Resources

Professor Will Steffen, who works with the Stockholm Resilience Centre and is Councillor at Australia’s Climate Council, visited New Zealand to talk to business and government about climate change.

Professor Will Steffen, who works with the Stockholm Resilience Centre and is Councillor at Australia’s Climate Council, visited New Zealand to talk to business and government about climate change.

Sustainable Business Council Annual Meeting 2017 – Delivering value through partnerships.

At the NZ launch of the State of CSR Review 2017, Dr Leeora Black, Managing Director of the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility, said that the surveyed NZ organisations see managing regulatory impacts as a top priority, and that gender equality is the top UN Sustainable Development Goal that these companies want to address.

“Trust impacts brand power and brand value,” said Sarah Bolger, Chief Client Officer at Colmar Brunton. Sarah talked about what it means for a company to have a good reputation and how three SBC members – Air New Zealand, Toyota and Z Energy – topped this year’s Colmar Brunton Corporate Reputation Index.

Dr Matthew Bell, EY Oceania Managing Partner of Climate Change and Sustainability Services, shares the latest insights on global megatrends and how business can embrace these as an emerging opportunity instead of a threat.

Watch Acumen Republic’s talk about how the social implosion of trust in business, government, media and NGOs will impact your organisation’s reputation and relationships, and what needs to be done to rebuild trust.

Watch Mark Wilson, Group CEO Aviva Insurance talk about how business and sustainability are compatible, and how a business can align its strategy with the Global Goals.

Jonathon Porritt talked to SBC members about the urgency of action, what it means to be a purpose-driven brand, and how to navigate sustainability in the face of global political shift.