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Happy holidays from the SBC team The SBC team wishes you and yours a happy holiday season and a restful, relaxing summer break. This will be the final edition of Pānui for the year, and the first edition back for 2025 will be on 30 January. Please continue to send your stories, events and jobs through to sbccomms@businessnz.org.nz and we will spotlight them over the course of the first few editions of the new year. Happy holidays! | |
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New transition planning guidance | SBC and the External Reporting Board (XRB) are pleased to share new guidance on transition planning, including an Overview Guide and an Executive Guide. Guidance for Sustainability Practitioners is in development and will be released early next year. Thank you to everyone involved in this project, and special thanks to Aurecon for offering significant expertise and support developing the guidance. | | | |
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The Ministry for the Environment (MfE) has released Aotearoa New Zealand's second emissions reduction plan 2026-30 (ERP2), identifying a number of key policies of impact across renewable energy, electrification, exploration of new technologies, waste management and more. Read the full ERP2 here, read the 'at a glance' version here, or read the Beehive media release here. | | | |
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Farewell from Nicole Schlichting | (A note from the woman behind the Pānui curtain): It has been my great pleasure to work with members over the last few years to showcase your stories, amplify your impact, and deliver Pānui to your inboxes each week. I finish up with SBC next week to head overseas, so if you think you might be SBC's next Comms and Pānui wizard, check out this job ad. Ka kito anō and I wish you all the best! | | | |
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CCC releases final reports for 2024 |
The Climate Change Commission has released its final reports for 2024, covering its advice on the fourth emissions budget and its review of the 2050 emissions target. “Our analysis shows the country has options available to not only get on track to the current target, but to increase Aotearoa New Zealand’s contribution to global efforts to limit average warming to 1.5°C."
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Carbon footprint audit of CCBC 2024 | SBC, EDS and CLC enlisted the support of Lever Room to undertake the carbon footprint audit of the 2024 Climate Change & Business Conference. Knowledge is power, and this data helps us understand conference activity hot spots and track improvements over time. Huge thank you to Lever Room for its support! Check out the full analysis here. | | | |
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The Climate Change Commission has announced that Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy will become the new chair in February 2025, following Dr Rod Carr’s departure earlier this week. We'd like to extend a warm welcome to Dame Patsy as she begins this new role, and we look forward to continuing to work with the Commission to ensure Aotearoa New Zealand’s climate policy and targets remain ambitious. | | | |
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Spark wins Deloitte Top 200 Sustainability Leadership Award | At this month's Deloitte Top 200 Awards, Spark NZ was awarded the Snowflake Sustainability Leadership Award, which highlights businesses that are working towards creation of long term environmental, social and economic value. Watch the winner video here. Congratulations to Spark for this achievement! | | | |
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WMS Group partners to support penguin conservation |
WMS Group is proud to announce a new partnership with the West Coast Penguin Trust to help protect kororā (Little Blue Penguin). "As stewards of nature and advocates for sustainable operations, we are deeply committed to safeguarding the habitats of iconic local species such as the kororā and to contribute to the trust’s ongoing work in preserving these remarkable birds.
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Sustainable Business Council (Wellington or Auckland) | |
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Sustainability Leadership Programme 2025 Hybrid course | May to July 2025
Leadership is one of the key levers that allows organisations to accelerate their sustainability progress, and yet only 34% of sustainability professionals in Aotearoa New Zealand feel completely confident in their current role. Grow your confidence, networks and ability to make an impact through the 2025 Sustainability Leadership Programme (SLP), a partnership between Catapult and SBC designed to help you develop the leadership skills needed to help embed sustainability at the heart of your business. Learn more below, and register for the taster session on 5 February to get a sense for what the course is all about. | |
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Sustainable Transition Leaders Breakfast Series (KPMG and SBC) 18 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland | February-March 2025 (3 sessions)
The shift to a low carbon, sustainable future is demanding a new cohort of ‘transition leaders’ – leaders with an understanding of the scale of the change required, an appreciation for the systemic forces hindering this transition and the uncertainty around how these might play out. Transition leaders not only need to take a long-term view but also navigate an inherently uncertain path ahead. This series gives you the space to consider the opportunity for your business and collaborate with peers to overcome the challenges to get there. | |
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