The Sustainable Business Council exists to mobilise New Zealand’s most ambitious businesses to build a thriving and sustainable future for all.
SBC is a membership organisation that connects businesses, partners, and sectors to create impact that no single business could achieve alone. We work with executives and sustainability professionals to maximise their positive impact for shareholders, communities and the environment. We hold our members to account by asking them to fulfil member commitments. We deliver impact by championing our members to be at the leading-edge of sustainability and in doing so inspire other businesses to take action.
Our work
LEADERSHIP IN SUSTAINABILITY
Supporting members to be ambitious on sustainability
and encouraging other businesses to go further.
ACTION ON CLIMATE AND NATURE
Accelerating the transition to a future that is zero emissions, resilient, and nature regenerative.
THRIVING PEOPLE
Members are contributing to a just transition and acting on the most material issues facing society.
SUSTAINABILITY
Making sustainability mainstream within New Zealand businesses
CLIMATE LEADERS COALITION
Uniting businesses and accelerating our transition to a zero carbon future
Our members
Useful resources
Annual Plan 2023-24
Annual Plan 2023-24
SBC's Annual Plan outlines our work programme and focus areas for 2023/2024.
Better Futures 2023
Better Futures 2023
Concern around the climate remains stable, but commitment to living sustainably has dropped since 2022.
Sustainability fundamentals
Sustainability fundamentals
Practical, actionable guidelines and tools designed to support members get the fundamentals of sustainability in place.
SBC Talks Tools with Quadrent
SBC Talks Tools with Quadrent
In this edition of SBC Talks Tools, we catch up with Gary Nalder, the General Manager NZ for Quadrent, which runs a programme called the Green Lease designed to redirect corporate laptops and devices from landfill towards tamariki who need them.
Latest news
Pānui news – 14 March
In this edition of Pānui, we share the draft GPS 2024 on land transport, The Warehouse Group shares in a case study how it's tackled ethical sourcing, Synlait partners with Nestle to help fund...
Pānui news – 7 March
In this edition of Pānui, we remember and celebrate the impact of SBC Advisory Board Alice Andrew, we remind members that applications for SLP 2024 close soon, Air New Zealand, Toyota and Hiringa...
Remembering Alice Andrew
Reflections from SBC Executive Director Mike Burrell. Alice and Aaron started their company, 4Sight Consulting, when sustainability was in its infancy in New Zealand. They were pioneers and leaders in our sector. I had the great pleasure of getting to know Alice…
Pānui news – 29 February
In this edition of Pānui, we share our new logo, departing SBC Advisory Board member David Benattar reflects on his time with us, SBC has joined the Sustainability Leaders Summit as an Associate...