| News, views and upcoming events
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Happy holidays from the SBC team! This will be the last edition of Pānui for 2023, and we'll be back again on 18 January. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy a restful and relaxing holiday break. | |
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SBC Insights Report from COP28 After an extended negotiation over the wording in the final climate deal, CO28 has finally come to a close. SBC's Executive Director Mike Burrell and Head of Climate and Nature Antonia Burbidge have shared their topline insights from the conference with the membership in this report. | | | |
YouTube playlist: SBC on the ground at COP28 In case you missed our COP28 coverage, you can watch the interviews here. Huge thank you to Jo Kelly, David Woods, Lucie Drummond, Becky Lloyd, Claire Waghorn, Jiunn Shih, Dave Rouse, Wayne McNee, Jonathan Pooch, Amelia Linzey, and Belinda Mathers for taking the time! | | | |
Reflections from UNICEF Aotearoa Young Ambassadors on COP28 and the role of business Young people are arguably the most important group of stakeholders when it comes to climate. Read the thoughts, reflections and feedback for business from the UNICEF Aotearoa Young Ambassadors who attended COP28. | | | |
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Climate Change Commission releases advice for second ERP | The Climate Change Commission has released its final advice to inform the Government’s plan to meet Aotearoa New Zealand’s GHG emissions reduction goal for 2026–2030. SBC is looking forward to getting stuck into the detail with members and working alongside the Government in the development of the final plan, due out next year. | | | |
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Deep dive into Fonterra's new emissions reduction targets | Simon Tucker, SBC Advisory Board member and Director of Global Sustainability, Stakeholder Affairs and Trade at Fonterra, recently sat down with the SBC team to tell us a bit more about the Co-op's exciting announcement around its new emissions reduction targets and Climate Roadmap. Read more about Fonterra's ambitions here. | | | |
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SBC Hot Seat with Rebecca Lowe | This week we've got Rebecca Lowe, our Head of Communications and Events, in the hot seat. Rebecca has been heading up our Comms and Events team since 2021, and no two of her days have been the same since! Hear more from Rebecca about her role at SBC, what she and her team are working on, what's coming down the pipeline and more. | | | |
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Could you be our new CCBC Programme Manager? | After the success of last year's Climate Change & Business Conference, we are now looking for a part-time Programme Manager to ‘hold the pen’ on the programme design and produce a high quality, outcome-focused cohesive conference programme. Sound like you or someone you know? Learn more here and get in touch with us. | | | |
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Chapman Tripp: Key 2023 CRD developments | Next year marks the first year of mandatory climate-related disclosure reporting for climate reporting entities (CREs). In this resource from Chapman Tripp, experts cover tweaks to technical aspects of the regime made in 2023 and developments in other jurisdictions that are relevant to New Zealand CREs. | | | |
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Sustainability Reporting Corner | In this week's reporting corner, we've got a couple of sustainability wrap ups and reports for your perusal: | | | |
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Climate Change & Business Conference (Auckland) | |
The Warehouse Group (Auckland) | |
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (Auckland) | |
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Sustainability Leadership Programme taster session Online | 8 February, 10:00-11:00am NZST
Are you passionate about sustainability, but don’t yet feel like you have the knowledge or toolkit to push the needle in your organisation? Join us for this free online taster session to hear from past participants on how SLP has had a positive impact on their leadership within their current role and organisation and beyond. Registrations are now open for SLP 2024, with early bird applications closing on 23 February.
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Nature Positive Readiness Workshop Series (Beca and SBC) Online | 8 February, 10:00-11:00am NZST
Beca and SBC are co-delivering a Nature-Positive Readiness workshop series in late February 2024 which will offer a clear roadmap, real-world examples and actionable steps across focused sessions and one-on-one conversations with experts who will guide you through your nature-positive journey. Check out the brochure here for more information and register your interest below by 10 January.
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COP28 - success or flop? Debrief with on the ground experts (Toitū)
Online | 15 December, 12:00-1:00pm NZST
After the close of COP28 Dr. Belinda Mathers, Chief Science and Advisory Officer at Toitū Envirocare, will be joined by journalist Rod Oram to discuss their experience, opinions and highlights from being on the ground at COP28.
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Please send Pānui stories (50 words plus square image) or event listings (100 words plus banner image) to sbccomms@businessnz.org.nz by Wednesday 12pm. | | | |
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