| News, views and upcoming events
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| Our thoughts go out once again to those who have been affected by this week's extreme weather events, particularly our members with staff, offices or operations in heavily impacted areas like Gisborne and the Hawkes Bay. Please don't hesitate to get in touch with your SBC relationship manager if there is anything we can do to support you through this challenging period. | | |
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Video update from Mike Burrell | SBC Executive Director Mike Burrell gives his first video update for 2023, touching on the devastation caused by Cyclone Gabrielle and the links to climate change, the upcoming general election and work on the second Emissions Reduction Plan, SBC's strategy refresh, the Climate Change and Business Conference, and more. Watch the full update here. | | | |
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Hydrogen Consortium launches | Last week, six organisations (including SBC members Hiringa Energy, Air New Zealand and Christchurch Airport) launched a new consortium to bring zero emission, green hydrogen-powered aircraft to life. "The consortium we are building brings together a number of pioneering partners with a common interest: to make hydrogen-powered aviation in New Zealand a reality." | | | |
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Gareth Marriott (SBC Chair) on the 2023 Bali Process Forum | Last week, OCS CEO and SBC Advisory Board Chair Gareth Marriott was part of Aotearoa New Zealand’s delegation at the eighth Bali Process Government and Business Forum, a forum for Indo-Pacific countries to tackle the challenge of human trafficking. He’s put together a blog outlining his takeaways and insights, which you can read here. | | | |
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Genesis and Fonterra sign biomass agreement | Genesis Energy and Fonterra have signed an agreement to work together to explore biomass as an alternate fuel source to replace coal in powering their respective operations, including the potential for a local supply chain. “We know we can accelerate progress through working with others and I’m looking forward to seeing what this partnership can achieve." | | | |
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Z Energy partner with Evnex on smart EV charging solutions | Z Energy is working with smart charging manufacturer Evnex to roll out over a thousand smart EV chargers to homes and small businesses. “Z is serious about supporting electrification of transport both in customers’ homes and across its service station network as we look for opportunities to lead the development of a low carbon economy." | | | |
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Data and your transition to net zero |
Data plays a crucial role in addressing the current climate crisis. It not only highlights the need for urgent action, but also enables it. Data-driven decisions can help organisations make significant progress towards achieving net zero targets, rather than simply making commitments. Read some tips from Data Insight to help you on your footprint measurement and reduction journey. | | | |
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Upparel changing the game in high waste textile |
By partnering with corporatations like CLC signatory Foodstuffs, SBC member Upparel are removing textile waste from landfill and turning it into a filling for mattresses, cushions, home insulation, roading and more. "We've found that we have an opportunity to not only make a positive environmental impact but a positive social impact as well." | | | |
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Naylor Love update their building carbon calculator |
Naylor Love have updated their Building Carbon Calculator, which compares the upfront carbon emissions of structural building materials in the construction market to include more EPD data for engineered timber products, more space for custom EPDs, and some great options for carbon reduced concrete mixes. Find out more and try out the calculator here.
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Sustainability Leadership Programme Taster Session The Sustainability Leadership Programme (SLP) is designed to teach you the skills to enable you to get sustainability on the agenda for your organisation and, most importantly, embed it at the heart of your strategy. Watch the taster session here.
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CLC Masterclass Series: Assessing climate change risks & opportunities Online | 23 February, 10:00-11:00am NZST
Our first Masterclass of the year will be delivered by thinkstep-anz and will assist signatories in understanding the world of climate change risk assessment. The widespread flooding in recent days has put the need for climate adaptation front and centre for many businesses. To help businesses become more climate-resilient, we’ve opened up this session to anyone who is interested (including non-CLC signatories) in understanding how to do a climate risk assessment and climate strategy.
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NEW: 2023 CFO Climate and Sustainability Programme Online | 29 March, 5 April, 19 April, 3 May | 12:00-1:30pm NZST
As New Zealand turns its climate ambition into concrete action, CFOs are continuing to play a critical role in shaping a more sustainable and climate resilient economy for all Aotearoa through the unique position they hold within organisations. We are continuing our important mahi with Deloitte to support capability building across our CFO network by running our sixth CFO Climate & Sustainability Programme, designed to help CFOs, Heads of Finance and Financial Controllers take the lead in managing climate risk and taking action in their influential roles. Learn more here and register below.
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Making sustainability your innovation mindset (NZTE event) Online | 24 February, 9:30-10:30am NZST
Sustainability is a complex and long-term challenge that requires a mindset of ongoing improvement and creativity. Businesses are always looking to innovate and doing so through a sustainability lens provides new ways of seeing a problem and new ways of finding solutions. Using sustainability as a fuel for innovation is a powerful way to unlock new possibilities and grow long-term value for your business. Attend this NZTE webinar to hear from Ben & Jerry's and BLUNT Umbrellas about leveraging an innovation mindset for sustainable gains. | |
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NEW: Aotearoa New Zealand Plastic Phase-Out Tranche info session Online | 24 February, 10:00-11:00am NZST
If you operate in or are a plastic supplier to New Zealand, you are invited to attend a free introductory session to the plastic ban which will be held on 24 February from 1:00 pm NZST (11:00am AEDT). After this, sessions will be held on the first Friday of every month at 1:00 pm NZST. Please feel free to forward on this email to your peers that may find this session useful or onto the correct NZ contact within your organisation. | |
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NEW: A Hydrogen Future: Confronting the challenges, realising the potential, charting the course ahead (BusinessNZ Energy Council event) Online | 28 February, 12:00pm NZST
As technological improvements make hydrogen more efficient and cost competitive, what could this mean for New Zealand? And what needs to happen to ensure hydrogen's optionality as one of the many solutions in decarbonising New Zealand? Join the BusinessNZ Energy Council at a panel event discussing this scenario, hydrogen's wider potential, challenges and limits, while outlining what needs to happen - from an industrial, commercial, regulatory and technical perspective - as the hydrogen roadmap is fully conceptualised. | |
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Pivot Point: Deep Environmental Change (EDS event) Grand Millennium, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland | 22-24 March 2023
The Environmental Defence Society’s big environmental summit is rapidly approaching! EDS has called it Pivot Point because it’s a time of big change in the way we manage our environment. Net zero drivers are gaining momentum, freshwater reforms are in place and now face the challenge of implementation, and the entire resource management system is being replaced. Pivot Point is a great opportunity to come together and assess the adequacy and workability of all the changes as well as look forward to what the next term of government might bring. | |
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NEW: NZGBC Green Property Summit - earlybird ending 24 February Aotea Centre, Auckland | 10 May 2023
The Green Property Summit, run by the New Zealand Green Building Council in conjunction with the Property Council NZ, is back this year on 9-10 May. With keynote speakers including Amanda Sturgeon (CEO of Built by Nature) and World Green Building Council’s Victoria Burrows (who leads the Advancing Net Zero campaign), this bi-annual event will showcase local and international healthy building case studies, explore solutions, and feature key players in the world’s green building sector. Early bird pricing ends 24 February. | |
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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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