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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 – 18 September
In this edition of Pānui we cover an episode of The Climate Business x CCBC, reflections from the 2025 Next Gen cohort, our ESG Susty Guide, Auckland Council's State of The Environment Report, a joint statement by 28 major NZ businesses supporting modern slavery laws,...
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Collaborating to tackle modern slavery
SBC’s Head of ESG shares insights from the recent series of Modern Slavery Online Masterclasses, held in conjunction with Deloitte and Walk Free.
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Pānui News – August 4
In this week’s Pānui, SBC welcomes NZ's first National Adaptation Plan, how the Climate Change and Business Conference will be carbonzero, Counties Energy and EECA want warmer Kiwi homes, Ngāi Tahu...
Pānui News – July 28
In this week’s Pānui, outgoing CLC Convenor Mike Bennetts reflects on five years of climate action, The Warehouse shares plastic-free solutions in its stores, Genesis' new generators making more...
Pānui News – July 21
In this week’s Pānui, great strides have been made this week in the electric transport sector with Fonterra and NZ Post, the Climate Change Minister announces changes to the ETS, NZ’s only local...
Pānui News – July 14
In this week’s Pānui, Mike Burrell and Andrew Petersen share their thoughts on the role of business at the ANZLF, the IAG-Ipsos Climate Change Poll results show New Zealanders are not confidence in...
Enabling sustainability for SMEs – SBC partnership with BusinessNZ Network
As part of a quest for sustainability in small businesses, SBC and BusinessNZ Network (BNZN) are partnering to extend sustainability know-how through BNZN’s SME network of over 14000 members to build capability, deliver shared value and drive collective action to enable resilient value chains.
Pānui News – July 7
In this week’s Pānui, Mike joins the business delegation in Sydney for the ANZLF, Spark uses tech for good, a world-first for Ngāi Tahu with electric jet boats, and the health effects of air pollution are uncovered.
Pānui News – June 30
In this week’s Pānui, congratulations to CLC for their new Statement of Ambition, new CLC Convenor Jolie Hodson talks to RNZ about the new commitments for signatories, SBN launches its new carbon calculator, Watercare and Microsoft collaborate on carbon measurement.
Pānui News – June 23
In this week’s Pānui, an update from Mike, Downer shares how it embraces its social purpose, HW Richardson begins the move to hydrogen, tyre recycling begins nationwide, welcome to our new member Mercury, and NZTE partners with RAD for sustainable device recycling.
Pānui News – June 16
In this week’s Pānui, Air NZ comes out on top in the latest Corporate Reputation Index (released by Kantar, in partnership with Wright Communications), Downer New Zealand’s Road Science opens a new electric bitumen tank at Lyttelton Port, we explore Watercare and Spark’s leadership journeys in our latest Moving Beyond Diversity hui, and hear from Nikki Wright who shares the trends her team have noticed in recent sustainability reporting.
Continuing to move beyond diversity: Gender equality and enabling female leadership in the workplace
Gender equality and enabling female leadership in the workplace were the focus of the agenda in the latest of SBC’s ‘Moving Beyond Diversity’ hui hosted by Watercare. Thank you to the teams from Spark and Watercare who shared details of their leadership journeys. Check out more details and recordings from the session, as well as information on how you can join this important korero, in this blog.
Pānui News – June 9
In this week’s Pānui, sustainability is no longer an “add-on” for business, Government launches a transport innovation fund, Silver Fern Farms and BNZ make a sustainability-linked finance deal, read our submission on the National Adaptation Plan, and He Waka Eke Not releases its report.
Business outlines recommendations for effective and enduring adaptation response
The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) and the Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC) have made a series of recommendations for accelerating adaptation in Aotearoa New Zealand in their joint submission to the Government’s Draft National Adaptation Plan and Managed Retreat Proposals.