ABSTRACT
New Zealand's biodiversity is more primitive in character than that of many other countries, with a limited representation of higher plants and animals but a high representation of older plants and animals, with many endemic species. As a result the Emissions/Biodiversity Exchange 21 (EBEX21) Project was established by Landcare Research in 2000 to work in partnership with organisations to help them measure, manage and mitigate their greenhouse gas emissions. EBEX21 can act therefore as an interface for the climate change agenda between corporate institutions and landowners. Corporate responses to greenhouse gas mitigation in New Zealand have been slow to take off. Corporate governance and the factors that influence its response to climate change issues appear ill defined and open to interpretation. The chapter defines corporate social responsibility as a generic term covering sustainable development, corporate social responsibility, corporate citizenship and overall corporate performance in its widest context including development of triple-bottom-line reporting.
