| News, views and upcoming events
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Over the last week, we've seen the release of a number of thought-provoking opinion pieces from leaders at SBC member organisations. Check them out below. | |
3R Group's Dominic Salmon on battery passports | 3R Group's Dominic Salmon looks at how battery passports can enable a sustainable and, critically, an equitable transition away from fossil fuels without abusive mining practices. Read more here. | | | |
Suncorp's Jimmy Higgins on our flood vulnerability | Suncorp CEO Jimmy Higgins outlines his thoughts on New Zealand's flood preparedness and the need for us to recalculate our collective vulnerability. Read more here. | | | |
Air New Zealand's Kiri Hannifin on aviation emissions | Kiri Hannifin, Chief Sustainability Officer at Air New Zealand, says there isn't 'a day to waste' in decarbonising Aotearoa's aviation industry, outlining the next steps for the airline and her thoughts for the future. Read more here. | | | |
ASB's Vittoria Shortt on coordinated climate approach | ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt believes that New Zealand needs to take a coordinated approach in how it addresses climate change and climate transition rather than individual companies trying to tackle it. Read more here. | | | |
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SBC Talks Tools with CarbonClick
| In our most recent edition of SBC Talks Tools, we spoke with Dave Rouse, the CEO of CarbonClick, to hear about how their carbon offsetting platform and e-commerce API helps consumers offset in a simple, transparent way while building brand equity for businesses. Check out the full video and learn more about CarbonClick's platform here. | | | |
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The New Zealand Climate Clause Bank launches | New Zealand Green Investment Finance, alongside law firms including SBC members Anderson Lloyd, Chapman Tripp and DLA Piper, have recently launched the New Zealand Climate Clause Bank, a free resource designed to help businesses make small changes that can collectively have a massive impact in reducing emissions. | | | |
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Applications open for 2023 Women4Climate programme | Applications are now open for the 2023 Women4Climate mentorship programme, run by C40 and Auckland Council. The programme matches committed business and community leaders with emerging women leaders. The mentors will share their knowledge and experiences, supporting the mentees in becoming powerful leaders in their chosen field. Learn more and apply here. | | | |
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Participate in the Chapter Zero Climate Governance Survey 2023 | Directors and the wider governance community are invited to participate in Chapter Zero's Climate Governance Survey, which will provide a baseline of the status of climate governance in Aotearoa New Zealand and inform where Chapter Zero and its partners can best focus their work. Learn more and fill out the survey here. | | | |
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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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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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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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NEW: BusinessNZ Network event: “Leading today” International women’s day webinar Online | 8 March, 1:00pm NZST
Join the BusinessNZ Network on International women’s day to hear from 3 key ladies leading out on 3 key topics: diversity (Sarah Archer – Head of Diversity from Chorus), well-being (Denise Quinlan) and climate change (Kate Wilson-Butler – Head of ESG from Chapman Tripp). Each speaker will share their insights followed by a combined Q&A. Come ready to listen and engage in these critical topics and share in a special global celebration of women. | |
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NEW: thinkstep-anz event: Jim Fava's sustainability career reflections Online | 22 March, 1:00pm NZST
Jim Fava has been a sustainability leader for more than 45 years. He’s made significant contributions to how we understand and measure environmental impacts, including creating the modern day foundation for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Now in retirement, Jim will join thinkstep-anz CEO Barbara Nebel to discuss the many highlights and lessons from his career – and recommendations for others in the field. | |
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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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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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