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Business welcomes action to hurry consents
Thursday, 22 April 2010, 3:03 pm | Business Council for Sustainable Development
The New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development welcomes Government moves to provide discounts to applicants whose councils are slow to process resource consents. More >>
Landlords agree depreciation tax break should end
Wednesday, 17 February 2010, 2:29 pm | Business Council for Sustainable Development
Landlords appear to agree depreciation allowances on rental homes which are not depreciating should end, according to a new nationwide poll. More >>
Progress was made in Copenhagen
Monday, 21 December 2009, 10:49 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development
The outline of a climate change agreement in Copenhagen should be welcomed for what it has achieved, according to New Zealand business leaders. More >>
Business calls for transparent subsidy numbers
Friday, 16 October 2009, 9:10 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development
Providing extra subsidies to major greenhouse gas emitters up until 2050 could add $3.5 billion to Government debt in today’s dollars, lifting it to 8% of gross domestic product, business leaders told a Parliamentary select committee this afternoon. More >>
Kiwis split over paying any new recycling tax
Monday, 12 October 2009, 10:58 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development
New Zealanders are almost evenly split over paying 10c an item extra at shops to recycle packaging. New waste minimisation law allows for compulsory recycling schemes. Implementing one for containers is estimated to cost at least 10 cents per item, ... More >>
Kiwis split over paying any new recycling tax
Monday, 12 October 2009, 10:28 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development
New Zealanders are almost evenly split over paying 10c an item extra at shops to recycle packaging. More >>
NZ needs to move to post-recession clean economy
Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 3:11 pm | Business Council for Sustainable Development
New Zealand risks being left behind the global growth of a clean economy because of its reluctance to embrace users-pays for the environment. More >>
New survey: huge demand for warmer home grants
Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 4:17 pm | Business Council for Sustainable Development
Some 28%, or about 280,000 home owners, may apply for new Government insulation grants. Of these, about 106,000 intend applying in the next 12 months. This could push demand well beyond the four-year target of insulating and improving heating in 180,000 homes ... More >>
Proposed ETS deal disappointing, costly, uncertain
Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 11:14 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development
The New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development says the arrangements which will go to a select committee with Maori Party backing mean emissions are likely to increase and cost taxpayers a lot more than under the current law. More >>
ETS review leaves most major issues up in the air
Tuesday, 1 September 2009, 1:29 pm | Business Council for Sustainable Development
The report of the select committee which reviewed the emissions trading scheme (ETS) is a disappointment which still leaves the country with no broad cross-party agreement on climate change policy to provide investment certainty. More >>
Disappointing ETS review - major issues in air
Tuesday, 1 September 2009, 9:20 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development
The report of the select committee which reviewed the emissions trading scheme (ETS) is a disappointment which still leaves the country with no broad cross-party agreement on climate change policy to provide investment certainty. More >>
Move to keep cleaning up diesel fleet welcome
Friday, 28 August 2009, 3:28 pm | Business Council for Sustainable Development
The Government’s decision to stay with the current timetable to clean up the country’s used diesel vehicle fleet is being welcomed by business leaders. They say a selective “cash for clunkers” scheme here could also accelerate cleaning up the nation’s ... More >>
Public says no to copying key parts of Aus ETS
Friday, 28 August 2009, 11:53 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development
The public – and specially senior business decision makers – do not want to copy key parts of Australia’s emissions trading policy. A nationwide survey this week finds New Zealanders do not want the Australian policy to cap the price of emissions ... More >>
Minister for broad political sign up to emissions
Tuesday, 18 August 2009, 5:00 pm | Business Council for Sustainable Development
The Minister for Climate Changes Issues has told business leaders he hopes for a settled emissions trading scheme attracting broad political sign up. Hon Dr Nick Smith, also Environment Minister, says New Zealand has not been served well by policy ... More >>
Minister hopes for broad political sign up to ETS
Tuesday, 18 August 2009, 4:56 pm | Business Council for Sustainable Development
The Minister for Climate Changes Issues has told business leaders he hopes for a settled emissions trading scheme attracting broad political sign up. Hon Dr Nick Smith, also Environment Minister, says New Zealand has not been served well by policy ... More >>
Govt can save enough for another round of tax cuts
Monday, 17 August 2009, 4:40 pm | Business Council for Sustainable Development
A new report being published tomorrow shows how the Government can save enough each year to fund another round of tax cuts by altering the way its buys goods and services. More >>
Emissions target will have to rise later
Monday, 10 August 2009, 5:20 pm | Business Council for Sustainable Development
The New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development says the Government's opening offer to reduce New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions by 10 to 20% by 2020 will need to be improved during coming international negotiations. More >>
Emissions: farmers want out, NZ wants them in
Monday, 10 August 2009, 11:15 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development
Nearly nine out of 10 farm owners and managers want to stay out of the emissions trading scheme. Some 25% of New Zealanders agree with them. However, 47% want them in the scheme, including 67% of farm workers. More >>
Emissions trading: Farmer And The General Public
Monday, 10 August 2009, 10:44 am | Business Council for Sustainable Development
Nearly nine out of 10 farm owners and managers want to stay out of the emissions trading scheme. Some 25% of New Zealanders agree with them. However, 47% want them in the scheme, including 67% of farm workers. More >>
NZ businesses win Sustainability Reporting Awards
Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 4:57 pm | Business Council for Sustainable Development
WaterCare Services has been honoured for the sixth year running at the annual trans Tasman sustainable reporting awards presented in Auckland. WaterCare won the Best Report in the Water Sector award in recognition of its continual leadership in reporting ... More >>
