Flavour of the week: Nature. Executive Director Mike Burrell attended the inaugural Global Nature Positive Summit in Sydney this week and has shared some of his topline takeaways. SBC set out in its Annual Plan for 24/25 that it would aim to "accelerate the transition to a future that is zero emissions, resilient, and nature regenerative" through exploring potential nature collaborations. We are making progress with our commitment and would like to invite interested members to an online session next Thursday 24 October from 3:00-4:00pm to hear about next steps and how they can get involved. Stay tuned for more information next week.

• Ministry for the Environment releases 'Our air 2024' report
• EOI to join sustainable finance taxonomy technical expert group
• Takeaways from the nature roundtable at CCBC
• Setting Science-based Targets for Nature: Company readiness survey
• Eco Choice Aotearoa release new video featuring licensees
• Zespri innovates compostable fruit label
• ASB and Tonkin + Taylor win at the NZ Rainbow Awards 2024
• Visy Glass wins Lion's supplier of the year award

SBC hui

(SBC members only) In a previous Thriving Voices session with DLA Piper and Business Leaders' Health and Safety Forum, we unpacked what mental wellbeing at work looks like, what your role as a leader is, and how you can make the best investment in supporting the mental wellbeing of your people. In this session, we will build on that content by exploring what ‘best in class’ looks like and how it is achieved.

(SBC members only) Australia hosted the first Global Nature Positive Summit in Sydney on 8-10 October, and SBC Executive Director Mike Burrell attended along with a handful of members. Come along to this session to hear Mike's reflections on the Summit and takeaways for New Zealand businesses, as well as have the opportunity to ask him questions about the event.

(SBC members only) Join us for an in-person masterclass featuring international thought leader Mark Gough, CEO of the Capitals Coalition, fresh from his engagements at New York Climate Week and the Global Nature Positive Summit in Australia. The Capitals Coalition is a global collaboration of business, finance, government and civil society that is redefining value to transform the way that we make decisions. This is a unique opportunity to find out about the latest global trends and developments in nature-positive business practices and integrating natural, social and human capital into decision making. Mark will share insights which will be followed by an interactive Q&A session.

Join us for this special Spotlight session, where we will explore insights and reflections on the first round of climate disclosures. A panel of experts from Tonkin + Taylor, XRB, FMA, Chapman Tripp and Informed City will provide their views on technical aspects, climate scenarios, governance and legal aspects, and broader comparative observations. The session will involve moderated panel discussion, along with plenty of time for questions.

Other hui

Join Toitū Envirocare for an insightful panel discussion with sustainability leaders from Ecotricity, Silver Fern Farms, and WM New Zealand (formerly Waste Management) as they share their journeys in implementing effective climate strategies. This panel will explore how these organisations have embraced climate action, responding to market and stakeholder demands while positioning themselves for a future where carbon measurement and reduction are essential for business competitiveness.

We are excited to invite you to a special webinar series on Energy Efficiency and Climate Protection Networks, a voluntary business-driven initiative that has been instrumental in advancing industrial decarbonisation in Germany. This series will highlight how businesses can collaborate to reduce energy consumption and emissions, and thereby simultaneously address climate goals and energy expenses.

Collaboration in the energy sector holds great potential but can be incredibly challenging in practice, particularly when it comes to aligning commercial interests, managing diverse business sizes, navigating liabilities, and overcoming regulatory hurdles. Join us for our third and final Energy Leaders Series - an engaging and thought-provoking panel session with CEOs and key executives from across the energy sector, brought to you by BEC and Z Energy.

Discover the power of Integrated Reporting <IR> with Proxima's insightful one-day 'Foundations of Integrated Reporting' course, diving into IR's fundamentals and its role in enhancing organisational decision-making. While you won't become an IR expert overnight, you'll gain valuable insights into the 'why' behind this approach and the crucial importance of integrated thinking. Learn to construct a basic value creation model that showcases critical relationships and dependencies and develop a high-level roadmap for implementing IR principles. Start your IR journey with us and gain the knowledge to begin applying these concepts within your organisation. 

Transform your workplace into a thriving, productive ecosystem where employee wellbeing and business performance go hand in hand. This one-day immersive workshop from Cultivating Leadership, grounded in the research from Human Work: Five Leadership Mindsets for Humanising Workplaces, gives leaders practical, applied, actionable strategies to humanise their work environment and boost productivity. 

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