The power of the ocean
At APL, we understand the power of the ocean, and what it means to our fellow New Zealanders. We play in it. We eat from it. We live by it. It connects us all.
Protect and restore
APL’s founders, the Plaw family and many of our people have long had an affinity with the ocean, spending plenty of time in, on and around it over the years. Through this first-hand experience they have recognised the need to protect our country’s seabed and precious ocean resources from further degradation and environmental threats – many of which we can’t even see. Kina barrens, climate change, over-fishing and pollution are destroying large parts of our ocean’s ecosystem.
Live Ocean Foundation partnership
That is why APL have partnered with Live Ocean Foundation, to study the effects of these threats and to get behind the important work they support to restore and protect life in our ocean – through science, outreach and innovation. This commitment to restore the health of our natural environments also lines up nicely with APL’s ‘Responsibility Roadmap’ commitment to regenerate living systems.
An Examination of Sea Kelp and Carbon
APL, through their Live Ocean partnership are supporting Dr Caitlyn Blain of the University of Auckland to research in the effect of kelp forests in coast carbon cycles - and the role they play in nature-based solutions for mitigating CO2 emissions.
Giving back to Kiwis
“Supporting Live Ocean Foundation is a way of us giving back to Kiwis, many of whom support us in business” says Mikayla Plaw, Executive Director, Sustainability for Profile Group (parent company for APL). “We really wanted to get behind the crucial work Live Ocean are doing – for the greater good, for the people of New Zealand and for future generations.”
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Soft plastic recycling
Continuing our journey to circularity through our partnership with PACT Recycling, the largest recycler of post-industrial plastic in the Southern Hemisphere.
An aligned future with Toitū
Independent assessments and accreditations are crucial and that’s why we’re working closely with Toitū Envirocare, one of the country’s leading carbon certification organisations.
Working towards a circular economy
They say you can’t manage what you don’t measure, and that’s why a partnership was established with environmental consultancy Circularity to explore the impacts of all their waste streams.
The waste process
While APL is working hard to build a more circular business, not every material is able to be repurposed. That’s why we’re working closely with Enviro NZ, a materials management and resource recovery company.
Diversion from landfill
By collecting food scraps, we're helping power local homes and protect the environment.
The importance of ThermalHeart+®
While reducing the environmental impact of construction is a major focus of the building industry, another big focus is on reducing the amount of energy that’s required to run those buildings when they’re completed.
Environmental Product Declaration
A number of APL’s Residential and Commercial ranges have been the subject of an independent environmental and life cycle assessment by external consultants.
Biodiversity Initiative a New Zealand First
Profile Group, parent company to APL Window Solutions, has become the first participant in a new biodiversity market, purchasing biodiversity units from Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari, in the South Waikato.
Going Electricity-Neutral
The parent company to APL Window Solutions, Profile Group, has acquired renewable energy certificates from Kawatiri Energy.
Homes of the future
A major sustainability project by Kāinga Ora, the government’s public housing agency, will use a new, thermally efficient product range from APL Window Solutions.
Closing the loop on waste
We’ve introduced a series of day-to-day sustainability initiatives aimed at circulating high value materials, innovating new solutions and designing out waste and emissions across the business.
Hautapu ~ Our Green building
We planned carefully to make our large, new manufacturing facility at Hautapu an example of ‘best practice’ sustainable design and construction.
Upgrading for the environment
In 2016 APL upgraded it's powdercoating lines to achieve an environmentally-friendly standard.
