"Everyone should hurry up and use it!”

We chatted to Mitchell McLaughlin of My Native Forest about the company’s Cogo journey…

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What is your business called and what does it do?

"We’re a native forest investment platform that helps people establish or invest in native forests. We like to say - do good and be rewarded for it."

Why did you start using Cogo?

"We were banking with Kiwibank who offers Cogo to business customers. For us, it’s about walking the walk…we can’t ‘say’ we’re all about doing good for the environment; and not ensure we’re inadvertently having a negative impact on the environment. Using Cogo is all about keeping ourselves honest. "

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Favourite feature?

"This has to be the supplier categorisation! The Cogo model is so easy. I tried to measure our emissions myself using emissions factors because I have worked in that space before and it was so hard! It was a big hill of hours of work! For small companies starting out - Cogo helps you quickly create a stake in the ground which you can improve on.  "

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What has Cogo done for your business?

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"Cogo helped us create a stake in the ground quickly in terms of our footprint"

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"We now have confidence in where we are carbon efficient and where we are not."

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"It’s given us a deeper understanding of our supply chain and motivated us to have bolder conversations with suppliers based on facts."

"Cogo has simplified our carbon management journey and our entire business is benefiting as a result. "

What would you say to others considering using Cogo?

"Plug it in; and hurry up! The planet needs you to use it!"

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