Resources
Insights from the top: How to make the business case for sustainability to your Board
Getting buy-in and bringing key stakeholders along the journey is integral to ensuring the success of your sustainability strategy, activities and targets – but it's much easier said than done....
SBC/CLC response to the Government’s Draft Second Emissions Reduction Plan
The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) and Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC) welcome the opportunity to respond to the Government's Draft Second Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP2). The companies and...
SBC Talks Tools with All Heart NZ (Sustainable Deconstruction)
In our most recent edition of SBC Talks Tools, we catch up with Sustainability Development Manager Molly Hicks about All Heart NZ's new sustainable deconstruction services, designed to help...
Video update from Mike Burrell – August 2024
In his latest video update, SBC Executive Director Mike Burrell discusses our recently launched Snapshot Report for 2023-24, including some of the achievements of both SBC and our members, our...
Annual Snapshot 2023-24
It is a pleasure to present to you the 2023-24 Snapshot Report, which provides an overview of the initiatives and progress SBC and our member organisations have delivered in the last financial year,...
SBC Hot Seat with Nicole Schlichting (Senior Communications Advisor)
This week, we've got Nicole Schlichting, SBC's Senior Communications Advisor, in the hot seat. Nicole oversees most of SBC's communications activities, including our social channels and our weekly...
SBC Hot Seat with Charlotte Kootstra (Sustainability Manager – Climate & Environment)
This week, we've got our Sustainability Manager - Climate and Environment, Charlotte Kootstra, in the hot seat. Charlotte's role sits under our Action on Climate and Nature work programme and...
SBC Guide: Nature
Healthy people, healthy businesses and a healthy planet all rely on thriving nature. Over half of the world’s economic output ($44 trillion of economic value), and many Aotearoa New Zealand...
SBC Annual Plan 2024-2025
SBC's Annual Plan outlines our work programme and focus areas for the coming financial year. Download the plan.
SBC Guide: Measure, reduce and report your carbon footprint
Measuring your organisation’s carbon footprint feeds into the whakapapa of your business, helping you and your team plan the impact your organisation will have on generations to come. In this SBC...
Chorus: Putting inclusion and diversity at the heart of good business
Like other businesses in the technology industry, telecommunication infrastructure provider Chorus had long grappled with diversity challenges, including an imbalance in gender and ethnic ratios,...
SBC Guide: Adapting to climate change (including disclosures)
Climate change poses operational and financial risks. For example, extreme weather events like floods may disrupt operations (a business risk) and make a building uninsurable (a financial risk). It...