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Capability building a priority for sustainability professionals
Research released today into New Zealand’s sustainability profession reveals there remains a significant capability gap for staff to support the operational changes businesses now require. The report, Insights on Aotearoa New Zealand Sustainability Professionals 2024,...
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Pānui news – 11 July
In this week's edition of Pānui, the Government launches its new Climate Strategy, we share some of the social sustainability findings from Better Futures 2024, MBIE consultation opens on carbon capture regulatory regime, greater alignment is coming between GHG...
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Q&A with Dr Roger Robson-Williams (Plant & Food Research) on nature
SBC is delivering a series of guides on the fundamentals of sustainability, covering topics ranging from sustainability strategies through to nature and biodiversity. As part of this series, we caught up with our members to get their insights on some of the different...
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COP27: On the ground in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt
24 November 2022 COP27 came to a close at the end of last week. Reactions to the outcomes of the conference have been mixed. Unfortunately, proposals to phase out fossil fuels didn't make much...
Pānui news – 3 November
In this week's Pānui, Spark has released groundbreaking research into how digital tech could lower emissions, the Kai Commitment has launched, we hear from two members who will be on the ground at...
COP27 – NZ Business on the ground in Egypt (NZGIF)
Ahead of COP27 in Egypt next month, SBC talks to NZ Businesses who will be on the ground in Sharm el-Sheikh to find out why they are going, what they are hoping to achieve and what they think a...
COP27 – NZ Business on the ground in Egypt (Toitū Envirocare)
Ahead of COP27 in Egypt next month, SBC talks to NZ Businesses who will be on the ground in Sharm el-Sheikh to find out why they are going, what they are hoping to achieve and what they think a...
Pānui news – 27 October
In this week's Pānui, ESP features in our first episode of SBC Talks Tools, government announces a national public transport ticketing platform, Mike gives some updates from WBCSD in Tokyo, KPMG and...
COP27 – NZ Business on the ground in Egypt (CarbonClick)
Ahead of COP27 in Egypt next month, SBC talks to NZ Businesses who will be on the ground in Sharm el-Sheikh to find out why they are going, what they are hoping to achieve and what they think a...
Pānui news – 20 October
In this week's Pānui, the results of the 2022 CFO Sustainability Snapshot Survey are released, Mike will be in Tokyo next week for the WBCSD Council Meeting, Counties Energy installs 2 new EV...
CFO Sustainability Snapshot Survey shows the need for collaboration to drive
greater action
Deloitte, the Sustainable Business Council and Toitū Tahua: Centre for Sustainable Finance have today released the findings of the 2022 CFO Sustainability Snapshot Survey, now in its second year.
Pānui news – 13 October
In this week's Pānui, the government opens consultations on its agricultural emissions price proposal, MfE and Stats NZ release the 2022 Marine Environment report, Ākina introduces its Impact...
COP27 Briefing with MFAT – key takeaways from the SBC Climate Team
Some of the SBC team and members attended the briefing today (13 October) on COP27, delivered by MFAT. For those members who weren't able to make it, here are some of the key points covered in the...
Pānui news – 6 October
In this week's edition of Pānui, six SBC members join forces on a joint agriculture venture, the government begins phasing out problematic plastics, ASB gifts farmland to inner city school, Auckland...
Pānui news – 29 September
In this week's edition of Pānui, Suncorp brings forward its Scope 1-2 GHG emissions reduction targets 20 years, SBC introduces some key concepts in the nature space, Fonterra trials the world's...