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Business leaders quantify major sustainable growth opportunity for New Zealand economy
New Zealand could boost its economy by more than $22 billion per year by 2035, while strengthening productivity, energy security, and long-term resilience, according to a major new business-led report released today.
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Pānui news – 16 April
In this edition of Pānui, we highlight LION’s $7.2m project at Speight’s Brewery, MfE and Stats NZ recently released their Freshwater 2026 report, and a new article from Institute of Directors unpack’s insights from the SBC/CLC Driving Sustainable Growth report. We...
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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 (newsletter) – Nov 16
This week’s Panui includes Fonterra’s announcements on net zero targets and cleaning up NZ’s waterways, plus award winners and new initiatives by Akina and Z Energy.
Fonterra targets net zero emissions by 2050
Abbie Reynolds, Executive Director of the Sustainable Business Council, says it’s important not to underestimate the significance of these new targets set by Fonterra.
(How to) Push Go on the Global Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals set a clear level of ambition and give a common language to talk about global issues.
Pānui (newsletter) – Nov 9
In this week’s update, we reflect on COP22 and congratulate Vector on being NZ’s first corporate-accredited Living Wage Employer
Advancing climate action at COP23
A lot has happened in twelve months, and it feels like we have the bit between our teeth. We’ve got plenty to navigate in the year ahead, but we’re not debating the need for climate change action any longer. COP23
Valuing Natural Capital
Climate change and freshwater policies got more air time in the 2017 General Election campaign than in any year previous. It reflects a growing awareness of the state of the natural resources we use, which underpin our economy, our international reputation, and perhaps most importantly, our sense of cultural identity and well-being.
Pānui (newsletter) – Nov 2
In this week’s update, we highlight the global meeting on climate change in Bonn, COP23, and we cover Vector’s move to become the first corporate accredited Living Wage Employer.
Note to SBC members on new government
It’s true that a week is a long time in politics. Since our last Panui we have a new government who have already made major sustainability policy commitments.
Pānui (newsletter) – Oct 26
In this week’s Pānui, we take a look businesses’ contribution to NZ’s shift to a low emissions economy, and Fairfax’s article on SDG 2 – Zero Hunger
A sobering read: Our atmosphere and climate 2017 report
The data shows us the nature of the change that is taking place, and the scale of the challenge we face. It reinforces, yet again, the urgent need for business, government and people to work together, to develop a vision and action plan to transition to a low emissions economy.
Our atmosphere and climate 2017 report
It’s important for us to focus on a few very important things in the face of such grim reading. This data doesn’t tell the story of the effort, investment, time and energy that many people and businesses are putting into addressing climate change.
Pānui (newsletter) – Oct 12
In this week’s update, SBC Abbie Reynolds writes about a dinner with CEOs about what business can do about climate change, and we feature Westpac action on poverty and financial investment in the low emissions economy.