Congratulations Sanford and KiwiRail for winning big at the Australasian Reporting Awards. Sanford won the Integrated Reporting Award and KiwiRail won the Communication - Public Sector Award. And well done Z Energy for being a finalist in the Governance Reporting - Private Sector category. Read more here.

Vector Ltd has won a contract to build one of the largest battery energy storage systems in Australasia. The project at Alice Springs - Australia's "solar centre" - has been hailed as a "game changer for the future of renewable energy". Read more here.


Four weeks and 5700 kms down, the Fuji Xerox sustainability team's EV road trip has reached the end of the road. Juhi Shareef and Emma Harding drove from Whangarei to Bluff in a BMW electric vehicle, visiting regional branches to highlight the company's new sustainability strategy. Read the blog post here.

Victoria University of Wellington researchers are working on new technology to help build the world’s first hybrid-electric jet plane - these planes would increase aircraft fuel efficiency by more than 33 percent over today’s jet engines. Victoria is also the first university in New Zealand to sign up to the Sustainable Development Goals - read more here.

The New Zealand Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy 2017-2022, Unlocking our energy productivity and renewable potential, was released this week. It focuses on the three biggest cost-effective opportunities for NZ: Renewable use of process heat; low-emissions transport; and Innovative use of electricity. Read the strategy here.

What an amazing America's Cup race, and what a stunning victory! Fantastic to see so many SBC members backing the best in the world and great that Alistair Davis, SBC Chair, could be there at the finish line to help the NZ team celebrate!