• New Zealand's GHG emissions fell 2.7% in March quarter, largest quarterly decrease since tracking started in 2010
• BRANZ launches initiative to reduce carbon emissions in building industry
• 3R Group, Mitre 10 partner to build sustainability into the construction industry
• Fonterra's zero carbon farm is up and running
• Mandatory Climate Disclosures in New Zealand: trends and learnings from the first round of reporting (SLR Consulting)
• Ten tips to make your business case for sustainability stack up (thinkstep-anz)

SBC hui

(SBC members only) In our next Thriving Voices session, we will build on content covered in previous sessions to unpack what a meaningful community partnership actually looks like and the key steps required to build it, given each community is unique and there is ‘no one size fits all’ solution. Join Robert Perry (Manager - Thriving People), Nao Guy and Izabela Josh from the Auckland Council Environmental Services team, and Rebecca Gallegos - DE&I Lead at Fujitsu, for our next Thriving Voices session.

 (SBC members only) We invite you to join us at our Annual Council Meeting in Auckland, where we are looking forward to bringing together our Council Members and Liaison Delegates to launch our 2024 Snapshot Report. Come along to enjoy some light refreshments and kōrero with both familiar and new SBC faces. We'll also be hosting a panel featuring Kate Beddoe (Silver Fern Farms), Monika Wakeman (Deloitte) and Jason Shoebridge (NZIER) who will share strategic moves to accelerate action and strengthen your business in the process.

(SBC members only) Join us for our next SBC Spotlight Session, focusing on how to integrate sustainability across your business, even during a time of fiscal constraints. We'll have the pleasure of hearing from Evan Lawrey (Director, Marketing and Customer, OfficeMax) about marketing sustainability internally to drive continued effort in reducing emissions and demonstrating leadership during tough times, as well as Trent Brash (Senior Manager - Sustainability & Social Impact at AA Insurance) about how they have supported customers during the economic downturn and learnings from extreme weather events about putting social sustainability issues at heart of their operations. 

The contributions nature provides to people and businesses and the consequences of its rapid loss is well recognised by governments and economists alike. Over the last five years the Science Based Targets Network has taken a ‘big tent’ approach to developing the Science Based Targets for Nature (SBT4N) framework and guidance to help companies set nature targets appropriate to their value chains and aligned with the global goals. Join SBC and Nature Positive to learn about why and how your company might set global best practice targets for nature!

Register now for the 16th Climate Change & Business Conference, taking place at the Viaduct Events Centre in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland on 9-10 September. Check out our compelling programme line-up of domestic and international speakers and join the kōrero in September by registering below.

Other hui

If you run a product-based business, you’ve likely grappled with the complexities of plastic. Durable, cost-effective, alternate materials aren't always easy to come by, and Aotearoa New Zealand's recycling infrastructure is lacking (we also have a nasty habit of shipping our non-recyclables overseas). To mark Plastic Free July, Eco Choice  Aotearoa is talking to a number of business leaders and experts about the multifaceted world of plastic, including the scale of our plastic waste problem, innovative solutions, and lessons we can learn from other countries.

Are you ready to eliminate the risk of greenwashing from your circular economy strategies? Join us for a 30-minute webinar on 31st July 2024, where we unpack the newly published ISO 59000 series of standards. thinkstep-anz’s Head of Circular Economy Jim Goddin and Walter Jager, from the Canadian mirror committee on the standards, will explain how the standards support businesses to implement and measure circular economy strategies effectively.

Join us for our new Energy Leaders Series, 3 engaging and thought-provoking panel sessions with CEOs and key executives from across the energy sector, brought to you by BEC and Z Energy. In this series, you will have the opportunity to meet with CEOs and key executives sharing insights, shaping the future, and shifting the paradigm of the New Zealand and global energy market. In our second episode the focus of our panel will be on the ambitious sustainability goals of the energy sector amidst increasing social, geopolitical, economic, and legal challenges.

Join Drive Electric to hear fresh insights from international experts Dr Euan McTurk and Jim Lennon and domestic expert Dominic Salmon from SBC member 3R Group. Presentations will cover recycling, repurposing and refurbishing EV batteries and the minerals they contain. Discover facts, technologies and projects supporting the second life of EV batteries and engage in a Q&A session moderated by Drive Electric.