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Business Calls For Greater Ambition And Engagement In Response To Emissions Reduction Plan
Wednesday, 13 October 2021, 10:45 am | Sustainable Business Council
The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) and the Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC) welcome the release of the Government’s Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) discussion document and call for greater engagement with the business community to close the emissions ... More >>
SBC And CLC Join Forces With Leading Climate Event To Drive Action
Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 10:03 am | Sustainable Business Council
The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) and the Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC) have joined forces with the Environmental Defence Society (EDS) to take the 2021 Climate Change and Business Conference - Now to Net Zero, to a new level. The focus of this ... More >>
The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) Welcomes The Announcement Today Regarding The Emissions Reduction Plan
Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 3:43 pm | Sustainable Business Council
Executive Director of SBC, Mike Burrell, says that the Emissions Reduction Plan is an important part of providing businesses with the long-term certainty they need to invest in low carbon solutions. "SBC and the Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC) ... More >>
Business Calls For Cross-party Support On The Emissions Budgets
Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 3:18 pm | Sustainable Business Council
The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) and the Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC) welcome today’s release of the Climate Change Commission’s final advice to Government as a major milestone for New Zealand’s zero carbon future. Executive Director of ... More >>
Industry Leaders Partner To Reduce Freight Emissions
Friday, 16 April 2021, 9:24 am | Sustainable Business Council
A report released today by the Sustainable Business Council’s (SBC) Freight Group sets out an ambitious but achievable 30-year pathway to progressively decarbonise New Zealand’s freight system. The Low Carbon Freight Pathway report was launched ... More >>
Kiwi Businesses Accelerate Sustainability Despite Covid-19
Thursday, 15 April 2021, 9:44 am | Sustainable Business Council
Oxygen Consulting in collaboration with the Sustainable Business Council (SBC), Sustainable Business Network (SBN) and Auckland University of Technology (AUT) have launched their 2021 Insights on New Zealand’s Sustainability Professionals. Despite ... More >>
Cost Of Living And Housing Among Major Concerns For Kiwis
Friday, 5 March 2021, 10:19 am | Sustainable Business Council
New research reveals New Zealanders are anxious about the cost of living and housing availability in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Colmar Brunton’s Better Futures report released today in conjunction with the Sustainable Business Council (SBC) ... More >>
Business Leaders Set To Engage On Landmark Climate Report
Sunday, 31 January 2021, 2:56 pm | Sustainable Business Council
The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) and the Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC) have welcomed the independent Climate Change Commission’s first package of draft advice to Government released today, ahead of tomorrow’s six-week public consultation. ... More >>
Business Leaders Welcome Public Sector’s Acceleration To Zero Carbon
Friday, 4 December 2020, 6:51 am | Sustainable Business Council
The Sustainable Busines Council (SBC) and the Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC) welcome the Government’s announcement to accelerate the public sector’s race to zero carbon within the next five years. The announcement is the focus of three of the ... More >>
Business Leaders Join Forces To Ensure Climate Action Stays Top-of-agenda
Thursday, 24 September 2020, 1:55 pm | Sustainable Business Council
More than 150 New Zealand business leaders have joined forces to collaborate on a collective vision for a sustainable, zero carbon New Zealand. Leading business organisations, the Sustainable Business Council (SBC) and the Climate Leaders Coalition ... More >>
Climate Change Risk Assessment Highlights Window Of Opportunity
Monday, 3 August 2020, 5:48 pm | Sustainable Business Council
The release of the National Climate Change Risk Assessment is an important step towards developing practical measures to reach our carbon zero goal, Sustainable Business Council Executive Director Mike Burrell says. The Risk Assessment released ... More >>
Building For Climate Change Programme A Historic Leap Towards Zero Carbon
Monday, 6 July 2020, 11:37 am | Sustainable Business Council
A new programme, which sets a firm course for the Building and Construction sector to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, is welcomed by the Sustainable Business Council (SBC). The Building for Climate Change programme announced on Friday will ... More >>
Response And Recovery Fund An Opportunity To Invest In A Sustainable Future
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 4:33 pm | Sustainable Business Council
The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) welcomes the government’s announcement of a $50 billion COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund in today’s Budget. Executive Director Mike Burrell says SBC looks forward to working with the Government and other ... More >>
The influence of sustainability on New Zealand consumers
Friday, 22 November 2019, 8:50 am | Sustainable Business Council
22 November 2019 - New Zealanders believe electricity retailers and supermarkets are doing the most to be more sustainable, however, they want brands in all industries to be more open and upfront about sustainability, and actively communicate it. More >>
New Executive Director for the Sustainable Business Council
Friday, 8 November 2019, 9:08 am | Sustainable Business Council
BusinessNZ chief executive Kirk Hope has announced that Mike Burrell will be the new Executive Director of the Sustainable Business Council, starting in January 2020. More >>
Zero Carbon Bill needs cross-party support
Tuesday, 5 November 2019, 8:24 am | Sustainable Business Council
The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) encourages all political parties to support the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill as it goes for its second reading. More >>
From fringe to mainstream - SBC celebrating 20th anniversary
Wednesday, 5 June 2019, 8:32 am | Sustainable Business Council
From fringe to mainstream - Sustainable Business Council celebrating 20th anniversary More >>
Business has a role to play in improving and protecting NZ
Friday, 19 April 2019, 11:59 am | Sustainable Business Council
The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) acknowledges the Environment Aotearoa 2019 report released today by the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ. More >>
Making the Move to a Low Emissions Economy
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 8:26 am | Sustainable Business Council
Executive Director of the Sustainable Business Council, Abbie Reynolds, says climate change could be the greatest economic disruption in our lifetimes and the largest driver of innovation since World War Two. More >>
Sustainable Business Council Releases Election Manifesto
Friday, 25 August 2017, 8:59 am | Sustainable Business Council
The Sustainable Business Council has released its Election Manifesto, a collaborative report representing the views of leading New Zealand businesses. More >>