15 August 2023
By email: [FYI request #23763 email]
Dear Anais
Official Information Act Request
On 9 August 2023 you sent a request for information under the Of icial Information Act 1982
(Act) to ESR as follows:
Could you please provide access to the document establishing ESR's Statement of Core
Purpose?
Also, could you please detail the amount of funding you received in 2022, in addition to
where funding was sourced (proportion of revenue that is public, private, etc)?
Our response to your request 1. Could you please provide access to the document establishing ESR's Statement of Core
Purpose?
Response
The document establishing ESR's Statement of Core Purpose dated November 2010
can be obtained from the New Zealand Parliament Website (link provided).
https:/ www.parliament.nz/resource/0000140130
2. Also, could you please detail the amount of funding you received in 2022, in addition to
where funding was sourced (proportion of revenue that is public, private, etc)?
Response Please note that ESR does not receive any direct government funding. ESR’s income
and revenue is generated from contracts with customers and agencies in the public and
private sectors for services and research.
For the Financial Year 2022, ESR had a total revenue of $110.8 million. The breakdown
of ESR’s total revenue is as follows:
• Revenue from contracts in the Public Sector
$86.9 million
• Revenue from contracts in the Private Sector
$23.9 million
Your right to seek a review
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz
or freephone 0800 802 602.
Thank you for your request.
Yours sincerely
Mark Ot away
General Manager Business Services
Institute of Environmental Science and Research