Who we are
Opportune’s team of technical specialists has been delivering carbon accounting and verification services both locally and internationally since 2006 – bringing a wealth of global knowledge and technical best practice to serve the unique needs of your organisation.
Local team. Nationwide services. Global standards.
We hold qualifications in our industry’s most robust, recognised standards as a Qualified Audit practice; we deliver our work to the globally recognised standards of ISO 14064 and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol; we provide input into national regulation standard setting through our Managing Director’s role on the CAANZ New Zealand Council and governance advisor roles.
Qualified Audit Practice
Our firm is a Qualified Audit practice of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ). This means we hold a regulatory qualification to issue audit opinions to our clients.
Carbon Neutral Government Programme
As a registered provider with Ministry for the Environment, we deliver carbon advisory and verification services for the Carbon Neutral Government Programme, advising and auditing Government agencies on their emission reports and reduction plans.
Airport Carbon Accreditation
Our Managing Director, Andrew Douglas, is an approved verifier of the Airport Carbon Accreditation. We verify the carbon footprint and carbon management process of airports as part of their application to become an accredited airport under the programme.
Reducing our own emissions
We help organisations take action on climate change and lead by example with our own carbon reduction plan for our organistion and the personal footprints of our staff.
Meet Andrew
The Opportune team is led by Managing Director, Andrew Douglas. He’s delivered carbon and business advisory and assurance services to organisations in New Zealand, Uk and US since 2002, having spent much of his career in the Big Four professional service firms. In the UK Andrew led the delivery of carbon reporting and verification with the government agency, Carbon Trust.
Now based in New Zealand, Andrew provides audit and advisory services to a wide range of organisations nationwide. His public and private sector experience spans financial services, energy, retail, education and healthcare. This includes working with local Councils, ANZ, Kiwibank, IRD, Meridian Energy, Transpower, Te Whatu Ora Health NZ, Farmlands Co-operative and Alliance Group, alongside small-to-medium (SME) New Zealand businesses.
Anuraag Sanker, brings extensive practical experience in carbon assurance, auditing, and consulting across New Zealand and India. His role is pivotal in conducting audits and crafting comprehensive greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories, providing clients with practical insights to understand and manage their carbon footprint
Anuraag's professional journey includes serving as a senior auditor for a diverse range of organizations, from government agencies such as Auckland Transport, Ministries, and Local Government, to private enterprises like ASB, NZ Post, and EECA. Anuraag also has experience in software compliance for emissions measurement and conducting carbon audits at Toitu Envirocare.
Meet Anuraag
Melissa Parker Bentley brings over 15 years of assurance and accounting expertise from her experience at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, and the London Stock Exchange where she oversaw audits and compliance for a diverse range of public and private sector entities in New Zealand and the UK.
Melissa plays a key role at Opportune, providing verification and advisory services to a diverse range of clients. Her portfolio showcases her adaptability and impact, spanning major players like the Ministry of Education, PGG Wrightson, Dunedin City Holdings, EnviroWaste Services, and local councils, alongside SMEs across the country.
Melissa is passionate about the environment and uses her professional capabilities to ensure organisations thrive in the ever-evolving landscape of climate accountability and reporting.
Meet Melissa
An opportunity to give back
At Opportune we love to support community initiatives that align with our values. Since 2021 we have been a proud sponsor of the Nature School Progamme, an initiative that gets kids outdoors to learn about the environment and planet.
With a mission to use New Zealand’s nature as the third teacher to inspire creative hearts, hands and minds, Nature School offers kids a balance of creative play and skill-based learning through the outdoors.
“Opportune’s support makes a huge difference to our ability to deliver life-changing programmes to children. ”
Lizzie Potter
Founder & Nature Educator
Nature School
How we reduce our own footprint
At Opportune we lead by example by taking action to reduce our own business footprint and the footprint of our staff.
We measure our own emissions footprint annually to monitor our progress and introduce new reduction initiatives continuously. Reducing our staff travel and flights, replacing with video calls, reducing electricity use in the office, switching off lights, and biking to work are some of the initiatives put in place to date.
We don’t offset our footprint by buying carbon credits but instead donate to worthy charitable causes which are aligned with educating, communicating and taking action on climate change.
