Sustainable Future 2022

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SUSTAINABILITY

The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment Report published in August 2021 showed a global temperature rise of 0.2 degrees over the last decade and 1.1 degrees since 1900. The situation only continues to worsen and we need to act now. That’s why at Corys, sustainable development is at the very core of our strategic business plan. Here’s an overview of some of our key initiatives:

Measure and monitor our CO2 footprint Reducing travel emissions Involving our people

Corys started taking steps towards measuring our CO2 footprint in 2017, firstly measuring our internal emis sions. In 2019 we successfully measured upstream and downstream external emissions, with internal emissions at 908 tCO2e and external emissions 3093 tCO2e. Our 2021 CO2 footprint measurements showed a 23% reduction on 2019 with internal emissions at 734 tCO2e and external emissions 2381 tCO2e. We contin ue to strive for further savings across a range of initia tives including reducing travel emissions, LED lighting upgrades to branch sites, and working with suppliers on product improvements along with supporting local improvement highlighted by our team members.

Heading into 2022, we wanted to further reduce our CO2 footprint. Could some of the learnings from Covid-19 become embedded into our busi ness? Increased use of technology for meetings had reduced our emissions from business travels, and flexible working arrangements had reduced emissions from commuting. Indeed, as 2021 has progressed, not withstanding the impact of lock downs, we continued to experience these benefits. We are also scrutinizing the way we order and fulfil deliveries, and optimisation of both of these is set to have a significant impact on our overall emissions in 2022 as well as for years to come.

Customer centric solutions

To help our customers make informed decisions, we high light Eco-friendly and Energy-saving products on a specific section of our website. They are easily identified through a logo. This enables electrical contractors to provide prod ucts with a better impact on energy yield, human health and costs.

In 2023, we will be offering our customers training pro grams so they are further prepared to respond to the in creased demand for energy efficient products. Look out for our extensive customer solar installation solutions!

Expanding our circular economy capability

A further focus of our sustainability strategy is to expand our circular economy capability. While we’re happy with the progress we made in this area there is plenty more to do. The PE duct recycling program we launched with Solo Plastics and Electrix has started well, and we are actively exploring how we can roll this out to future customer locations. We have also pro gressed discussions well with our cable supply partner Nexans and look forward to offering improved recycling with regards to cable drums in the near future.

Our best ideas on sustainability often come from our people which is why this year we trained all our staff through eLearning modules on energy efficiency and sustainability. Our staff are all aware and engaged with the 10 global commitments that Sonepar (our parent company) has committed to globally. We have challenged people not only to bring forward ideas to improve our business but also to take these commitments into their own personal lives.

To summarise, through reducing our carbon footprint, training our staff and customers, and promoting a circular economy we believe we can do our part in protecting the planet for generations to come.

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SUSTAINABLE FUTURE WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS

Since 2017, Corys’ 47 branches and support offices have each been powered by 100% carboNZero certified renewable electricity with Ecotricity. The move to buying carbon neutral energy sources, including wind, hydro and solar electricity, from Ecotricity has so far saved 700,000 units of CO2. That’s the equivalent of 4,000 flights to Sydney.

Not only is this partnership better for the environment, it’s also good for the bottomline. Corys’ partnership with Ecotricity provides us with the ability to buy cheaper, wholesale rate electricity known as ecoWholesale. When we save, our customers save too.

Reducing waste to landfill is a focus of Corys. Our national waste provider Waste Management assists us in measuring our landfill waste volumes and improving our ability to recycle or remove waste. We utilise a variety of recycle bin options; including paper, cardboard, glass, pallet wrap, wood, metal and other mixed recycling. For any items going to landfill, we choose Waste Management due to their gas recovery site locations, which have a third of the emissions compared with standard landfill methods.

It is estimated that 70 million batteries enter New Zealand every year. Disposal to landfill is an environmental and health hazard, along with fire risks associated with transport and storing methods.

Corys offers a recycling option various battery types. Battery Buckets from Upcycle is an allinclusive service price; including a bucket, shipping and return, and fees for full battery recycling. Options of a 5L or 15L bucket are available. We work with supply partners who are serious about catering for end-of-life. This also includes recycling options for batteries from Emergency Lighting from Clevertronics and Legrand and batteries from power tools from Milwaukee.

