Media Releases

Focus on water management

SBC's Kate Alcock spoke at the Waikato Regional Council's Sustainable Waikato Forum this week, which explored key environmental and economic issues for the region, including how we use fresh water....

Materiality counts in New Zealand

A leading reporting expert from Australia says there’s growing momentum among New Zealand companies to work out what their material issues are – that is, the most important issues for their business and a wide range of stakeholders....

The big sustainability shift

Penny Nelson shares her views on the big sustainability shifts that have happened during her time as executive director of the Sustainable Business Council....

New Executive Director for SBC

We're very excited to announce Abbie Reynolds as the Sustainable Business Council's new Executive Director....

The Paris Agreement

The climate change agreement reached in Paris has been hailed as a breakthrough that signals a strong will globally to address climate change. Here's a quick summary of the Paris Agreement and what it means for business....

World Forum on Natural Capital

SBC Executive Director Penny Nelson recently attended the World Forum on Natural Capital in Edinburgh last month. The Forum brought together leading thinkers on how business and the natural environment interact....

SD2015 CEO Forum

SBC's Belinda vanEyndhoven attended Sustainable Business Australia's SD2015 CEO Forum on Friday 13th November. The mood of business in the room was one of cautious optimism....

Business Brief on Climate Change

The Sustainable Business Council and Major Companies Group have released a Business Brief on Climate Change which sets out where businesses want to lead on climate change through to 2020....

BusinessNZ goes carbon neutral

BusinessNZ has been certified as carbon neutral by carboNZero....

Momentum building on climate change

Momentum is building in the run-up to Paris and business is now more engaged in climate discussions than ever before....