Sustainability
Just do Something
The World Moving Group is made up of World Moving & Storage, Business Relocations and Retirement Moving. Collectively, we are committed to doing our bit. To finding innovative solutions to reducing the impact our work has on the environment.
Because we rely on vehicles to do our job. We travel thousands of kilometres every week, and use cardboard, bubble wrap, plastic and paper to keep the items we move safe and secure.
So what are we doing?
Ngahere maori mo nga ra kei mua (Native forests for the future)
Let’s build a native forest:
We are creating a forest of native trees to offset our carbon emissions.
No carbon credit program or special certification, just putting native trees in the ground. Keeping it simple.
On weekends our director Bruce Reid travels 90 minutes north of Auckland to a 21-hectare ex-forestry block, 2.5 hectares are established native bush. Bruce works alongside his wife Mette to plant native seedlings over as much of the land they can manage.
We have a 10 year plan to plant enough native trees by 2034 to offset the carbon emissions generated each time Business Relocations completes a move, while also transforming the block into a native bird corridor.
How are we going to that plan?
Immediate offset:
In 2026, total absorption ~74% of fleet emissions.
Full annual offset:
Achieved by 2029, as 2023 trees and first batch of annual plantings grow 5 years ahead of the plan.
Long-term:
By 2034, total absorption = 135% of fleet emissions.
Continuous improvement: Annual planting ensures absorption continues to grow over the 30-year horizon.
3 years into the plan (April 2026) and we have planted 4,200 trees
We Achieved Under 5 by 2025 – Fleet modernisation
Planting native trees helps absorb the carbon being produced by our fleet BUT we also need to find ways of reducing carbon emissions.
We achieved our first target of having all trucks under 5 years old by 2025.
This has meant:
- Lower Emissions: Significant reduction in nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, aiding air quality.
- Improved Efficiency: Advanced engine technology often leads to better fuel economy.
We will continue to modernise our fleet as more options become available, helping both the environment and the bottom line.
Repurpose, Recycle, Reduce waste to landfill
Unwanted furniture and equipment have no place in a landfill.
When we heard of the work All Heart NZ do we knew they were the perfect partner for us!
All Heart NZ has created a circular economy for those unwanted items, redirecting and repurposing them, while also creating employment opportunities and giving back to the communities where they operate.
As an Impact Partner we give our customers the option to redirect their unwanted items to All Heart and manage the process for them.
And it doesn’t end there. If there is an opportunity to reduce the impact our work has on the environment, or to partner with like-minded organisations, our approach is still the same – just do something.
