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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 […]

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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 […]

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Moving beyond diversity: Spotlight on youth employment

It was incredibly inspiring to hear from Downer and SkyCity in our recent Moving beyond Diversity hui (focussed on Youth Employment). Rob Perry (Manager – Thriving People) shares his insights from the hui around how businesses can provide sustainable employment pathways for our rangatahi....
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The Business of Nature: Why Papatūānuku needs to be our CEO

Aotearoa New Zealand is known throughout the world for being home to some of the most unique ecosystems, flora and fauna. Unfortunately, biodiversity collapse is imminent, both here and around the globe. The role of business in relation to nature is highly topical and fast-moving in New Zealand and around...
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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....
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Get to know SBC’s six new Advisory Board members

The Sustainable Business Council is thrilled to announce six new members who have been elected to the Advisory Board following our recent elections....
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Sustainability Leadership Programme: Thoughts from Megan Gallagher

Megan Gallagher, Sustainability Advisor at SBC, is one of a number of participants in this year’s Sustainability Leadership Programme (SLP) training programme by Catapult. SLP is a business sustainability course which provides hands on intensive experience to build connections, skills and confidence to drive sustainable impact. Now that this year’s...
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Enabling sustainability for SMEs – SBC partnership with BusinessNZ Network

As part of a quest for sustainability in small businesses, SBC and BusinessNZ Network (BNZN) are partnering to extend sustainability know-how through BNZN’s SME network of over 14000 members to build capability, deliver shared value and drive collective action to enable resilient value chains....
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Continuing to move beyond diversity: Gender equality and enabling female leadership in the workplace

Gender equality and enabling female leadership in the workplace were the focus of the agenda in the latest of SBC’s ‘Moving Beyond Diversity’ hui hosted by Watercare. Thank you to the teams from Spark and Watercare who shared details of their leadership journeys. Check out more details and recordings from...
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Materiality assessments: the what, why and how to ensure meaningful stakeholder engagement.

Nikki Wright of Wright Communications shares her top tips on undertaking seamless materiality assessments and encouraging meaningful stakeholder engagement....
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