• Government aligns clean car importer standard with AU to reduce prices
  
• Eco Choice Aotearoa expands offering with new partnership with Edge Impact
• Big Sustainability Questions: Part 1 (Oxygen Consulting)
• Fonterra part 1: Charlotte Rutherford on the market's increasing demand for sustainable products (podcast)
• Recommendations for a Sustainable Finance Taxonomy 
• ASB Investment Podcast: Sustainable finance with Jo Kelly (Centre for Sustainable Finance)

SBC hui

WBCSD invites SBC members to an online APAC consultation on the proposed TISFD model and design before its September launch. It will solicit feedback from the Asia-Pacific region and gives SBC members an ideal opportunity to provide feedback and bring Aotearoa New Zealand’s unique perspectives into the design process. If you wish to also provide written feedback, read the proposals here and submit feedback by 1 August using the link here.

Join the SBC team, including our programme leads for Climate and Nature, Leadership in Sustainability and Thriving People as we unpack the FY2025 Annual Plan and programme of work around our three strategic pillars. The session will be an opportunity to hear first-hand about our priorities for the year ahead (a big year for sustainability) and how we will be supporting our members to get involved, as well as ask any questions you might have.

(This event is open to SBC, CLC and BEC members only) Consultation is set to open soon on the draft second emissions reduction plan containing the strategies, policies and actions the Government is setting to achieve the second emissions budget (2026 – 2030). To help members respond to the consultation, the Sustainable Business Council, Climate Leaders Coalition and Business Energy Council will be hosting an initial online session in which MfE experts will present on the content of the draft document, followed by a Q&A. We anticipate this session taking place on 19 July (pending consultation release date).

(This event is open to 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.

(This event is open to 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. The event will offer an entertaining programme of speakers, covering both SBC's key achievements and priorities and some hot topics in the sustainability landscape.

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!

Aurecon and the Sustainable Business Council are partnering to deliver a three-part workshop series to help businesses get ready for a sustainable, climate-resilient future. This new workshop series aims to provide businesses with the fundamentals of climate transition planning, hands-on experience with tools and processes to get started, and guidance on alignment with the Climate Related Disclosures under the New Zealand Climate Standards (you don’t need to be a mandatory reporter for this to be relevant!). This workshop series is initially open to SBC members and Aurecon clients only.

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

Join current and future leaders from New Zealand’s business, government and community sectors as we explore the big issues of our time, showcase what’s possible, and build ideas and skills for a more inclusive and sustainable future. Festival for the Future 2024 is taking place Wednesday 17th and Thursday 18th July.

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.