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Cost of living dominates Kiwis’ concerns – but sustainability still shapes trust, choices and expectations of business
New research from Kantar and the Sustainable Business Council (SBC) highlights an opportunity for New Zealand businesses to drive greater commitment and action on social responsibility, both internally with employees and for the benefit of the communities they operate in.
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Pānui news – 26 March
In this edition of Pānui, we share a recent report exploring how financial quantification can turn climate risk into value creation and details of EECA and Counties Energy new smart energy neighbourhood. We call on any members exploring low-emission fleet options and...
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London Insights: 10 Global Signals Shaping Sustainability
SBC’s Head of ESG shares ten takeaways from her time in London meeting with a range of sustainability focused global organisations.
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What’s on the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s agenda
SBC’s executive director, Abbie Reynolds, reflects on the big issues affecting sustainable business councils worldwide.
Science-based targets 101: Get a head start on target setting
At SBC we’ve noticed since early 2017 that many of our member businesses are setting emissions reduction targets to 2030, 2040 and even 2050.
Pānui News – May 10
In this week’s Pānui, Countdown and Mico Plumbing both make moves to reduce NZ’s plastic bag use and The Warehouse and thinkstep sign up to set Science-Based Targets
Building trust in business
The 2018 Acumen Edelman Barometer Trust Barometer shows that trust in business has been low and static at 47 per cent in the past two years.
Pānui News – May 03
In this week’s Pānui, we feature Ravensdown’s new technology helping clean-up effluent and water ways and Fonterra’s latest move away from coal.
Pānui News – Apr 26
In this week’s Pānui, the first inaugural Sustainable Development Goals Summit in New Zealand makes big waves and Abbie Reynolds reflects on two years in the job.
Watch – Carbon and the Sustainable Development Goals agenda
Abbie Reynolds learns that natural carbon sinks, such as forestry and wetlands, hold huge potential to help New Zealand and the world transition to a low emissions economy, at the WBCSD liaison delegate meeting in Switzerland.
Watch – WBCSD’s top issues to tackle – Vlog from Montreux
At the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Liaison Delegate Meeting last week, Peter Bakker predicted some of the big trends for sustainability professionals will be: The cost of capital, future of work and disruptive technologies.
Pānui News – Apr 19
In this week’s Pānui, the interim Climate Change Commission membership has a strong business background and SBC members clean up in the Colmar Brunton Corporate Reputation Index.
SBC Sustainable Leadership Programme 2018
SBC’s 2018 professional development programme aims to give participants new skills and thinking that will help them navigate complex environmental and social issues, like climate change.
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.