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Genesis CEO Malcolm Johns concerned about New Zealand's energy security He also says we have a head start on our trading partners in terms of renewable energy, and we should use that to our advantage. | | | |
Westpac CEO Catherine McGrath on the challenges and opportunities ahead "New Zealand is facing a big range of challenges that we are having to step up and tackle a bit faster than we thought." Read more. | | | |
Climate high on the Spark agenda, says CEO Jolie Hodson “We are optimistic about the period ahead and the role that technology can play in supporting Aotearoa...That’s why we need businesses like Spark investing in these areas.” Read more. | | | |
Vector push for regulatory change to fund decarbonisation “Because it is so critical to invest now for more resilience...we will continue to strongly advocate for improved financeability to create a sustainable investment pathway to enable decarbonisation.” | | | |
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SBC Hot Seat: Antonia Burbidge | We love showcasing our members, but we don't often get to showcase our rock star SBC team! We're launching a new video series where we'll put our people (beginning with the new Leadership Team) in the 'hot seat' to learn more about what makes them tick and the role they play at SBC. Kicking us off we have Antonia Burbidge, our Head of Climate & Nature. Check out her video here. | | | |
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Agribusiness-government JV aims to cut farm emissions by 30% | Have a listen to this RNZ interview with Wayne McNee, CEO of AgriZeroNZ (the public/private sector joint venture investment fund that stemmed from an SBC collaboration), Silver Fern Farms CEO Simon Limmer and Synlait CEO Grant Watson about the joint venture's ambitious aim to reduce farm emissions by 30% by 2030. | | | |
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Highlights from SBC's 2023 Annual Council Meeting | In August, SBC held its Annual Council Meeting at Tower Insurance in Auckland, bringing together members from around the country to hear about what SBC has been up to over the last financial year and where we're headed over the coming year. Check out some of the highlights from the event in this video. | | | |
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NZ Herald senior writer Simon Wilson offers his top five takeaways from CCBC, including one of Rod Carr's inspiring quotes: “We need to do the right thing. We need to role model for a hundred small countries like us that being little does not get you out of jail free. But being little and taking action reassures others that they too can take meaningful action. And those hundred little countries are a third of global emissions.”
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Sustainability Reporting Corner | In this week's reporting corner we have two agribusiness reports to share, including a first voluntary climate-related disclosure: | | | |
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Ākina Impact Investment Programme EOIs open | Expressions of interest for the 2023 Ākina Impact Investment Readiness Programme (IIRP) are open now. If your business is driven by social or environmental kaupapa, and you're looking to scale, this programme is for you. Previous recipients have gone on to raise a combined total of over $88m (and rising) in impact investment. Attend the info session to learn more. | | | |
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NEW: Introducing sustainability: the what, why and how – full day course EMA, Auckland | 18 October, 9:00am - 5:00pm NZST Are you wanting to better understand sustainability, its application in businesses and why it’s important? Join BusinessNZ Network for full day introductory sustainability course. Learn about this critical issue for business and all its facets from carbon and climate change to waste and circular economy, social responsibility, communicating and reporting for sustainability and more. Unpack key terms, get tangible and practical and explore case studies over this 1-day course.
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Understanding what's material with InfraBuild (thinkstep-anz) Online | 11 October, 2:00pm NZST
Do you understand the risks and opportunities your business faces? Join David Bell, InfraBuild’s Manager Sustainability and Insight, to learn how the steelmaker’s materiality assessment has informed its sustainability strategy. David will also explain how the assessment has helped engage stakeholders and how InfraBuild is applying what it learned to all parts of the business. thinkstep-anz CEO Barbara Nebel will explain how to run a materiality assessment, how to choose stakeholders to interview and how the materiality process future-proofs your business.
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Webinars with ecostore, Ministry for the Environment and All Heart New Zealand for Recycling Week 2023 16-22 October 2023
2023 marks the 10th year of Recycling Week, Aotearoa New Zealand's largest national campaign for waste minimisation and recycling. This Recycling Week, tune into the webinar series featuring SBC members All Heart NZ, ecostore and Ministry for the Environment around waste minimisation, reducing consumption, the benefits of refilleries, and more.
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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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