Reports

Better Futures Thrive Report 2025

The 2025 Better Futures Thrive Report reveals social sustainability continues to grow as a critical ESG dimension. A growing group of “Social Actives” expects businesses to lead societal progress and […]

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Low Emissions Freight Certificate (LEFC) Resources

The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) has successfully completed the second phase of its Low Emission Freight Certificate (LEFC) collaboration, marking a major step in the development of a new national […]

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Better Futures 2025 Report

The Better Futures 2025 report – now in its 16th year, surveyed 1,000 New Zealanders. Results show there are high expectations of businesses to take responsibility for their environmental and […]

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Transition Planning Guidance for Staff

This guide is for staff involved in coordinating or leading the transition planning process in their organisation.

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Key trends for 2025

Navigating the Macro Forces Shaping Our Future We are now halfway to 2030 and the world is at an inflection point, where sustainability challenges and opportunities are being shaped by […]

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Enabling Modeshift Freight Decarbonisation Report

In order to help decarbonise freight transport, many organisations are interested in increasing the modal diversity of their freight services, thus changing the mode under which their freight is moved, primarily undertaking mode shift from road to rail/shipping. This report outlines the benefits and barriers of this change, as well...

Better Futures Thrive Report 2024

The inaugural Better Futures Thrive Report 2024 aims to provide deeper insights off the back of a perceived gap in social sustainability action by business, identified in the long-running Better […]

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Better Futures 2024 Report

The Better Futures 2024 report – now in its 15th year – which surveyed 1,000 New Zealanders, found perceived action by business to be 28% below its perceived responsibility on […]

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COP28 – Sustainable Business Council Insights Report

After an extended negotiation over the wording in the final climate deal, CO28 has finally come to a close. SBC’s Executive Director Mike Burrell and Head of Climate and Nature Antonia […]

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Strengthening the ‘S’ in ESG for Aotearoa businesses

There is an increasingly urgent need to embed social sustainability within Aotearoa New Zealand’s workplaces, communities and wider society – and business has an important role to play. We’re incredibly excited […]

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