Social Procurement Award
This category awards the use of procurement as a tool to provide enduring positive benefits for communities, employee of suppliers, and the environment, alongside acquiring the goods, services and works required.
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Lightyears Solar
Commitment to Social Procurement
finalist
Social Procurement Award
New Zealand Energy Excellence Awards 2025
Our team delivers community-driven solar farms across rural New Zealand, prioritising local contractors and suppliers and working with landowners to strengthen regional economies. Through projects like Waingawa Solar Farm, we show how social procurement creates jobs, fosters community trust, and delivers measurable clean energy outcomes. Our AgriPV approach keeps farmland productive beneath solar panels, providing farmers with new revenue streams while supporting New Zealand's renewable energy goals. By leasing land and working closely with communities, we ensure every project is locally relevant, sustainable, and responsive to the needs of rural areas.