Resources
5 green claims pitfalls and how to avoid them
As consumer wariness grows and regulations crack down, it's becoming increasingly tricky for businesses to know when and how they can be making green claims in their communications. The SBC team...
SBC Talks Tools with CarbonEES®
In our most recent edition of SBC Talk Tools, we caught up with Don MacKenzie, Sustainability and Business Operations Manager at emissions and energy management product provider CarbonEES®, to learn...
Better Futures 2024 Report
The Better Futures 2024 report – now in its 15th year – which surveyed 1,000 New Zealanders, found perceived action by business to be 28% below its perceived responsibility on environmental issues,...
The Warehouse Group: Tackling the challenge of ethical sourcing
The Warehouse Group (TWG) is the country’s largest general merchandise retailer, aiming to help Kiwis live better every day. With 260+ retail stores across the motu, and thousands of products in...
Insights from departing SBC Advisory Board member David Benattar (The Warehouse Group)
The SBC team recently sat down with David Benattar, departing SBC Advisory Board member and Chief Sustainability Officer at The Warehouse Group, to hear his reflections on his time on the Advisory...
Video update from Mike Burrell – February 2024
In his first video update for 2024, SBC's Executive Director Mike Burrell reflects on the last year and what the coming year will look like for SBC and our member businesses, in particular the...
Fonterra: Doing Good Together through community investment and impact
Fonterra is a dairy co-operative owned by thousands of New Zealand dairy farmers and their families. Being a purpose-led organisation with a presence throughout New Zealand, Fonterra recognises its...
Avoiding greenwashing – the Consulting perspective
Greenwashing: it’s a term everyone in sustainability is familiar with, and one that has become increasingly prevalent in conversations relating to climate and sustainability action as the public...
Avoiding greenwashing – the Legal perspective
Greenwashing: it’s a term everyone in sustainability is familiar with, and one that has become increasingly prevalent in conversations relating to climate and sustainability action as the public...
Avoiding greenwashing – the PR perspective
Greenwashing: it’s a term everyone in sustainability is familiar with, and one that has become increasingly prevalent in conversations relating to climate and sustainability action as the public...
COP28 – Sustainable Business Council Insights Report
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...
SBC Hot Seat with Rebecca Lowe (Head of Communications and Events)
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...