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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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Sustainability Leadership Programme: Thoughts from Megan Gallagher
Megan Gallagher, Sustainability Advisor at SBC, is one of a number of participants in this year’s Sustainability Leadership Programme (SLP) training programme by Catapult. SLP is a business sustainability course which provides hands on intensive experience to build connections, skills and confidence to drive sustainable impact. Now that this year’s programme is over halfway through, Megan shares her top five insights from the course to date.
Pānui News – 19 August
In this week's edition of Pānui, Mike Burrell gives a vlog update on upcoming SBC work and events, Auckland Transport releases their Transport Emissions Reduction Pathway, IAG calls for better flood...
Pānui News – 11 August
In this week’s Pānui, Air New Zealand announces an ambitious GHG emissions reduction target, Ngāi Tahu receives funding for a ground-breaking regenerative farming trial, Westpac launches a personal...
National Adaptation Plan critical framework for building New Zealand’s climate resilience
The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) and Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC) welcome the release of the Government’s first National Adaptation Plan (NAP) as the first step to develop an effective and...
Pānui News – August 4
In this week’s Pānui, SBC welcomes NZ's first National Adaptation Plan, how the Climate Change and Business Conference will be carbonzero, Counties Energy and EECA want warmer Kiwi homes, Ngāi Tahu...
Pānui News – July 28
In this week’s Pānui, outgoing CLC Convenor Mike Bennetts reflects on five years of climate action, The Warehouse shares plastic-free solutions in its stores, Genesis' new generators making more...
Pānui News – July 21
In this week’s Pānui, great strides have been made this week in the electric transport sector with Fonterra and NZ Post, the Climate Change Minister announces changes to the ETS, NZ’s only local...
Pānui News – July 14
In this week’s Pānui, Mike Burrell and Andrew Petersen share their thoughts on the role of business at the ANZLF, the IAG-Ipsos Climate Change Poll results show New Zealanders are not confidence in...
Pānui News – July 7
In this week’s Pānui, Mike joins the business delegation in Sydney for the ANZLF, Spark uses tech for good, a world-first for Ngāi Tahu with electric jet boats, and the health effects of air pollution are uncovered.
Enabling sustainability for SMEs – SBC partnership with BusinessNZ Network
As part of a quest for sustainability in small businesses, SBC and BusinessNZ Network (BNZN) are partnering to extend sustainability know-how through BNZN’s SME network of over 14000 members to build capability, deliver shared value and drive collective action to enable resilient value chains.
Pānui News – June 30
In this week’s Pānui, congratulations to CLC for their new Statement of Ambition, new CLC Convenor Jolie Hodson talks to RNZ about the new commitments for signatories, SBN launches its new carbon calculator, Watercare and Microsoft collaborate on carbon measurement.
Pānui News – June 23
In this week’s Pānui, an update from Mike, Downer shares how it embraces its social purpose, HW Richardson begins the move to hydrogen, tyre recycling begins nationwide, welcome to our new member Mercury, and NZTE partners with RAD for sustainable device recycling.