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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 – 4 December
In this edition of Pānui, Kantar releases Better Futures Thrive 2025, Lion’s Lorietta Bahr shares insights on embedding sustainability into everyday business, Phoenix Recycling Group take NZ Fast 50 win, The Ministry for Women has updated its Gender Pay Gap Toolkit,...
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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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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.
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.
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.
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
Pānui News – Feb 22
In this week’s Pānui, the Southern Hemisphere’s first electric side-loader rubbish truck features and the NZ Super Fund’s divestment away from fossil fuels.