Sustainable Business Council

Business, people and nature thriving together

Climate Change and Business Conference 2023

Early bird registrations are open for the Climate Change & Business Conference. Register below and join the kōrero in September between businesses, individuals, government and communities about how we can collectively mitigate, adapt and transform Aotearoa New Zealand into a climate-resilient country.

19-20 September | Viaduct Events Centre, Tāmaki Makaurau

Pre-election Policy Priorities

The Sustainable Business Council and Climate Leaders Coalition have released our joint climate policy priorities ahead of October’s General Election. The briefing paper, created in consultation with the 160+ SBC and CLC businesses, sets out 10 key recommendations to advance a net-zero and climate-resilient future.

The Sustainable Business Council exists to mobilise New Zealand’s most ambitious businesses to build a thriving and sustainable future for all.

SBC is a membership organisation that connects businesses, partners, and sectors to create impact that no single business could achieve alone. We work with executives and sustainability professionals to maximise their positive impact for shareholders, communities and the environment. We hold our members to account by asking them to fulfil member commitments. We deliver impact by championing our members to be at the leading-edge of sustainability and in doing so inspire other businesses to take action.

Our work

LEADERSHIP IN SUSTAINABILITY

Supporting members to be ambitious on sustainability
and encouraging other businesses to go further.

ACTION ON CLIMATE AND NATURE

Accelerating the transition to a future that is zero emissions, resilient, and nature regenerative.

THRIVING PEOPLE

Members are contributing to a just transition and acting on the most material issues facing society.

SUSTAINABILITY

Making sustainability mainstream within New Zealand businesses

CLIMATE LEADERS COALITION

Uniting businesses and accelerating our transition to a zero carbon future

Our members

Climate Change and Business Conference 2023

Early bird registrations are open for the Climate Change & Business Conference. Register below and join the kōrero in September between businesses, individuals, government and communities about how we can collectively mitigate, adapt and transform Aotearoa New Zealand into a climate-resilient country.

19-20 September | Viaduct Events Centre, Tāmaki Makaurau

Useful resources

Annual Plan

Annual Plan

The SBC Annual Plan outlines SBC’s work programme and focus areas for 2022/2023.

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Better Futures 2023

Better Futures 2023

Concern around the climate remains stable, but commitment to living sustainably has dropped since 2022.

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Case Study:

Quadrent and BNZ

Case Study:

Green Funding Collaboration Tackles E-waste and Digital Equity

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SBC Talks Tools with Generate Zero

SBC Talks Tools with Generate Zero

In this edition of SBC Talks Tools, we spoke with Caroline Knowles from Generate Zero, a platform that harnesses the power of data and AI to measure, manage, and reduce carbon emissions.

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Latest news

Pānui news – 25 May

Pānui news – 25 May

In this week's Pānui, New Zealand Steel announces the country's biggest emissions reduction project, SBC Talks Tools with Generate Zero, Māori frameworks are needed to recloak the whenua (Manaaki...

Pānui news – 18 May

Pānui news – 18 May

In this week's Pānui, Mike Burrell offers his reflections on the WBCSD Liaison Delegate Meeting via a video Q&A, Government announces Budget 2023, Counties Energy launches into emissions...

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