Opportunities for connection

SBC offers members and their employees many different opportunities to connect in with others, share knowledge, collaborate and showcase best practice. By pooling time, resources, ideas and energy together to tackle challenges, members are able to influence change faster and on a larger scale than they would be able to achieve alone. 

In 2018, a number of members in the freight industry approached SBC individually with the same problem: their transportation emissions were huge, and they wondered if other members were finding theirs the same. SBC brought these members together to collaborate on the Low Carbon Freight Pathway, an ambitious but achievable 30-year plan to progressively decarbonise New Zealand’s freight system.

Through this successful collaboration, SBC realised it had a unique ability to connect members in similar industries facing similar challenges together. We also began to see demand from more members for different types of forums where they can come together to go further faster and boost their collective impact, which led us to establish various opportunities for connection.

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High impact collaborations

Over the years, SBC has stood up a handful of high impact collaborations, bringing together members to resource and tackle key challenges.

Working groups

Participants of SBC’s working groups contribute resources and knowledge to achieve a specified, timebound goal, e.g. the delivery of a report, advising on a particular topic, or solving a specific challenge.

  • ESG working group
    • This is a small group of sustainability professionals representing a cross section of the membership.  The group convenes for an hour a month to provide practical input and advice for delivery of the ESG workstream. Opportunities for insights across industries and sectors and recognition in resource development. Contact [email protected] for more information.
  • Transition planning working group (more information to come soon)

Communities of practice

We offer a number of communities of practice (each centred around a specific topic or business ‘department’). The purpose of these are to provide a forum for practitioners to have dialogue and engagement, share learnings and best practices, stay abreast of the latest news and updates, provide upskilling and drive action, and assess opportunities for collaboration in a safe, non-competitive environment.

  • The Collaborative Advantage
  • Comms, Brand Marketing Community of Practice (currently on pause)
  • Adaptation Community of Practice
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    Established February 2022 to assist CLC/SBC member organisations in understanding the meaning of and taking action on ‘Climate Adaptation’. This group meets 6 times a year on Thursdays, 10-11am (co-chaired by IAG). For more information, best practice examples, and additional resources, please visit this page.

  • Sustainability in a Recession Community of Practice
  • Nature Community of Practice
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    Established in July 2024 off the back of the Beca & SBC Nature Positive Workshop Series as a forum to continue engagement and learnings on the topic of ‘Nature’. In 2025, the Nature Community of Practice has opened to all SBC members working on nature to join. The group convenes 5 times a year on Wednesdays, 10-11am (co-chaired by Beca). If you would like to join, please contact Charlotte at [email protected].

  • Climate Related Disclosures Community of Practice
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    Established March 2024. The group came together following the SBC, Deloitte, KPMG & Toitū climate-related disclosures readiness workshop series as a forum to provide support, networking, and learnings on the topic of ‘Climate-Related Disclosures’. In 2025, this Community of Practice has opened to all SBC members working on CRDs to join. The group convenes 5 times a year on Wednesdays, 10-11am, plus ad hoc technical bonus sessions. If you would like to join, please contact Charlotte at [email protected].

Events and workshops

We put on dozens of events and workshops every year (in-person and online) designed to provide members the opportunity to connect with and learn from subject matter experts, SBC team members, and one another.