Climate Change Champions
The NZVA Climate Change Champions meet online once a month to discuss climate action, receive advice and support, and hear from a variety of guest speakers. Climate Change Champions can be veterinarians, veterinary nurses, veterinary technicians, practice managers or anyone else who works in the veterinary industry.
Meeting summaries
Recorded meetings
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Friday 9 May 2025 |
| Friday 11 April 2025 - Professor Emeritus Ralph Sims discussed the co-benefits of reducing carbon foot-, hoof- and paw-prints. |
| Friday 14 March 2025 - Professor Alan Brent discussed why farming under solar makes sense. |
| Friday 14 February 2025 - Alec Tang shared insights from his work driving enduring change and embedding climate change and sustainability into core organisational strategy. |
| Friday 13 December 2024 - Michael Brown from Water Cremation Systems NZ joined the group to discuss lower emission options for disposing of pets' bodies. |
| Friday 8 November 2024 - Sally Herbert from Lightforce Solar joined us to talk about solar, the cheapest low-emission energy available. |
| Friday 11 October 2024 - The group discussed a Vets for Climate Action webinar about environmentally sustainable options for dog food. |
| Friday 13 September 2024 - Veterinary epidemiologist and data scientist, Tom Brownlie, discussed how artificial intelligence (AI) can offer the veterinary profession a more sustainable future. |
| Friday 9 August 2024 - Kristen Baxter, Senior Manager, Sustainability Integration at Zoetis, discussed decision-making around environmental sustainability. |
| Friday 12 July 2024 - The group discussed ways New Zealand veterinary services can help companion and production animal clients reduce the increasing risks of climate change. |
| Friday 14 June 2024 - Jane Ough shared her upcoming plenary session for the 2024 NZVA and NZVNA Conference, and the group discussed waste management protocols. |
| Friday 10 May 2024 - Peter Savage, Director of Sustainable Finance at BNZ, discussed how climate change is affecting businesses and how banks can support sustainable business initiatives. |
| Friday 8 March 2024 - Niki Harré, author and professor at the University of Auckland, gave a presentation on managing difficult conversations around climate change so we can encourage collective action. |
| Friday 9 February 2024 - Gina Kemp and Shanaea Baker from Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) discuss animal welfare emergency management and our changing climate. |
| Friday 3 November 2023 - The team at Holistic Vets do a walk-through of their clinic and share some of the climate change initiatives they've implemented. |
| Friday 1 December 2023 - Dr Jeremy Watson discusses how his practice became the first veterinary clinic in Australia to be registered carbon neutral. |
