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2026 Insights on New Zealand Sustainability Professionals survey launches
Oxygen Consulting, in partnership with Auckland University of Technology (AUT), the Sustainable Business Council (SBC), and the Sustainable Business Network (SBN), have launched their fourth annual survey on the sustainability profession in New Zealand and are inviting eligible participants to take part.
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Pānui news – 12 March
In this edition of Pānui, we highlight the national plan opening major opportunities for waste infrastructure, spotlight one of New Zealand’s largest air-conditioning systems going electric, and share perspectives on why individuals have more climate influence than...
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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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Filling up fast! An introduction to Science Based Targets
Join SBC, WWF New Zealand and Enviro-Mark Solutions for an introduction to the world of science-based emissions targets.
Finding your place in the future
A blog about how integrated thinking and reporting can help businesses decide how to adapt and be more resilient in the long term.
Pānui News – Mar 22
In this week’s Pānui, a new report suggests intelligent transport systems could be a sunrise tech industry in NZ earning up to $1.5 billion a year and 3R’s solution to car bumper waste.
Invitation: Hear from Sanford, Vector, Kono and more at the NZ Sustainable Development Goals Summit 2018
Heard of the Sustainable Development Goals? Want to know how other businesses are making them relevant?
‘Show us what you’re made of’, conscious consumers challenge business
Increasingly, consumers are looking to business for the solutions to some of the big environmental and social issues we face.
Pānui News – Mar 08
In this week’s Pānui, we feature Contact Energy’s work with Ngati Tahu to help the indigenous Maasai tribe in Kenya, and Wellington Zoo’s CE Karen Fifield takes charge of the world’s zoos and aquariums global sustainability strategy.
Pānui News – Mar 01
In this week’s Pānui, SBC members clean up at the NZ Human Resources Awards and a first-of-its-kind government report measures the economics of the environment
Pānui News – Feb 22
In this week’s Pānui, the Southern Hemisphere’s first electric side-loader rubbish truck features and the NZ Super Fund’s divestment away from fossil fuels.
The rise of the sustainability manager in business
In the past few years, the number of sustainability roles in New Zealand has increased – suddenly a career in sustainability in business is not only attainable, it is sought after.
Pānui News – Feb 15
In this week’s Pānui, Sanford’s innovation and science to reduce plastic use features, and Australia’s solar power boom could double the country’s capacity in 12 months.
Pānui News – Feb 08
In this week’s Pānui, we look at Auckland Airport’s science based targets and a UN-backed organisation’s request to Wellington Zoo to develop a global sustainability strategy.
Pānui News – Feb 1
In this week’s Pānui, we scope out what lies ahead for business in 2018 and learn about Lion’s new micro-brewery designed with sustainable production in mind.