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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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Top tips for working together during ‘bubble time’
Like a number of our members, working remotely has been the norm for SBC for quite some time. But it’s quite different when new ways of working are ‘must do’ rather than ‘personal choice’ while juggling the demands of family and living in our bubbles.
Pānui News – Mar 26
In this week’s Pānui, we hear from Mike Burrell, we share important information about Covid-19, and we look at how members are caring for their staff right now.
Caring for each other
When life returns to normal, what will people remember? Hopefully that we did the right things, and we did them well.
Pānui News – Mar 19
In this week’s Pānui, we share how our members are responding to Covid-19, more NZX-listed companies are reporting on sustainability issues, and Westpac NZ helps customers to tackle climate change.
Pānui News – Mar 12
In this week’s Pānui, we ask our members for their views on sustainability priorities ahead of the general election, and we bid a sad farewell to Sir Rob Fenwick.
Sir Rob Fenwick, sustainable business visionary and environmentalist
A founder member of the Sustainable Business Council, Sir Rob Fenwick has left us with a living legacy says SBC’s Executive Director Mike Burrell.
Pānui News – Mar 05
In this week’s Pānui, catch up on the Better Futures launch, The Warehouse Group shares insights from COP25, and Manaaki Whenua work with tangata whenua on local decisions about landuse.
Pānui News – Feb 27
In this week’s Pānui, thinkstep-anz signs on to TCFD, LIC, Downer and Synlait are recognised for their leading HR practices, and Happy 120 years to OCS.
Pānui News – Feb 20
In this week’s Pānui, we team up with Oxygen Consulting, SBN and AUT to look at the roles of sustainability professionals, we talk to Tech Futures Lab about some big questions, and Sanford unveils an electric van.
Industry collaboration to grow sustainability in New Zealand
Oxygen Consulting, in conjunction with the Sustainable Business Council, The Sustainable Business Network and Auckland University of Technology, have launched a ground-breaking piece of research investigating the role of the sustainability professional in New Zealand.
Pānui News – Feb 13
In this week’s Pānui, we launch the 2020 Better Futures research results, show how sustainability was the driver for Waste Management NZ’s new HQ, and the search is on for EV heroes across the country… one? ….
Kiwi youth feeling the heat – Better Futures report
Colmar Brunton’s latest Better Futures report surveyed 1500 New Zealanders, including the views of 13-17 year-olds for the first time.