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Consumers hold the line on sustainability, expect business to do the same
New research shows that while the cost of living remains top concern for New Zealand’s consumers, their commitment to sustainability remains strong. The Kantar and Sustainable Business Council (SBC) Better Futures 2025 report - now in its 16th year, surveyed 1,000 New...
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Pānui news – 24 April
In this edition of Pānui we cover Beca's new Chief Sustainability Officer role, MoE's proposal to amend waste legislation, The Ākina Foundation's final Impact Report, the XRB's call for expressions of interest for the Chair of the New Zealand Auditing and Assurance...
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Redefining employee health by moving to holistic wellbeing
By Robert Perry (Manager - Thriving People) For most Kiwi adults, the majority of our daily life is spent at work. Employers therefore have a unique opportunity to create the conditions for employees to thrive, including employee health and wellbeing. To...
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Pānui news – 27 April
In this week's Pānui, we share our pre-election policy priorities, the Climate Change Commission releases its draft advice for the second Emissions Reduction plan (2026-2030), the Government commits...
Business leaders outline election priorities to drive climate action
The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) and Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC) have laid out their joint climate policy priorities for political parties to consider as they gear up for October’s General...
Pānui news – 20 April
In this edition of Pānui, Mike Burrell gives a video update discussing our upcoming pre-election briefing paper and more, SBC Talks Tools with Unravel Carbon, Jay Crangle has returned from parental...
Pānui news – 13 April
In this week's edition of Pānui, the Ministry for the Environment releases 'Our freshwater 2023', AIA releases a new report about the environment and our health, the Climate Change Commission...
Pānui news – 6 April
In this week's edition of Pānui, we share a new piece of work we're doing with Deloitte to strengthen the S in ESG, the SBC member-led agriculture joint venture makes its first investment, we share...
It’s time we strengthen the ‘S’ in ESG
By Robert Perry (Manager Thriving People) We’re all familiar with Aotearoa New Zealand’s net zero 2050 goal – but what is the equivalent ‘goal’ for social sustainability? Is there one,...
Pānui news – 30 March
In this week's edition of Pānui, registrations open for the Climate Change & Business Conference, we share the Better Futures 2023 Report, we get an update on nature from Chapman Tripp, the...
Cost of living #1 concern for Kiwis – concern about climate remains stable but commitment to living sustainably drops
New research confirms the rising cost of living is putting increasing pressure on New Zealanders, with commitment to sustainable living taking a backseat. 72% of respondents to Kantar’s 2023...
Pānui news – 23 March
In this week's edition of Pānui, the latest IPCC report is released, SBC Talks Tools with thinkstep-anz, Rob shares his thoughts on mental wellbeing at work, we share Mike's recent interview with...
Making sense of mental wellbeing at work – thoughts from Robert Perry
SBC recently hosted a Spotlight Series webinar which started a very important conversation around demystifying mental wellbeing at work and shared practical insights, tools and actions leaders...
Pānui news – 16 March
In this week's edition of Pānui, Mike gives an update on SBC's upcoming Climate work, SBC members win big at the HRNZ awards, we share Mike's BusinessDesk interview on the importance of mitigation,...
Pānui news – 9 March
In this week's edition of Pānui, we share our refreshed strategy which was launched at the Welcome Back event, we announce the appointment of Antonia Burbidge as SBC's Head of Climate and...