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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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Takeaways from the ‘Strengthening the ‘S’ in ESG’ report launch
I am very pleased to announce the launch of the ‘Strengthening the ‘S’ in ESG’ report at SBC's inaugural Thriving People networking event, hosted on 18 October at Fonterra’s offices. And what a...
Pānui news – 12 October
In this week's edition of Pānui, we welcome Shannil Varma as the new CLC Manager, MfE releases 'Our atmosphere and climate 2023', Auckland Council installs first low carbon pipes, we share a Future...
Pānui news – 5 October
In this week's edition of Pānui, we read insights from the top at Genesis, Westpac, Spark and Vector, Antonia Burbidge is in the 'SBC Hot Seat', AgriZero, Synlait and Silver Fern Farms talk about...
Pānui news – 28 September
In this week's Pānui, we share our Strengthening the 'S' in ESG launch details (18 October), SBC Talks Tools with Abley, Silver Fern Farms publishes GHG emissions inventory that includes livestock...
Pānui news – 21 September
In this week's Pānui, we share some photos and insights from the Climate Change & Business Conference which took place this week in Tāmaki Makaurau, we share a new video update from Mike...
Pānui news – 14 September
In this week's edition of Pānui, registrations close tomorrow for CCBC, Air New Zealand and Countdown support the launch of a business network for te reo Māori, Counties Energy gets a $200 SLL...
Climate Change & Business Conference marks 15th anniversary with biggest event yet
New Zealand’s leading and longest running annual Climate Change and Business Conference is set to bring to life critical discussions in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland next week around what is needed to...
Pānui news – 7 September
In this week's edition of Pānui, we share a media release about our freight feasibility study with MoT, our Senior Comms Advisor Nicole offers her thoughts on SLP, we're less than two weeks to go...
Sustainability Leadership Programme: Thoughts from Nicole Schlichting
Nicole Schlichting, Senior Communications Advisor at SBC, participated in the 2023 Sustainability Leadership Programme (SLP) alongside more than 45 other leaders looking to push the sustainability...
SBC partners with MoT to deliver feasibility study focused on decarbonising heavy freight
The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) has partnered with Te Manatū Waka Ministry of Transport (MoT) to deliver a feasibility study looking into developing a New Zealand-wide mechanism to assist in...
Pānui news – 31 August
In the latest edition of Pānui, we share the link for this year's C-Suite Sustainability Snapshot survey, we share an episode of This Climate Business (podcast) featuring our own Rebecca Lowe and...
Pānui news – 24 August
In this week's edition of Pānui, SBC holds its 2023 Annual Council Meeting and launches its 2022/23 Snapshot Report. Mike Burrell reflects on the highlights of the last year, and introduces his...