Sustainable Business Council

Business, people and nature thriving together

2023 Annual Council Meeting

In August 2023, SBC brought together members at our Annual Council Meeting to hear about what SBC has been up to over the last financial year and where we’re headed over the next one. Check out some of the highlights from the event in this video.

Annual Snapshot 2023

SBC’s Annual Snapshot highlights SBC and member activity throughout 2022/23.

The Sustainable Business Council exists to mobilise New Zealand’s most ambitious businesses to build a thriving and sustainable future for all.

SBC is a membership organisation that connects businesses, partners, and sectors to create impact that no single business could achieve alone. We work with executives and sustainability professionals to maximise their positive impact for shareholders, communities and the environment. We hold our members to account by asking them to fulfil member commitments. We deliver impact by championing our members to be at the leading-edge of sustainability and in doing so inspire other businesses to take action.

Our work

LEADERSHIP IN SUSTAINABILITY

Supporting members to be ambitious on sustainability
and encouraging other businesses to go further.

ACTION ON CLIMATE AND NATURE

Accelerating the transition to a future that is zero emissions, resilient, and nature regenerative.

THRIVING PEOPLE

Members are contributing to a just transition and acting on the most material issues facing society.

SUSTAINABILITY

Making sustainability mainstream within New Zealand businesses

CLIMATE LEADERS COALITION

Uniting businesses and accelerating our transition to a zero carbon future

Our members

Useful resources

Annual Plan 2023-24

Annual Plan 2023-24

SBC's Annual Plan outlines our work programme and focus areas for 2023/2024.

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Better Futures 2024

Kiwi consumers believe business action is falling short of business responsibility, both in terms of climate change and environmental issues and community and social challenges.

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Sustainability fundamentals

Sustainability fundamentals

Practical, actionable guidelines and tools designed to support members get the fundamentals of sustainability in place.

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SBC Talks Tools with CarbonEES

SBC Talks Tools with CarbonEES

In our most recent edition of SBC Talk Tools, we caught up with Don MacKenzie, Sustainability and Business Operations Manager CarbonEES, to learn more about its powerful energy & utility management software platform e-Bench.

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Latest news

Pānui news – 28 March

Pānui news – 28 March

In this edition of Pānui, we share the results of the Better Futures 2024 launch, SBC Talks Tools with CarbonEES, we share sustainability-related reports from ANZCO Foods, ASB and Beca, Chapter Zero...

Pānui news – 21 March

Pānui news – 21 March

In this edition of Pānui, we remember esteemed journalist Rod Oram, we share more information about our upcoming consultation on CCC's Pathways, we put out a call for CCBC sponsors, Woolworths,...

Pānui news – 14 March

Pānui news – 14 March

In this edition of Pānui, we share the draft GPS 2024 on land transport, The Warehouse Group shares in a case study how it's tackled ethical sourcing, Synlait partners with Nestle to help fund...

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