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SBC launches new framework for national system to help reduce freight emissions at Climate Change & Business Conference
The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) has successfully completed the second phase of its Low Emission Freight Certificate (LEFC) collaboration, marking a major step in the development of a new national system to help reduce emissions from Aotearoa New Zealand’s heavy...
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Pānui news – 11 December
In the final edition of Pānui for 2025, we wish you all a happy holiday season, our CEO Mike Burrell provides his final update for the year, WBCSD has launched its Nature Action Portal, Merdian Energy takes top spot in ESG Ratings Report, Auckland Council has launched...
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London Insights: 10 Global Signals Shaping Sustainability
SBC’s Head of ESG shares ten takeaways from her time in London meeting with a range of sustainability focused global organisations.
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Pānui News – Oct 4
In this week’s Pānui, we share stories about Vector’s new Urban Forest, Countdown’s straw phase-out, and new sustainability reports and blogs.
Tools to employ youth help business make a social impact
Sustainability is more than just good stewardship of the environment. It means thinking about the people you employ and the communities where your business operates.
Guest Blog: Sustainability – the foundation for integrated thinking and reporting
Lisa Martin shares the voyage of discovery in creating Sanford’s Integrated Report – and the benefits along the way.
Pānui News – Sept 27
In this week’s Pānui news, sustainability reporting steps up a notch, drones, trains and construction are all recognised, and new partnerships are forming.
Guest Blog: Measure, manage, mitigate to make good
3R share their views on what smaller businesses can gain from writing a Sustainable Development Report.
Guest Blog: Sustainability reporting a constant work in progress
For anyone who has had the privilege of pulling together your company sustainability report – I feel your pain. It is like giving birth to a baby. The journey is long and sometimes painful, but the results are worth it.
What does good sustainability reporting look like?
More and more businesses are reporting on their sustainability initiatives, in response to consumer and investor demand, and regulatory requirements. But what does good reporting look like and how do you get there?
Pānui News – Sept 20
In this week’s Pānui news, we mark Suffrage 125, Alison Herft reviews the video highlights from our ACM, and we look at kaitiakitanga in the fishing industry.
What’s ahead for sustainable business?
Reverse mentoring, targeted development for young people, taking 13-year-olds to Silicon Valley and looking for new ways to use existing skills – these were some of the insights shared with our members at the Annual Council Meeting in August, on the theme of ‘The Future Is Now’.
What does the future of work hold?
At our Annual Council Meeting in August, SBC invited four business leaders to take part in a panel discussion on the future of work.
Pānui Kawepūrongo – Mahuru 13
In this week’s Pānui kawepūrongo, our members celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, Vector and Transpower do well in the Deloitte Energy Awards, and Sanford talks about plastics.
Pānui News – Sept 06
In this week’s Pānui news, the final report on a low-emissions economy, technology is key for energy resilience, and innovative youth recruiting online.