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SBC launches new framework for national system to help reduce freight emissions at Climate Change & Business Conference
The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) has successfully completed the second phase of its Low Emission Freight Certificate (LEFC) collaboration, marking a major step in the development of a new national system to help reduce emissions from Aotearoa New Zealand’s heavy...
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Pānui news – 11 December
In the final edition of Pānui for 2025, we wish you all a happy holiday season, our CEO Mike Burrell provides his final update for the year, WBCSD has launched its Nature Action Portal, Merdian Energy takes top spot in ESG Ratings Report, Auckland Council has launched...
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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 news – 7 December
In this absolutely bumper edition of Pānui, we share a heap of insights and updates from COP28, we're accepting expressions of interest for a nature positive readiness workshop series, the Commerce...
Q&A with The Warehouse Group on historic solar milestone
SBC recently caught up with David Benattar, The Warehouse Group’s (TWG) Sustainability Lead and SBC Advisory Board member, about TWG’s recent exciting announcement of its historic solar deal with...
Pānui news – 30 November
In this week's edition of Pānui, COP28 kicks off, SBC welcomes the new Government, we share the 'This Climate Business' episode about CLC turning 5, Westpac survey finds Kiwis are calling for more...
Modern slavery laws – how ready is your organisation?
8, 10, [??], 8,000 – What’s the missing number? The answer is 77. If you answered correctly, you must have been among the 90+ business leaders who joined me at our recent deep dive on Modern...
Pānui news – 23 November
In this week's edition of Pānui, we invite EOI for our ESG working group, we share a thought piece from Mike and an RNZ interview with Antonia around COP28, WSP releases a new report around...
The Business Case for COP28
Thoughts from SBC Executive Director Mike Burrell As the opening of COP28 comes hurtling towards us, more New Zealand business than ever before are preparing to make the journey to be part of the...
Pānui news – 16 November
In this week's edition of Pānui, we read Sustainable Business and Finance articles from Waste Management, Westpac, Toitū, Chapman Tripp and KPMG, Fonterra announces climate plans for the future,...
Countdown to COP28: Members on the ground
This year’s Conference of the Parties (COP28), which kicks off in Dubai at the end of the month, is set to have a strong focus on business and its leadership role in the transition to net zero....
Thriving Communities – equipping your business for growing impact together
SBC’s Thriving Voices online event series continued last week with our kaputī kōrero focusing on community impact. Our recently launched report ‘Thriving People - Strengthening the ‘S’ in ESG’...
Pānui news – 9 November
In this week's edition of Pānui, the Climate Leaders Coalition launches its 5th Anniversary Snapshot Report, business climate action makes a variety of news headlines, we continue our Countdown to...
Pānui news – 2 November
In this week's edition of Pānui, we put out a request for a provider to help us develop an ESG toolbox, we begin the countdown to COP28 with an interview between Mike and Antonia, SBC Talks Tools...
Pānui news – 26 October
In this week's edition of Pānui, we release a new episode of the SBC Hot Seat with Jay Crangle, Beca shares info about Project Handprint, KPMG releases report on the future of energy in New Zealand,...