Presentations

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 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.

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.

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.

We talked with members about what SBC has planned for this year for the work programme, events and the Future Leaders Programme.

After returning from the COP22 climate change conference, SBC executive director Abbie Reynolds reported back to members about the negotiations, the conference’s mood and momentum, and what it all means for New Zealand.

Colmar Brunton launched its Better Futures 2016 report to over 80 organisations in Wellington, Auckland, Hawkes Bay and Lincoln.

Dr Jason Clay, Senior Vice President Food and Markets, WWF-US visited New Zealand in September 2016 with support from the AgriBusiness Group/NZ Sustainability Dashboard and WWF-NZ.

On 15 September 2016, the SBC convened an all-day workshop on the use of the recently launched Natural Capital Protocol. The workshop was attended by around 50 people representing 30 of SBC’s membership

SBC members attended the late afternoon NZ launch of the State of CSR in Australia and New Zealand Annual Review 2016, hosted by BNZ in central Auckland on 26 July

The theme of the 2016 SBC Annual Council Meeting & AGM was ‘leadership with a future focus’.

Leadership with a future focus was the theme of the SBC Annual Council Meeting & AGM 2016. Hear our panellists Adrian Littlewood and Mike Sang discuss what ‘leadership with a future focus’ means for their businesses.