Business Lite Calculator

We all want to help reduce the impacts of climate change.

Understanding the carbon impact of your business is an important place to start.

There are three options for using this calculator:

Option 1: Measure for fRee!

Measure in order to understand your emission hotspots and start working out how best to make reductions. There is no fee for using the calculator to estimate your carbon footprint.

You will receive a summary of your carbon footprint.

Option 2: Carbon Friendly Certificate

Measure AND Offset your carbon footprint. In addition to the above, if you elect to offset your carbon footprint (without Ekos verification) there will be a $250+GST (NZD) administration fee which covers the costs associated with retiring the credits.
You will receive a Carbon Friendly certificate. This option does not include logos.

Option 3: Net Zero Carbon business Lite certification

Measure AND Verify AND Offset your carbon footprint to receive Net Zero Carbon Business Lite certification*. There is a $700+GST (NZD) fee for an Ekos verification review of your data. You will also need to offset 100% of the measured result (and pay the $250 administration fee as per Option 2^).

You will receive a measurement report, verification, Net Zero Carbon Business Lite certificate and logos.

For further information on the ‘Net Zero Carbon Business Lite certification’, its criteria, process and costs, click here.

*To know whether you are eligible for Net Zero Carbon Business Lite certification, you will need to complete the online calculator (below) to estimate your carbon footprint.

You can download the ‘Business Lite Calculator Verification form’ (click here for link) at any time to help you with data collection.

If any of the following applies to you, you will need to follow our standard certification process. Please contact the Ekos team at ekos@ekos.co.nz for further information.

  • Your carbon footprint is over 50 tCO2e.

  • You do not meet the required criteria for Net Zero Carbon Business Lite certification.

  • You want to offset your carbon footprint with carbon credits from a specific project.

  • You want Net Zero Carbon or Climate Positive Business Operations certification.

Ekos’ Carbon Credits:

  • To offset your emissions with the Business Lite Calculator the carbon credit cost is currently $50.00 NZD /tCO2e (per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent) plus an administration fee of $250+GST per transaction.

  • These credits are sourced from the Babatana Rainforest Conservation Project within Ekos’ supply chain.

  • Credits are certified to the Plan Vivo Standard. This Standard verifies community, social, biodiversity and other environmental co-benefits.

Business Lite Calculator:

Remember to save your work if you’re not ready to submit it.

Submit means your work will be finalised and a copy sent to us. After this you will no longer be able to go back and make changes to your data.