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SBC launches new framework for national system to help reduce freight emissions at Climate Change & Business Conference
The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) has successfully completed the second phase of its Low Emission Freight Certificate (LEFC) collaboration, marking a major step in the development of a new national system to help reduce emissions from Aotearoa New Zealand’s heavy...
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Pānui news – 16 October
In this edition of Pānui, The NZ Government has released its first National Adaptation Framework, we share insights from the Adaptation Futures Conference, The NZ Government resets NZ's methane targets for 2050 and releases its response to the Climate Change...
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Notes from the land of chocolate and cheese
SBC’s Head of ESG shares ten takeaways from the frontlines of business and climate action following her recent visit to the headquarters of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) in Geneva.
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Watch – what are sustainable business councils worldwide tackling?
Sustainable Business Councils around the world are grappling with the same sustainability issues as we are, here in New Zealand. Abbie Reynolds reports back from Switzerland.
Pānui News – Apr 12
In this week’s Pānui, how blockchain could help sustainable business and the government decides to stop issuing new oil and gas exploration permits.
Emerging trends in sustainable business
This month marks two years since I started at the council, and during that time I’ve seen a growing number of members come to understand that business cannot thrive in an environment or society that fails.
How blockchain could impact sustainable business – video
SBC interviews Felipe Arango, MD of BSD Consulting, about blockchain’s connection with sustainability, measuring natural capital, and financial inclusion.
Pānui News – Mar 29
In this week’s Pānui, Toyota NZ announces a new business model, responding to advances in technology and customer demand, and Waste Management opens NZ’s first EV truck conversion workshop.
Finding your place in the future
A blog about how integrated thinking and reporting can help businesses decide how to adapt and be more resilient in the long term.
Filling up fast! An introduction to Science Based Targets
Join SBC, WWF New Zealand and Enviro-Mark Solutions for an introduction to the world of science-based emissions targets.
Pānui News – Mar 22
In this week’s Pānui, a new report suggests intelligent transport systems could be a sunrise tech industry in NZ earning up to $1.5 billion a year and 3R’s solution to car bumper waste.
Invitation: Hear from Sanford, Vector, Kono and more at the NZ Sustainable Development Goals Summit 2018
Heard of the Sustainable Development Goals? Want to know how other businesses are making them relevant?
‘Show us what you’re made of’, conscious consumers challenge business
Increasingly, consumers are looking to business for the solutions to some of the big environmental and social issues we face.
Pānui News – Mar 08
In this week’s Pānui, we feature Contact Energy’s work with Ngati Tahu to help the indigenous Maasai tribe in Kenya, and Wellington Zoo’s CE Karen Fifield takes charge of the world’s zoos and aquariums global sustainability strategy.
Pānui News – Mar 01
In this week’s Pānui, SBC members clean up at the NZ Human Resources Awards and a first-of-its-kind government report measures the economics of the environment