Leadership in Sustainability
Supporting members to be ambitious on sustainability and encouraging other businesses to go further.
Pushing the ceiling
SBC inspires businesses to push the ceiling of sustainability in Aotearoa New Zealand by creating a community of positive change, supporting members to go further, and celebrating their leadership and success. We are a catalyst for change, supporting members to align strategy with shared value creation for society. Our members lift the level of ambition for sustainable business practice in New Zealand and inspire more businesses to take action.
As New Zealand’s partner to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), we showcase member leadership on sustainability on the international stage, as well as highlight global trends and best practice for our members to learn from.
Raising the floor
In an effort to raise the floor of sustainability in Aotearoa New Zealand, SBC empowers members to embed sustainability fundamentals within their organisations and accelerate their sustainability journey and maturity. Part of this is ensuring we support members to meet our member requirements through guides, resources, training, peer-to-peer learning and more.
By connecting with members at various stages on their sustainability journey, SBC has the fortunate position of being able to see the evolution of progress from sustainability strategy and materiality through to implementation and reporting. In partnership with members who are further along on their sustainability journey, we offer members who are earlier on in their journey the fundamentals of sustainability in place and accelerate their journey by learning from the insights of others.
Upholding the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi is an integral part of being a New Zealand business. We recognise we have much to learn from Māori knowledge, mātauranga, and a holistic approach to the guardianship of people and nature. We also have the opportunity to work in partnership with Māori and iwi business.
Work programme
Training and development
Raising the floor of sustainability through training, development, and knowledge sharing opportunities
Communities of practice
Bringing members together to tackle shared challenges, such as sustainability during a recession
Research and insights
Working with members to deliver key pieces of annual sustainability research and insights
Insights from the top
Uncovering learnings from member CEOs around a number of complex sustainability challenges.
Member performance
Setting member commitments and monitoring member sustainability performance and reporting.
CLC Mentoring Programme
Peer-to-peer mentoring programme to help CLC signatories advance their climate action.
Sustainability Toolkit
SBC supports members in meeting our requirements through case studies, templates, guides and more – this includes resources we’ve created, as well as resources created by other members that they’re willing to share. Do you have templates and tools that could support other members? Share them with [email protected].
SBC Guide: Community investment
SBC Guide: Human rights
SBC Guide: Nature
SBC Guide: Measure, reduce and report your carbon footprint
Just Transitions – Policy Quarterly, Victoria University
Accelerating action for a just transition
Our partners
SBC works in partnership with a number of likeminded organisations to shift the dial on sustainability.
Jay Crangle champions businesses to be at the forefront of environmental and social sustainability by bringing them together to deliver results that no single company could achieve alone.
Pages and resources
Insights from the top: How to stay driven, hopeful and inspired in the face of climate change
Better Futures Thrive Report 2024
Kiwi businesses not taking enough action on social issues, say consumers
Insights from the top: How to truly embed sustainability into your business model and brand
Insights from the top: How to get employees on board with your sustainability journey
Insights from the top: How to make sustainability a financial priority
Insights from the top: How to make the business case for sustainability to your Board
Q&A with Dr Roger Robson-Williams (Plant & Food Research) on nature
The business case for sustainability: Q&A with SLR’s Emma Elbaum
Research and insights
Training, development and knowledge sharing