Interwaste is the only company in New Zealand offering a zero-to-landfill 100% recycling service for all forms of mercury lamps. Fluorescent lamps contain mercury, a highly toxic waste, which, if disposed of irresponsibly can pollute waterways and damage the environment. Collected aluminium, glass, mercury and phosphor powder are all repurposed into after-market products. For upgrades of existing lighting with your customers, Interwaste box options are available through Corys to support recycling at end of product life.

Ecotricity and Corys

Battery RecyclingWaste Management and Corys Interwaste

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Corys proudly associates itself with manufacturers and suppliers who make efforts towards more sustainable business practices.

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They strive every day to improve their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), to reduce environmental impacts from their operations and to bring to the market more energy efficient and/or eco-friendly solutions.

By sharing information on those efforts, Corys is helping your business identify and select those companies walking the extra mile for a cleaner New Zealand.

Computer Dynamics is committed to protecting the environment, health, safety and wellbeing of our employees, customers and the regions in which we operate.

At Cuthbert Stewart, it is our objective to tie sustainability in with what we generally consider to be ‘sound’ business practices, such as increased efficiency, minimizing waste and maximizing resources. Sustainable business practices and initiatives will be adopted, integrated and applied across every aspect of our business operation – from strategy to waste disposal to minimize CSL’s environmental footprint.

Esko has set a company goal to decarbonise its operation, including its supply chain, with a target of net-zero by 2050.

Our sustainability journey has made some great steps towards being eco friendly by 2025.

Milestones have been Re-cycled T-Shirts, working alongside The Packaging Forums soft plastic recycling scheme and being ISO 14001 approved.

At Pierlite we have a relentless focus on delivering engineered solutions for all environments. Through using latest manufacturing technologies combined with our stringent quality standards, we develop smart and highly efficient luminaires that are reliable, designed for our environments and engineered to last. This passion results in considerable savings for all environments, reducing both energy consumption and replacement costs.

Our purpose is to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. At Schneider Electric, we call this Life Is On.

Sustainability for Halcyon is about design and responsibility. Our focus is on maximising the good and minimising the bad in everything that we do whilst enhancing and preserving the spaces we live and work in.

Legrand is committed to helping people use electricity sustainably. The Legrand CSR roadmap focuses on three key areas that guide and structure its commitments – Business Ecosystem, People, and Environment.

At Signify we are passionate about the sustainability of our products and solutions and strive to bring to market the absolute best products and services we can. In 2020 we became 100% carbon neutral in our operations and use renewable energy to run our business. We are now two years into a five-year global project to double our positive impact on societies worldwide.

Steel Blue’s sustainability roadmap, In Our Stride, is a step in the right direction, outlining Steel Blue’s journey towards achieving social responsibility goals with a focus on community, climate, environment, human rights, and diversity & inclusion.”

Milwaukee Tool is committed to protecting our environment through innovative products and operational excellence.

For Nexans New Zealand, sustainability means ensuring as individuals and as a company, that we have the ability to develop our business over the long-term, by integrating core beliefs and practices that have lasting benefits for our four key priorities: people, partners, products and our planet.

At TransNet NZ Limited, sustainability has been at the forefront of our journey since we focused on it in 2017. We are proud to be a Carbon Conscious Company that maintains high customer service and product quality expectations, and our ISO 14001 and ISO 14064-1 certifications are an ongoing commitment to consider the environment and reduce our impact on it.

As sustainability is a big part of identity at Vynco, we made it our mission is to reduce our impact on the environment.

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CORYS SOLAR SOLUTIONS

With over a 100 years of experience in the electrical wholesale industry, we are well credentialed to be a voice in the industry. As part of the Sonepar Group, we are world leaders in renewable energy and are able to use our global reach to bring you the very best in solar brands.

Our ambition is to make our customers’ lives easier, so we can dedicate ourselves to understanding and satisfying their needs. There is no job too big or too small!

Trina Solar delivered more than 70GW of solar modules worldwide. Trina’s downstream business includes solar PV project development, financing, design, construction, operations and management, one-stop system integration solutions for customers.

Trina Solar has connected over 5GW of solar power plants to the grid worldwide.

Features:

• Small form factor. Generate a huge amount of energy even in limited space.

