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The Good Life and sustainability
You can’t buy a sustainable lifestyle - but brands have the power to support New Zealanders to live a good life that just happens to be a sustainable one. Alison Herft reflects on the launch of the Good Life 2.0 Playbook New Zealand, developed with Colmar Brunton. And the event videos are now available. 
More climate leadership 
Talk about taking your work home with you. Courtney Simpson, Group Manager Environment at SKYCITY Entertainment, shared her efforts to be carbon neutral at home as well as at work, with the help of Enviro-Mark Solutions. And Toll Group tells Transport Talk (p33) about the work it's doing to reduce its emissions and be smarter when it comes to driving, energy, fuel efficiency, planning & facilities.
Modern slavery - Spotlight on supply chains
Australia has enacted legislation to expose and reduce modern slavery, which will apply to New Zealand businesses with annual revenue over AUD$100m and operations in Australia. Smaller New Zealand companies will also be affected if they are suppliers to those larger companies. This policy update from EY can help you understand how your business may be affected.
Enhanced sustainability communications
Wright Communications has appointed two new senior leaders to add further depth to its sustainability communications capability: Richard Gordon, Group Account Director, and Tim Marshall, Senior Account Director. Jessica Morris has also joined as consumer PR Account Executive, and this month Wright also achieved carboNZero certification - a good reason for cake!  
Calling all data hunters
Reporting season is upon us, and our sustainability managers are tracking their elusive prey, herds of sustainability data. thinkstep takes a look at how you can evolve from data hunter and gatherer to performance manager through measurement and tools. 
BusinessNZ Energy Council news
John Carnegie, BEC's Executive Director gave a keynote on the BEC2060 energy scenarios at Downstream, and Tina Schirr, BEC’s Senior Advisor for Energy and Innovation, talked about New Zealand’s energy efficiency and sustainability in the built environment to final-year students at the Auckland University of Technology.
So what is the Living Standards Framework?
With the Government due to deliver their first Wellbeing Budget next month, this speech from Tim Ng, Deputy Secretary to the Treasury, to the Hugo Group gives some good background on the Living Standards Framework and the link with sustainable business. 
More sustainability news
EnergyTS don't just provide energy management services and software, they also produce a weekly round-up of local and international developments on sustainability and climate change. Sign up to their SnippETS Newsletter 
Job opportunities
Waste Management - Sustainability Partner
4Sight Consulting - Environmental Risk and Safety Consultant

Upcoming Events


Future of Work Conference 
Waikato Management School
Hamilton, April 15 
Rob Perry, SBC and Adele Rose, 3R, will be running a
sustainability masterclass, 1-3pm.

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Become a Climate Reality Leader
Join the SBC members who have already signed up, and former Vice President Al Gore at Climate Reality Leadership Corps training and learn how you can lead the global fight for climate solutions.
Brisbane: June 5-7 - apply by April 18

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Addressing our carbon responsibilities   
Join Committee for Canterbury and speakers including Enviro-Mark Solutions, Christchurch International Airport and Z Energy to hear about next steps to reduce carbon emissions. 
Christchurch, 30 April, 3.45 - 6.15pm

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SBC: Good Life 2.0 Playbook NZ launch & workshop   
Christchurch, 1 May 10am-12pm

BusinessNZ Energy Council lunchtime seminar 
Dr. Tom Kober, Group Leader of Energy Economics at the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) in Switzerland
Wellington, 8 May, 12 pm - 1.30 pm

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Workshop: Strategic foresight: Adapting sustainability for tomorrow 
Hear from Phil Tate, a trained Futurist and Al Gore Climate Project presenter, Angelene Powell, General Manager Container Terminal Operations, Ports of Auckland, and Jeff Vickers, Technical Director at thinkstep. 
Auckland, 9 May, 3pm - 6pm

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Sustainable Leadership Programme 2019
Applications for the SBC Sustainable Leadership Programme close on 26 April. The programme will run between 4 June and 27 August.

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EMBARK - achieving low emissions together
Meet providers of low emissions solutions. Organised by SBC, Ministry for the Environment, EECA and WWF New Zealand. 
Auckland, 24 July.  

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For other low emissions events see the Climate Leaders Coalition events calendar.
11 April 2019






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