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Private sector joins up to unlock new, large scale clean energy generation
Oxygen Consulting, in partnership with Auckland University of Technology (AUT), the Sustainable Business Council (SBC), and the Sustainable Business Network (SBN), have launched their fourth annual survey on the sustainability profession in New Zealand and are inviting eligible participants to take part.
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Pānui news – 27 March
In this edition of Pānui we cover the Business Breakthrough Barometer survey, the Transition Leader's Breakfast series, the CCC National Climate Change Risk Assessment, a WMO report showing 2024 as the hottest year on record, The Ākina Foundation closing its doors, TR...
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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 – 5 December
In this edition of Pānui, we welcome our newest Advisory Board members, we share an op ed from Mike Burrell and Catherine McGrath, the Financial Markets Authority - New Zealand has published its CRD...

Pānui news – 28 November
In this edition of Pānui, COP29 comes to a close and we share our reflections online event, we bid farewell to Robert Perry, Mike Burrell gives a video update, we share more information about the...

Pānui news – 21 November
In this edition of Pānui, we share further updates from COP29, we launch our newest SBC Guide on community investment, we share the CLC Snapshot Report, we share a highlights video from our 25th...

Pānui news – 14 November
In this edition of Pānui, we share updates from members and partners at COP29, we highlight the members featured in the NZ Herald's Sustainable Business and Finance Report (Aurecon, Chapman Tripp,...

Pānui news – 7 November
In this edition of Pānui, we share an interview with David Hall (Toha) off the back of COP16, we share the Climate Change Commission's new report on the domestic contribution to NZ's second NDC, Rod...

Pānui news – 31 October
In this edition of Pānui, we announce that SBC has become a signatory of Recloaking Papatūānuku, we share our response to the XRB consultation, Robert Perry gives his takeaways on redefining...

Pānui news – 24 October
In this week's edition of Pānui, we share photos and a video from our 25th Anniversary celebration, we share an interview between Antonia Burbidge and Mark Gough, we share our newest SBC Guide on...

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...

Pānui news – 17 October
In this week's edition of Pānui, we share a media release around our 25th Anniversary, we invite members to join us for a Sustainable Transition Leaders series, we put the call out for members...

The Sustainable Business Council celebrates 25 years of ambition and progress
25 years ago, a group of business leaders with bold ambitions got together and put a stake in the ground on sustainability. The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) was first conceived in 1999 as a...

Pānui news – 10 October
In this week's edition of Pānui, we give some updates on SBC's work in the nature space, we launch our report on enabling mode shift in freight, we share member achievements from FY2024, we invite...

Q&A with Lyttelton Port on becoming a TNFD early adopter
SBC recently caught up with Kirsty Brennan, Environmental Business Partner at Lyttelton Port (LPC), about LPC's announcement earlier this year that it has become an early adopter of the Taskforce on...