• Up to 395W, 20.5% module efficiency with high density interconnect technology

• Mono Perc Cell and Multi busbar technology for better light trapping effect lower series resistance and improved current collection

• Reduce installation cost with higher power bin and efficiency

• Boost performance in warm weather lower temperature coefficient (-0.34%) and operating temperature

RRacks, a solar engineering company specialising in high quality solar mounting structures and racking for todays’ market.

wide array of design, ease of installation and a 12-year product

can be extended up to 25 years for large scale and

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GoodWe is a leading, strategically-thinking enterprise which focuses on research and manufacturing of PV inverters and energy storage solutions which have been largely used in residential rooftops, commercial systems and energy storage systems.

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New TeSys D Green contactors series with AC/DC coils

Sustainability is at the core of Schneider Electric’s purpose, culture and business as we accelerate our contributions to a sustainable and inclusive world.

Progressing fast to net zero in our operations, our partners and customers inspire us every day to find new ways to empower all to do more with less. The Green Premium™ label is Schneider Electric’s answer to help you reduce energy and carbon footprint, optimise the total cost of ownership of assets through IoT solutions and circular services, and better protect people from chemical substance risks. The Green Premium™ label was created to provide Schneider Electric customers with healthier products and to be transparent with environmental and regulatory information. Today, more than 75% of Schneider’s product sales come from Green Premium™ offers that provide superior transparency and environmental stewardship.

To improve machine energy efficiency and increase the lifetime of the equipment”. TeSys D Green endorsed the Green Premium label, aiming to eliminate hazardous substances, reduce carbon footprints and ensure an end of life of products as sustainable as possible.

TeSys D range now enriched with new contactors, featuring AC/ DC coils (every coil can be energized with either AC or DC), lower consumption and even more.

CHECK FOR 5 MAJOR ADVANTAGES

Low control current > Lower permanent consumption

coil power (just 0.5 W / 24 V DC for the BBE coil) contributing to increase machine energy efficiency.

Low control current > Direct PLC control for contactors up to 80 A (1)

D Green contactors (with BBE coil code) can be driven by a common 24 V DC / 500 mA static output, a relay interface is no longer needed.

Coil current permanent monitoring / control > Constant closing / opening time

of voltage fluctuation, for reliable repetitive actions.

Green Premium™

The Green Premium™ programme stands for Schneider’s commitment to deliver customer-valued sustainable performance. It has been upgraded with recognised environmental claims and extended to cover all offers including products, services and solutions.

Green Premium™ delivers strong value propositions through its portfolio of products, services and solutions. By collaborating with third-party organisations, we can support our customers to easily meet their sustainability goals. We are differentiating from our competitors, transforming our offer to provide a competitive edge.

What is a Green Premium Product?

Green Premium products provide detailed information on their regulatory compliance, material content, environmental impact and circularity attributes. They deliver market-driven value propositions through third-party labels and product certifications that support our customer’ sustainability ambitions.

What is a Green Premium service?

Green Premium services implement circular economy principles such as durability, upgradeability and recyclability to move beyond the “take, make and dispose” industrial model. In utilising these services, our customers reduce their environmental impact and optimise the total cost of ownership of their assets.

What is a Green Premium solution?

Green Premium solutions utilise IoT-enabled offers and digital tools to efficiently use energy and other natural resources. They enable our customers to reduce their environmental impact and minimise their CO2 footprint.

Coil current permanent monitoring / control > Reduced contacts bounces due to machine shocks and vibrations, preventing from microbreaks.

Keeps legacy standard dimensions and terminal assignment >one ‘TeSys D Green’ can replace many ‘TeSys D’ contactors as a spare, when maintenance is needed, with better performances. Only 4 contactors in each rating, for covering control voltages from 24 to 500 V DC or AC.> Significant stock reduction.

Only 4 contactors in each rating, for covering control voltages from 24 to 500 V DC or AC

The connected EV charging station for smarter charging

Charging stations for semi-public car parks and on-street charging

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Circuit protections: ISPN Vigi RCBOs, iID B type RCCBs and iC60 s

Low voltage switchgear and circuit protection components for Grid-connected Solar Inverters

Even if solar is a very good saving opportunity, people protection needs also to be considered. During design phase of photovoltaic installation, it’s essential to define protections to avoid upstream and parallel protection disablement (blinding of upstream and parallel protection due to direct current signal presence generated by solar inverter and generated by DC part of the system).

