• New Zealand's first hydrogen truck hits 100,000 kms delivering for NZ Post
• Portable battery units lowering emissions (Powerco)
• Mercury begins construction on Kaiwera Downs wind farm expansion
• From Transition to Transformation (Oxygen Consulting)
• Aviation ticket to decarbonisation (Deloitte APAC)
• The Business of Nature (Lyttelton Port on This Climate Business podcast)
• Improving climate resilience and recovery and Take actions to address climate change (BRANZ Build Magazine)
• Driving change: Laura Scampion's vision for a more inclusive and equitable legal profession (DLA Piper)
• Who pays for climate adaptation is a distribution issue, says RBNZ

SBC hui

(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 how extreme weather events have demonstrated the need to put social sustainability issues at the hear of 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!

(CLC and SBC members only) Join us for our next Masterclass where we look at the use of artificial intelligence in sustainability reporting now and into the future. New AI strategies, research and technologies are emerging at a rapid pace, but should we and how do we adopt them in our own organisations? We know AI itself has an environmental footprint we need to better understand. Join our presenters for an in-depth discussion about the challenges and opportunities AI presents for organisations.

Register before 3 September 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

The first-ever annual emissions reduction monitoring report, released recently by He Pou a Rangi Climate Change Commission, gauges the progress that Aotearoa New Zealand is making towards meeting the country’s emissions budgets and targets. You are invited to attend a public webinar to learn about the report, our monitoring role and to ask questions.

The City Rail Link is New Zealand’s largest ever transport infrastructure project. Its $5.5 billion investment will double Auckland’s rail capacity and its being built to last 100 years. This presentation will touch on the City Rail Link Project Overview, Sustainability Objectives and Targets, Sustainability Performance and Results, and Key Challenges.

In this webinar from Toitū Envirocare, experts Belinda Mathers (Toitū), Mike Burrell (SBC), Jeff Smit (DETA) and Sean Weaver (Ekos) will discuss an overview of the second ERP, how it supports New Zealand’s ability to meet the global effort under the Paris Agreement to limit the global average temperature increase to 1.5°C, how the consultation period works and how you can have a voice, and summary of consultation responses from panel organisations.

Discover the power of Integrated Reporting <IR> with our insightful one-day 'Foundations of Integrated Reporting' course. This introductory training provides a solid grasp of 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.