Media Releases

Increasing the uptake of plug-in vehicles

Options in plain sight for increasing uptake of plug-in vehicles...

Sorting through glass ‘mountain’ in Otago

Otago Daily Times interviews Penny Garland from O-I New Zealand and SBC's Kate Alcock about their work to remove glass from an Otago landfill and ship it to the O-I site for reuse....

Consumers driving demand for greater business transparency

The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) is launching an online guide this week to help businesses map and manage their value chains, which it says has been driven by the consumer need for greater transparency....

SBC welcomes NZ Initiative’s report on Social Impact Bonds

The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) welcomes the NZ Initiative’s report 'Investing for Success: Social Impact Bonds and the future of public services.'...

Business & Ecosystems event videos now online

Video presentations are now available from the SBC event, 'Business & Ecosystems: Identifying Risks and Opportunities'. The event brought together speakers from the public and private sectors to talk about how to identify business risks and opportunities arising from ecosystem change in New Zealand...

Freight customers looking to their providers for transport emissions reductions

Dieseltalk interviews Penny Nelson about SBC members' freight efficiency work....

Global gathering of sustainable seafood experts

Three SBC member companies, Aotearoa Fisheries Ltd (AFL), Sanford Limited and Terra Moana Ltd recently presented perspectives on natural capital and ecosystem services at the SeaWeb Seafood Summit in New Orleans....

Study complete on New Zealand’s global environmental positioning

A study by the University of Waikato Management School into New Zealand's global environmental positioning has found that businesses engaging with sustainability issues and practice are still a minority in New Zealand and an emerging shift in business expectations of government....

Seismic shifts in young New Zealanders’ attitudes towards culture, brands and business

Jacqueline Smart talks to SBC members about the big shift in young New Zealanders' attitudes towards national and cultural identity and how this is reshaping their relationship with brands and companies....

Launchpad meet the teams: CareEd4

NZ Herald talks to Lisa Watkins from CareEd4 - one of the 11 teams taking part in the Launchpad incubator programme....