AS/NZS4777 installation standard (Grid connection energy systems via inverters) sets the requirements for circuit protection to be installed on the A.C. side of the solar inverter.

devices provide protection and a reliable installation to your customers. Refer to the application sheet Protection for photovoltaic installation on se.com/nz for the selection of circuit protection to comply with mandatory installation AS/NZS 4777 standard.

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Drums from sustainable forestry

With Nexans, New Zealand’s commitment to sustainable development, they encourage their customers to become part of their Green Drum Programme that encompasses their existing drum recycling service.

For Nexans New Zealand, sustainability means ensuring as individuals and as a company, that they have the ability to develop their business over the long-term, by integrating core beliefs and practices that have lasting benefits for their four key priorities: people, partners, products and planet. Nexans considers their social, economic and environmental impact with every business decision they make.

Envirolex®

Envirolex® is a comprehensive range of circular cables that are typically used for mains/sub mains, final circuits connecting to electrical devices, lights, lifts etc for hospitals, office buildings, tunnels, public high traffic areas and emergency exits.

Being PVC free, Envirolex® cables are also suitable for lower temperatures (-25°) and non-migratory applications. Made with low smoke zero halogen (LSZH) materials, making them PVC free and engineered to reduce environmental impact under fire conditions.

Green and Yellow

Available in the following sizes:

• 16mm (316128)

Black

Available in the following sizes:

• 16mm (654371)

• 25mm (653969)

• 35mm (653970)

• 50mm (654374)

• 70mm (654376)

• 95mm (653971)

• 120mm (5967103)

• 185mm (6025539)

• 300mm (639524)

Envirolex® flat (with earth) is an enhanced performance cable designed for the building and construction industry for general power and lighting purposes with a higher fire performance capability.

Also PVC Free and green for ease of identification, Envirolex® flat cable reduces harmful gas and smoke emissions that hinder a fire evacuation. They are flame retardant and nonpropagating to help reduce the spread of fire.

• 25mm (654372)

• 35mm (654373)

• 50mm (654375)

• 70mm (654377)

• 95mm (654378)

Orange

Available in the following sizes:

• 4 x 6 + 2.5E (272082)

• 4 x 16 + 6E (272084)

• 4 x 25 + 6E (272085)

• 4 x 35 + 10E (272086)

Light Green

Available in the following sizes:

• 2 x 1.5+E 100m (432151)

• 2 x 2.5+E 100m (432153)

• 2 x 2.5+E 500m (627459)

• 2 x 6+E 100m (432156)

Green drums refer to FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) or PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) certifications held by Nexans suppliers. Forest certification provides a mechanism to ensure timber-based products reaching the marketplace have been sourced from sustainably managed forests.

Green Drums works in conjunction with Nexans free drum return programme, where we collect all their wooden drums and pallets no longer in use for re-circulation, helping to limit the amount of landfill waste.

Free Drum Return Programme

All Nexans wooden drums and pallets no longer in use can be organised for collection from project site and returned to Nexans for re-circulation, helping to limit the amount of landfill waste and the need for new drums and pallets.

This is a free service and has no minimum requirements but does have a few conditions which are: Nexans only items accepted.

With a simple scan of a barcode in the NEXANS EASYREEL™ app, you can organise a removal of all empty cable drums, pallets or stillages that are taking up space in your yard or project site. Just tell Nexans where the items are and they’ll come and collect them free of charge.

Drums not up to standard will not be uplifted. Check for rot, splits, cracks, and broken flanges especially where the drum may have been sitting for a long time on the ground in one place.

Check barrel - make sure reel core is in good condition as per above.

Nexans Easyreel: An easy-to-use drum return app

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EV CHARGERS

Electric vehicles are on the rise in New Zealand, with new regulations coming into force around the world mandating the use of electric or hybrid technology.

As new vehicles are imported, the ratio of electric to petrol cars in the market is changing. New incentives, like the government rebate for electric vehicles are pushing this change along at ever increasing speeds. Shopping malls, businesses and other public spaces are dedicating space to electric vehicle chargers, offering a service to their customers that has never needed to be addressed before. Add to that the rising cost of petrol and diesel, consumer interest and demand for electric vehicles is only going to grow exponentially. To put it bluntly, the future is electric. Vynco is proud to support and encourage the use of electric vehicles in NZ with a range of EV chargers.

for residential or light commercial use, this model is a simple to install and simple to use solution for your electric vehicle charging needs. The bold styling includes an LED status bar on the cover, Type 2 socket, in-built RDC-DD protection, and an emergency stop knob for ease of use.

range provides an aesthetic electric vehicle charging solution for domestic or commercial applications. With a proven track record worldwide, this range offers a unit to suit your requirements. These chargers can be wall mounted.

