SBC Guides

Gearing up for action: Beyond mandatory climate disclosures

Amendments to New Zealand’s mandatory climate-related disclosures regime saw the reduction of director liabilities and substantiation requirements, and raised reporting thresholds. The changes, announced in October 2025, resulted in a […]

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SBC Guide: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Businesses thrive when they reflect the communities they serve. In our latest SBC Guide, co-created with thinkstep-anz and Kaitiaki Collective, we unpack why diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) are essential […]

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Business case for nature toolkit

The Business Case for Nature Toolkit has been developed by the Sustainable Business Council (SBC) in partnership with the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) to support businesses across Aotearoa New Zealand to build a compelling case […]

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SBC Guide: Making ESG part of your risk management

SBC’s latest Sustainability Guide: Making ESG a part of your risk management, aims to help businesses embed ESG into enterprise risk management. The guide offers: Read the SBC Guide: Making […]

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SBC Guide: Communicating Sustainability

In a world where greenwashing and greenhushing are becoming an increasing concern, how can businesses communicate their sustainability journey with credibility and impact? This question is explored in SBC’s latest Guide, a […]

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Climate transition planning: Executive guide

This guide outlines Executive’s role in transition planning (with key objectives and responsibilities at each step) and practical guidance on how to apply familiar tools of strategy, change management and […]

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Climate transition planning: Overview

An Overview document outlining what climate transition planning is and how it can help businesses transform deep uncertainties into an actionable long-term strategy.

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SBC Guide: Community investment

This SBC Guide introduces the concepts of community investment (CI), community impact and social impact and is meant for people within organisations involved with sustainability and community relationships. The guide […]

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SBC Guide: Human rights

Respecting human rights is not only the right thing to do – it’s also good for business. Human rights are based on the premise that all people have the right […]

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SBC Guide: Nature

Healthy people, healthy businesses and a healthy planet all rely on thriving nature. Over half of the world’s economic output ($44 trillion of economic value), and many Aotearoa New Zealand […]

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