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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 coalition of leading businesses with a mandate that reflected the era...
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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 anniversary, we welcome Custom Fleet to the SBC membership, MfE opens a...
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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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Weaving the realisation of potential together
What do brainwriting, springboard stories and leader labs have in common? More than you would think, as our participants in the 2018 Sustainable Leadership programme found out.
Pānui News – Dec 13
In this week’s Pānui, agriculture features at COP24, Genesis Energy joins the EV100 club and WSP Opus looks at when the rubber hits the road.
Climate change: why business action counts
Climate change is a pressing issue for businesses, but where to start? Abbie Reynolds has some practical ideas you can do right now.
Pānui News – Dec 06
In this week’s Pānui, the spotlight is on emissions during COP24, and we have heard from members about what SBC might do differently next year.
What should SBC keep doing, stop or change?
Abbie Reynolds and Volker Kuntzsch talk about what they’ve heard from members in 2018 and what might change as a result.
Pānui News – Nov 29
In this week’s Pānui, Stuff launches a new series on climate change, Mercury helps kiwi eggs with solar power and we talk sustainable procurement in three cities.
Sustainable procurement good for business
There has been a real buzz around SBC’s procurement workshops this week in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington. Transparency in the supply chain is rated the third highest trend likely to impact members in the next 2-3 years.
Pānui News – Nov 22
In this week’s Pānui, Sanford and SKYCITY are recognised in the Deloitte Top 200, we hear how the SDGs are helping NZ companies, and Climate Leaders Coalition news.
What do the Sustainable Development Goals mean for business?
Rob Perry shares the latest developments and approaches for embedding the UN Sustainable Development Goals into business.
Pānui News – Nov 15
In this week’s Pānui, students drive sustainability for Victoria University of Wellington, science-based targets come to the capital, and ecostore turns 25.
Guest blog: Students at the heart of sustainable partnerships
Andrew Wilks, Director, Sustainability, VUW reports back from the Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability conference on how tertiary education institutions are contributing to a sustainable future.
Science-Based Targets – extending our outreach…
When SBC partnered with WWF NZ and Enviro-Mark earlier this year, we wanted to help businesses to set meaningful emission reduction targets by building their understanding and capability.