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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 – May 10
In this week’s Pānui, Countdown and Mico Plumbing both make moves to reduce NZ’s plastic bag use and The Warehouse and thinkstep sign up to set Science-Based Targets
Building trust in business
The 2018 Acumen Edelman Barometer Trust Barometer shows that trust in business has been low and static at 47 per cent in the past two years.
Pānui News – May 03
In this week’s Pānui, we feature Ravensdown’s new technology helping clean-up effluent and water ways and Fonterra’s latest move away from coal.
Pānui News – Apr 26
In this week’s Pānui, the first inaugural Sustainable Development Goals Summit in New Zealand makes big waves and Abbie Reynolds reflects on two years in the job.
Watch – Carbon and the Sustainable Development Goals agenda
Abbie Reynolds learns that natural carbon sinks, such as forestry and wetlands, hold huge potential to help New Zealand and the world transition to a low emissions economy, at the WBCSD liaison delegate meeting in Switzerland.
Watch – WBCSD’s top issues to tackle – Vlog from Montreux
At the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Liaison Delegate Meeting last week, Peter Bakker predicted some of the big trends for sustainability professionals will be: The cost of capital, future of work and disruptive technologies.
Pānui News – Apr 19
In this week’s Pānui, the interim Climate Change Commission membership has a strong business background and SBC members clean up in the Colmar Brunton Corporate Reputation Index.
SBC Sustainable Leadership Programme 2018
SBC’s 2018 professional development programme aims to give participants new skills and thinking that will help them navigate complex environmental and social issues, like climate change.
Watch – what are sustainable business councils worldwide tackling?
Sustainable Business Councils around the world are grappling with the same sustainability issues as we are, here in New Zealand. Abbie Reynolds reports back from Switzerland.
Pānui News – Apr 12
In this week’s Pānui, how blockchain could help sustainable business and the government decides to stop issuing new oil and gas exploration permits.
Emerging trends in sustainable business
This month marks two years since I started at the council, and during that time I’ve seen a growing number of members come to understand that business cannot thrive in an environment or society that fails.
How blockchain could impact sustainable business – video
SBC interviews Felipe Arango, MD of BSD Consulting, about blockchain’s connection with sustainability, measuring natural capital, and financial inclusion.