15	0	30	40	70th
VGL VGLVista Group International Limited	17	Beginner	0	0	25	30	40	63th
ARG ARGArgosy Property Limited	16	Beginner	10	0	10	45	0	13th
MPG MPGMetro Performance Glass	16	Beginner	0	0	25	45	0	13th
AFC AFCAFC Group Holdings Limited	15	Beginner	0	0	0	45	40	14th
APL APLAsset Plus	15	Beginner	0	0	0	45	40	-
BAI BAIBeing AI	15	Beginner	0	0	0	60	0	-
BFG BFGBurger Fuel Group Limited	15	Beginner	0	0	0	60	0	20th
FCT FCTF&C INVESTMENT TRUST PLC	15	Beginner	0	0	15	30	40	14th
HFL HFLHenderson Far East Income Limited	15	Beginner	0	0	15	30	40	14th
IPR IPRIperion Limited	15	Beginner	0	0	0	45	40	-
MKR MKRManuka Resources Limited	15	Beginner	0	0	0	45	40	60th
RTO RTORTO Limited	15	Beginner	0	0	0	45	40	50th
TAH TAHThird Age Health Services Limited	15	Beginner	0	0	0	60	0	20th
2CC 2CC2 Cheap Cars Group Limited	14	Beginner	0	0	10	30	40	9th
BPG BPGBlack Pearl Group Limited	14	Beginner	0	0	10	30	40	38th
AGL AGLAccordant Group Limited	13	Beginner	0	0	10	45	0	-
SMI SMISantana Minerals Ltd	13	Beginner	0	0	25	30	0	50th
BIT BITThe Bankers Investment Trust PLC	12	Beginner	0	0	0	30	40	5th
CCC CCCCooks Coffee Company Limited	12	Beginner	0	0	0	30	40	14th
IKE IKEikeGPS Group Limited	12	Beginner	0	0	0	30	40	40th
BRW BRWBremworth Limited	11	Beginner	0	0	0	45	0	13th
CVT CVTComvita Limited	11	Beginner	0	0	25	15	20	9th
ENS ENSEnprise Group Limited	11	Beginner	0	0	0	45	0	13th
MEE MEEMe Today Limited	11	Beginner	0	0	0	45	0	-
PYS PYSPaySauce Limited	11	Beginner	0	0	0	45	0	13th
SVR SVRSavor Limited	11	Beginner	0	0	0	45	0	-
TWL TWLTradeWindow Holdings Limited	10	Beginner	0	0	10	30	0	4th
CMO CMOThe Colonial Motor Company Limited	8	Beginner	15	0	0	15	0	7th
SDL SDLSolution Dynamics Limited	6	Beginner	0	0	10	15	0	-
CO2 CO2Carbon Fund	4	Beginner	0	0	0	15	0	-
LOC LOCLocate Technologies Limited	4	Beginner	0	0	0	15	0	-
MEX MEXMinerals Exploration Limited	4	Beginner	0	0	0	15	0	20th
UVA UVAUvre Limited	4	Beginner	0	0	0	15	0	20th
CRP CRPChatham Rock Phosphate Limited	0	Beginner	0	0	0	0	0	-
RGI RGIRua Gold Inc	0	Beginner	0	0	0	0	0	-
TCM TCMTaiko Critical Minerals Limited	0	Beginner	0	0	0	0	0	-

Sector Comparison

Sector	Companies	Avg Score	Top Company
Consumer Staples	14	33	FSF(59)
Industrials	23	32	MFT(56)
Healthcare	12	32	OCA(55)
Real Estate	15	30	KPG(62)
Utilities	7	30	MCY(44)
Communication Services	4	28	NZM(32)
Consumer Discretionary	15	27	KMD(51)
Financials	22	27	WBC(48)
Information Technology	8	19	GTK(47)
Materials	10	16	FBU(52)

Methodology

The C&ESG Scorecard produces a weighted composite score (0-100) across five independently scored pillars. Each pillar evaluates specific criteria and scores 0-100 based on whether the company meets each factor.

Carbon & Climate (30%)

Scope 1/2/3 emissions disclosure, emissions trajectory, net zero targets, SBTi validation, climate risk identification, scenario analysis, NZ CS compliance, and targets with progress tracking.

Environmental (15%)

Emissions intensity metrics, renewable energy targets, waste reduction targets, water targets, TNFD reporting, and Green Star commitment.

Social (20%)

Board gender diversity, workforce diversity data, safety reporting (TRIFR/LTIFR), safety trends, human rights policy, living wage commitment, parental leave, and B Corp certification.

Governance (25%)

Board independence, board self-review, tax governance disclosure, cybersecurity policy, data privacy policy, GRS score, and board attendance.

Disclosure (10%)

Reporting to frameworks (GRI/TCFD/ISSB), multiple framework adoption, NZ Climate Standards reporting, TNFD reporting, and third-party certifications.

Classification Scale

Leader(70+)Fast Follower(50-69)Explorer(30-49)Beginner(<30)

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Data sourced from publicly available NZX filings and annual reports. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@nzxplorer.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.