Oxygen Consulting, in partnership with Auckland University of Technology (AUT), the Sustainable Business Council (SBC), and the Sustainable Business Network (SBN), have launched their fourth annual survey on the sustainability profession in New Zealand and are inviting eligible participants to take part.
Oxygen Consulting, in partnership with Auckland University of Technology (AUT), the Sustainable Business Council (SBC), and the Sustainable Business Network (SBN), have launched their fourth annual survey on the sustainability profession in New Zealand and are inviting eligible participants to take part.
By Robert Perry (Manager – Thriving People) For most Kiwi adults, the majority of our daily life is spent at work. Employers therefore have a unique opportunity to create the conditions for employees to thrive, including employee health and...
New research from Kantar and the Sustainable Business Council (SBC) highlights an opportunity for New Zealand businesses to drive greater commitment and action on social responsibility, both internally with employees and for the benefit of the communities they operate in.
Workforce disruption is a huge, growing challenge to tackle. From talent shortages to the impacts of hybrid working, from technology shifts such as AI to making sure there is equality of opportunities as we transition to net zero so that ‘no one is left behind’...
For 15 years, the Kantar Better Futures Report (delivered in partnership with SBC) has been the reference point for understanding New Zealand consumers’ perspectives on sustainability and the issues that are important to them. In addition to environmental challenges,...
In October last year, we launched our flagship report ‘Thriving People – Strengthening the ‘S’ in ESG’. How time flies! The report showed the NZ business community has an exciting role to progress social impact and equity as we transition to Net Zero through a...
Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi I love this whakatauki as it talks to community, to collaboration and to a strengths-based approach. It acknowledges that everybody has something to offer, a piece of the jigsaw puzzle (and remember that puzzle is...
SBC’s 2024 Thriving Voices online event series continued last week with our kaputī kōrero focusing on measuring and maximising impact. Our flagship report ‘Thriving People – Strengthening the ‘S’ in ESG’ showed business has an exciting role to progress social...
We know the ‘S’ in ESG has been living in the shadow of ‘E’. However, business leaders are increasingly realising that Aotearoa New Zealand’s biggest societal and environmental challenges cannot be solved if people aren’t thriving. An integrated approach...