Media Releases

The Business of Sustainability – How do Kiwi companies stack up?

Executive director Abbie Reynolds is back from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development's annual meeting, with valuable insights about what New Zealand companies are doing that other organisations around the world could emulate or learn from....

Building trust in business

The 2018 Acumen Edelman Barometer Trust Barometer shows that trust in business has been low and static at 47 per cent in the past two years....

SBC Sustainable Leadership Programme 2018

SBC's 2018 professional development programme aims to give participants new skills and thinking that will help them navigate complex environmental and social issues, like climate change....

Emerging trends in sustainable business

This month marks two years since I started at the council, and during that time I’ve seen a growing number of members come to understand that business cannot thrive in an environment or society that fails....

Filling up fast! An introduction to Science Based Targets

Join SBC, WWF New Zealand and Enviro-Mark Solutions for an introduction to the world of science-based emissions targets....

Invitation: Hear from Sanford, Vector, Kono and more at the NZ Sustainable Development Goals Summit 2018

Heard of the Sustainable Development Goals? Want to know how other businesses are making them relevant?...

‘Show us what you’re made of’, conscious consumers challenge business

Increasingly, consumers are looking to business for the solutions to some of the big environmental and social issues we face....

The rise of the sustainability manager in business

In the past few years, the number of sustainability roles in New Zealand has increased - suddenly a career in sustainability in business is not only attainable, it is sought after....

Water quality leads rising environmental concerns for Kiwis

Water, plastic waste and climate action are the emerging hot topics to come out of the latest Better Futures report released by Sustainable Business Council Member, Colmar Brunton, this week....

Kiwis say not enough being done to keep NZ safe and healthy

Almost 90% of Kiwis are worried that not enough is being done to keep New Zealand safe and healthy according to new research by Sustainable Business Council member Colmar Brunton....