Reports

Better Futures 2024 Report

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, and 20% below on social issues. The report also found business to be...

COP28 – Sustainable Business Council Insights Report

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 have shared their topline insights from the conference with the...

Strengthening the ‘S’ in ESG for Aotearoa businesses

Strengthening the ‘S’ in ESG for Aotearoa businesses

There is an increasingly urgent need to embed social sustainability within Aotearoa New Zealand’s workplaces, communities and wider society – and business has an important role to play. We’re incredibly excited to announce the launch of our flagship report...

Better Futures 2023 Report

Better Futures 2023 Report

Kantar’s 2023 Better Futures Report, produced in conjunction with the Sustainable Business Council, surveyed 1,000 New Zealanders and found that concern around the climate remains stable, but commitment to living sustainably has dropped since 2022 – likely due in part...

2022 CFO Sustainability Snapshot Survey

2022 CFO Sustainability Snapshot Survey

Deloitte, the Sustainable Business Council and Toitū Tahua: Centre for Sustainable Finance have today released the findings of the 2022 CFO Sustainability Snapshot Survey. Now in its second year, the survey found progress towards sustainable actions remains stagnant....