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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 – 8 May
In this edition of Pānui we cover the launch of our Sustainability Superstars podcast, the CCBC 2025 Programme launch, EECA and the Centre for Sustainable Finance partnering to unlock private capital for clean energy, the launch of The Lever Room, RTA Studio and...
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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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Sashes are the new capes – part 1
Jay Crangle reflects on her first Sustainability Leadership workshop, delivered by Catapult. Here, she looks at sustainability superheroes, competitive busyness and how to think about system change.

Pānui News – June 27
In this week’s Pānui, Toyota dealers achieve Enviro-Mark Diamond certification, Christchurch Airport debuts an autonomous shuttle and Ministry for the Environment is getting out in front of Plastic-Free July.

Pānui News – June 20
In this week’s Pānui, we talk to Contact Energy about 20 years of sustainable business, we have a full report back from Sustainable Brands, and the Climate Leaders Coalition anniversary panel is unveiled.

Welcome to the human-to-human era
If there was any place to be this year to get the latest on how brands are increasingly connecting sustainability and marketing, and meet the people making the change on a global scale, it was the Sustainable Brands conference in Detroit.

Pānui News – June 13
In this week’s Pānui, we talk to Waste Management about 20 years of sustainable business, Vector and friends plant 15,000 native trees and Oxygen Consulting and Meridian report back from Climate Reality Leadership Training.

Pānui News – June 06
In this week’s Pānui, we celebrate World Environment Day and 20 years of sustainable business, SKYCITY unveils The Sugar Club’s low-carbon menu, and SBC members make the finalists of the 2019 Diversity Awards NZ™.

From fringe to mainstream – Sustainable Business Council celebrating 20th anniversary
On World Environment Day, the Sustainable Business Council (SBC) is celebrating its 20th anniversary of helping businesses be the best for New Zealand – and the world.

Pānui News – May 30
In this week’s Pānui, Kate Alcock reports back from the Net Zero Transport workshop, Deloitte and Porter Novelli look at the Wellbeing Budget, and IAG stands up on domestic violence.

Guest blog: Sustainability – an approach whose time has come
As a founding member celebrating the Sustainable Business Council (SBC) turning 20-years-old, The Warehouse Group’s Chief Sustainability Officer David Benattar says the Council embodies an idea whose time has come.

How can transport get to net zero?
Over 45 transport industry company leaders met in Christchurch for a joint SBC and Climate Leaders Coalition event on Tuesday, to explore the pathway to zero emissions for freight transport by 2050.

Guest blog: The Budget is coming…
Is this just a normal budget with a better brand? How can a spreadsheet have feelings? James Walker from Porter Novelli looks at the the Government’s first “Wellbeing budget”.

Pānui News – May 23
In this week’s Pānui, we look at what 1.5 degrees means for Science-Based Targets, Moana and Sanford introduce new fishing technology, and it’s all about electric vehicles this week.