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The climate change agreement reached in Paris has been hailed as a breakthrough that signals a strong will globally to address climate change. Here’s a quick summary of the Paris Agreement and what it means for business.

SBC Executive Director Penny Nelson recently attended the World Forum on Natural Capital in Edinburgh last month. The Forum brought together leading thinkers on how business and the natural environment interact.

SBC’s Belinda vanEyndhoven attended Sustainable Business Australia’s SD2015 CEO Forum on Friday 13th November. The mood of business in the room was one of cautious optimism.

The Sustainable Business Council and Major Companies Group have released a Business Brief on Climate Change which sets out where businesses want to lead on climate change through to 2020.

BusinessNZ has been certified as carbon neutral by carboNZero.

Momentum is building in the run-up to Paris and business is now more engaged in climate discussions than ever before.

SBC welcomes the latest state of the environment report

The Sustainable Business Council has today signed a three year partnership with the Department of Conservation that aims to get more businesses understanding, managing and improving their impact on nature.

New Zealand has adopted the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Sustainable Business Council features in this week’s NBR Eco Business Special on business collaboration.

The Sustainable Business Council is pleased to announce Toyota New Zealand Chief Executive Alistair Davis has been appointed SBC’s new Chair.

Mighty River Power boss, Fraser Whineray, said the Government should publicly recognise electric vehicles were New Zealand’s biggest green growth opportunity and link that to its “100 per cent pure” tourism campaign.