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SBC welcomes six new business leaders to its Advisory Board

The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) has announced the election of six new prominent business leaders to its Advisory Board. “The SBC Advisory Board plays a critical role in providing guidance and input into the work we do. We are very pleased to be welcoming such a high calibre of business...

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...

Pānui News – 19 August

In this week’s edition of Pānui, Mike Burrell gives a vlog update on upcoming SBC work and events, Auckland Transport releases their Transport Emissions Reduction Pathway, IAG calls for better […]

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Pānui News – 11 August

In this week’s Pānui, Air New Zealand announces an ambitious GHG emissions reduction target, Ngāi Tahu receives funding for a ground-breaking regenerative farming trial, Westpac launches a personal loan for […]

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National Adaptation Plan critical framework for building New Zealand’s climate resilience

The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) and Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC) welcome the release of the Government’s first National Adaptation Plan (NAP) as the first step to develop an effective and […]

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Pānui News – August 4

In this week’s Pānui, SBC welcomes NZ’s first National Adaptation Plan, how the Climate Change and Business Conference will be carbonzero, Counties Energy and EECA want warmer Kiwi homes, Ngāi […]

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Pānui News – July 28

In this week’s Pānui, outgoing CLC Convenor Mike Bennetts reflects on five years of climate action, The Warehouse shares plastic-free solutions in its stores, Genesis’ new generators making more power, […]

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Pānui News – July 21

In this week’s Pānui, great strides have been made this week in the electric transport sector with Fonterra and NZ Post, the Climate Change Minister announces changes to the ETS, […]

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Pānui News – July 14

In this week’s Pānui, Mike Burrell and Andrew Petersen share their thoughts on the role of business at the ANZLF, the IAG-Ipsos Climate Change Poll results show New Zealanders are […]

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Pānui News – July 7

In this week’s Pānui, Mike joins the business delegation in Sydney for the ANZLF, Spark uses tech for good, a world-first for Ngāi Tahu with electric jet boats, and the health effects of air pollution are uncovered....

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....

Pānui News – June 30

In this week’s Pānui, congratulations to CLC for their new Statement of Ambition, new CLC Convenor Jolie Hodson talks to RNZ about the new commitments for signatories, SBN launches its new carbon calculator, Watercare and Microsoft collaborate on carbon measurement....