The Business Case for COP28
Thoughts from SBC Executive Director Mike Burrell As the opening of COP28 comes hurtling towards us, more New Zealand business than ever before are preparing to make the journey to be part of the action in this year’s host city of Dubai. The larger than normal...
Countdown to COP28: Members on the ground
This year’s Conference of the Parties (COP28), which kicks off in Dubai at the end of the month, is set to have a strong focus on business and its leadership role in the transition to net zero. SBC’s Executive Director Mike Burrell and our Head of Climate & Nature...
COP27: On the ground in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt
24 November 2022 COP27 came to a close at the end of last week. Reactions to the outcomes of the conference have been mixed. Unfortunately, proposals to phase out fossil fuels didn’t make much progress this year, with a number of countries looking to use the...
COP27 – NZ Business on the ground in Egypt (NZGIF)
Ahead of COP27 in Egypt next month, SBC talks to NZ Businesses who will be on the ground in Sharm el-Sheikh to find out why they are going, what they are hoping to achieve and what they think a successful outcome might look like. This week we get insights from Craig...
COP27 – NZ Business on the ground in Egypt (Toitū Envirocare)
Ahead of COP27 in Egypt next month, SBC talks to NZ Businesses who will be on the ground in Sharm el-Sheikh to find out why they are going, what they are hoping to achieve and what they think a successful outcome might look like. This week we get insights from Belinda...
COP27 – NZ Business on the ground in Egypt (CarbonClick)
Ahead of COP27 in Egypt next month, SBC talks to NZ Businesses who will be on the ground in Sharm el-Sheikh to find out why they are going, what they are hoping to achieve and what they think a successful outcome might look like. This week we get insights from Dave...
COP27 Briefing with MFAT – key takeaways from the SBC Climate Team
Some of the SBC team and members attended the briefing today (13 October) on COP27, delivered by MFAT. For those members who weren’t able to make it, here are some of the key points covered in the session by Climate Change Ambassador Kay Harris and other members...
COP27 – What can we expect?
SBC’s Head of Climate Kate Wilson Butler caught up with Climate Change Ambassador Kay Harrison to explore some of her key insights about the international climate response, COP27 and beyond – and reflects on the top 3 takeaways that came out of the discussion.