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Sustainability sees rising strategic importance amid increasing strain on professionals
Research released today into New Zealand’s sustainability profession reveals a compelling picture of a profession which is gaining strategic traction, while grappling with systemic challenges. The report, Insights on Aotearoa New Zealand Sustainability Professionals, delivered by Oxygen Consulting in collaboration with the Sustainable Business Council (SBC), Sustainable Business Network (SBN) and Auckland University of Technology (AUT), draws on the insights from sustainability professionals across Aotearoa New Zealand, unpacking capability and competencies, remuneration, job opportunities, and overall wellbeing.
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Pānui news – 19 June
In this edition of Pānui we cover the release of the Insights on Aotearoa New Zealand Sustainability Professionals 2025 report, WBCSD's 2025 Business Breakthrough Barometer survey, Toitū Enivorcare's op-ed on carbon offsetting, 3R and Toyota collaborating on bumper...
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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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Leading out from inside our bubbles
How do we forge a pathway towards sustainable, resilient, regenerative development that delivers positive impacts for people, planet and prosperity? Robert Perry reflects on the opportunity for us to show our collective leadership as businesses.
Pānui News – Apr 09
In this week’s Pānui, Mike Burrell talks about what members want to see in the recovery, Kate Ferguson has some tips on setting up your online workshop for success, and Porter Novelli are thinking ahead about careful communication.
Setting up your online workshop for success
Or, how to move a big event online with very little notice.
Pānui News – Apr 02
In this week’s Pānui, Mike Burrell updates us on SBC activities, BusinessNZ launches a daily podcast, and Rob Perry looks at how we can work effectively together during ‘bubble time’.
Top tips for working together during ‘bubble time’
Like a number of our members, working remotely has been the norm for SBC for quite some time. But it’s quite different when new ways of working are ‘must do’ rather than ‘personal choice’ while juggling the demands of family and living in our bubbles.
Pānui News – Mar 26
In this week’s Pānui, we hear from Mike Burrell, we share important information about Covid-19, and we look at how members are caring for their staff right now.
Caring for each other
When life returns to normal, what will people remember? Hopefully that we did the right things, and we did them well.
Pānui News – Mar 19
In this week’s Pānui, we share how our members are responding to Covid-19, more NZX-listed companies are reporting on sustainability issues, and Westpac NZ helps customers to tackle climate change.
Pānui News – Mar 12
In this week’s Pānui, we ask our members for their views on sustainability priorities ahead of the general election, and we bid a sad farewell to Sir Rob Fenwick.
Sir Rob Fenwick, sustainable business visionary and environmentalist
A founder member of the Sustainable Business Council, Sir Rob Fenwick has left us with a living legacy says SBC’s Executive Director Mike Burrell.
Pānui News – Mar 05
In this week’s Pānui, catch up on the Better Futures launch, The Warehouse Group shares insights from COP25, and Manaaki Whenua work with tangata whenua on local decisions about landuse.
Pānui News – Feb 27
In this week’s Pānui, thinkstep-anz signs on to TCFD, LIC, Downer and Synlait are recognised for their leading HR practices, and Happy 120 years to OCS.