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X-Low Glare Design Downlights

Halcyon downlights are designed to last, and as such, take the responsibility of sustainability seriously.

Our downlights are designed and manufactured in a way that enables components to be maintained or replaced in a way that is economical and not wasteful.

Our downlights are mostly constructed with modular components. Take for example, the R730 W3K.

DOT Kimbal Downlight Range

10 years of research and development in LED downlight technology have led DOT to Kimbal.

A comprehensive range of chassis options, lumen packages and accessories make it easy to design lighting environments that are elegant, functional and energy-efficient.

The Kimbal range represents a commitment to the highest standards through design, development, componentry and production.

DOT Downlights, the developer of the Kimbal, recognises its responsibility to communities and future generations. This has led to the introduction of a product range that has sustainability at its core.

Every element of a Kimbal engineered body is either recyclable or reusable and the range has been designed to enable replacement of electronic control gear or LED to uptake future technology and at end of life.

• Kimbal Excel Series CRI90+ 3000k, 3500k & 4000k (COI compliant) as standard

• Available in Fixed Recessed, Adjustable Recessed, Surface Mount, and Cable/Rod Suspended versions.

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Designed as a retrofit replacement for 72-82mm cut out Halogen fittings, they fit perfectly into an existing hole size which eliminates the need for repair and patching of an existing ceiling space, by re-using the existing lighting layout there is no need to paint and plaster.

The “driver” or “power supply” is also remote from the luminaire, connected via a quick connect plug on the secondary side. Once the driver or power supply has reached end of life it can be unplugged and replaced rather than having to throw out the complete fitting at time of replacement. The old driver can then be returned to Halcyon to be processed as part of our E-waste recycling program where precious metals and components are extracted and reused with various other components separated for recycling.

For the R730 luminaire itself, the heatsink and front trim are modular by design, meaning the entire heatsink and diode “module” can be unplugged, removed and replaced without any tools. Ease and speed of install as well as maintenance and replacement methods are all factors that have a cost associated. In minimising these costs, we are minimising the impact of the product from install to end of life.

The R730 is IP54 rated, can be covered and abutted with insulation and does not allow any airflow due to its sealed design. When compared to a halogen downlight (which can’t be covered in insulation and allows the transfer of air between living and non-living spaces) the impact on a household heating bill is substantial.

Additional to the above is also the obvious benefits which come with reducing power consumption with high efficiency luminaires. This impacts both the household power bill and the wider power grid.

12W X-Low Glare

Retrospec Design Series

12W X-Low Glare

Retrospec Design Series

9.5W X-low Glare

Retrospec Design Standard Series

9.5W X-low Glare Smart Tilt Design Standard Series

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Toitū Environmark Gold

Iplex is a Toitū Enviromark Gold certified facility. This award means Toitū recognise Iplex and their efforts in helping Aotearoa remain clean through their plan for continued environmental improvement. Iplex are excited to continue their environmental sustainability journey alongside Toitū.

Iplex Environmental Product Declarations

Iplex have recently released their two new EPD’s (Environmental Product Declarations). One for PVC & one for PE. EPD’s provide specifiers with trusted data on a product’s carbon footprint and embodied energy. The Iplex EPD covers sourcing of raw materials, manufacturing, distribution to site and typical installation. This information allows the specifier to make informed decisions about one material type compared to another.

Return to Gate Project

Iplex are partnering with Corys to develop a return to gate programme for collection and rework of construction PVC & PE offcuts of conduit & duct. There is a growing demand for surplus material to find its way back into the production process. This is known as the circular economy. The success of any circular economy relies on good quality product in, good quality out.

Recycled Material

All Iplex PVC & PE scrap formed during production is carefully captured and fully recycled back into the extrusion process as allowed by the Standards. SC (Sandwich Construction) Wall Technology allows use of up to 100% PVC recyclate in the core of the pipe wall.

Many Iplex PVC ducts use SC technology to efficiently utilise rework PVC-U material. This efficient production method is permitted by standards, is sustainable, waste free and accepted nationally by network asset operators.