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Putting the heart in our mahi – Activating ‘S’ in ESG 

Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi  I love this whakatauki as it talks to community, to collaboration and to a strengths-based approach. It acknowledges that […]

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Pānui news – 22 February

In this edition of Pānui, we share some photos from our SBC Connects: Summer Social events, we reveal the date for CCBC 2024, we share a BusinessDesk article outlining why […]

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How should businesses measure and maximise social impact? 

SBC’s 2024 Thriving Voices online event series continued last week with our kaputī kōrero focusing on measuring and maximising impact.   Our flagship report ‘Thriving People – Strengthening the ‘S’ in […]

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Pānui news – 15 February

In this week’s edition of Pānui, SBC Executive Director Mike Burrell gives his first short video update for the year, we share our Thriving People case study on community investment […]

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Pānui news – 8 February

In this week’s edition of Pānui, we put a call out to join our Adaptation Working Group, the sustainability professionals survey launches, the Supreme Court allows the climate change challenge […]

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2024 Insights on Aotearoa New Zealand Sustainability Professionals survey launches

Oxygen Consulting, in partnership with Auckland University of Technology (AUT), the Sustainable Business Council (SBC), and the Sustainable Business Network (SBN), have launched their fifth annual survey on the sustainability […]

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Pānui news – 1 February

In this week’s edition of Pānui, we acknowledge Minister James Shaw’s immense contribution to the climate agenda in Aotearoa New Zealand, we share an article from Robert Perry around social […]

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Social sustainability trends to look out for in 2024 

We know the ‘S’ in ESG has been living in the shadow of ‘E’. However, business leaders are increasingly realising that Aotearoa New Zealand’s biggest societal and environmental challenges cannot […]

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Pānui news – 25 January

In this week’s edition of Pānui, SBC’s Head of Climate and Nature Antonia Burbidge is interviewed for RNZ about the climate cost of ‘need it now’ home deliveries, KPMG and […]

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Pānui news – 18 January

Happy new year! In this week’s edition of Pānui, the first for 2024, we share an update on the THRIVE platform, Genesis’ new solar farm reaches financial close, we extend […]

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Pānui news – 14 December

In the last edition of Pānui for the year, we share a COP28 wrap up including SBC’s COP28 Insights Report, a YouTube playlist with all our on-the-ground interviews, and a […]

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Reflections from UNICEF Young Ambassadors on COP28 and the role of business

When it comes to any discussion about the future of our climate, children and young people are arguably the most important stakeholder group. That’s why UNICEF Aotearoa sent a group […]

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