Materiality Toolkit

This guidance document introduces the concepts of materiality and stakeholder engagement and is meant for people within organisations involved with sustainability and sustainability reporting. It is a starting point for Sustainable Business Council (SBC) members who are beginning their journey to explore materiality and stakeholder engagement. This document includes key definitions, a suggested approach to the materiality process, an overview of materiality assessments and best practice examples to help bring it all to life.

Read the full guide here.

Latest Resources

Highlights from SBC’s 25th celebration

Nov 20, 2024 |

Last month, we brought together members, politicians, partners, Advisory Board members and employees to celebrate our 25th anniversary – if you missed the event, check out some of the highlights below. https://youtu.be/dR-nxNmUrtw

Celebrating 25 years of SBC

Oct 23, 2024 |

25 years ago, a group of business leaders with bold ambitions got together and put a stake in the ground on sustainability – and SBC was born. To mark the occasion, we look backed through the archives at some of the key milestones of both SBC and our membership....

Enabling Modeshift Freight Decarbonisation Report

Oct 8, 2024 |

In order to help decarbonise freight transport, many organisations are interested in increasing the modal diversity of their freight services, thus changing the mode under which their freight is moved, primarily undertaking mode shift from road to rail/shipping. This report outlines the benefits and barriers of this change, as well as opportunities that will help increase the proportion of freight moved on rail and coastal shipping.

Debrief on CCBC 2024 (SBC and EDS)

Sep 26, 2024 |

In this video update, SBC Executive Director Mike Burrell and EDS CEO Gary Taylor discuss the 2024 Climate Change & Business Conference which took place earlier this month, including their session highlights, the fireside chat with the Minister, international...