Who are we?

Meridian is New Zealand's largest electricity generator, supplying electricity to the largest consumer, the Bluff Aluminium Smelter and over 180,000 residential, business and rural customers throughout our country. Our electricity is generated entirely from renewable resources. We are proud to be New Zealand's only certified supplier of carbon neutral electricity. As a State-Owned Enterprise we are owned by New Zealand and New Zealanders.

Our purpose is to be the global reference company in renewable energy.

About our report

Our report follows the Sustainable Reporting Guidelines set out in the Global Reporting Index (GRI) - a globally accepted framework for reporting on an organisation's economic, environmental and social performance.
Our report is in two parts. The printed document contains our financial information and an overview of our activities for the year, including the Chief Executive and Chairman's review.
We conducted an online survey in May 2007 to find out what our our stakeholders and staff wanted to see included in our annual report. We had a great response from a range of participants including customers, Meridian staff and environmental stakeholders. The content in this years report has been compiled based on the results of the survey. The format of the report has also been developed based on the results we received. Respondents agreed that they would like a mixed media approach to our report consisting of a printed document accompanied by a CD like in previous years or a website. By using a CD or website we reduce the number of printed pages of our printed report which is in line with our commitment to sustainable business practices. We saw the development of a website rather than a CD this year a natural progression to further reduce materials and allow us to have a website we can regularly update.
This website provides a more in-depth review of the year and contains a range of information including stories and video interviews with our customers, our staff and other stakeholders. On our website you will find all the information in the printed document, plus sections on:

• Our Performance – what we are doing for our customers, our products and services, and supply and demand issues.
• Our People – who we are, health, safety and wellness and learning and development.
• Environment – our response to climate change and our natural resource management
• Our Communities – our relationships with the communities we serve.

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