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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 – 5 June
In this edition of Pānui we cover Sparks green lease with Quadrent, Episode Three of our Sustainability Superstars Podcast, thinkstep-anz's Next Generation Scholarship for CCBC25, Sustainability Reports from Custom Fleet, Clarus, Enviro NZ, Lion completing solar...
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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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Pānui news – 10 November
In this week's Pānui, we share our download on COP27 so far, experts have been appointed in government to guide Māori-led climate action, Air New Zealand announce programme for zero emissions...
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...