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 2025/26
SBC's Annual Plan outlines our work programme and focus areas for 2025/26
Key trends for 2025
Navigating the Macro Forces Shaping Our Future
This report presents a scan of the most significant global trends. By taking a high-level view it aims to help decision-makers understand the materiality of changes in the landscape, mitigate risks, and harness emerging opportunities in a world where the pace of change continues to accelerate.
Better Futures 2025
New research shows that while the cost of living remains top concern for Aotearoa New Zealand’s consumers, their commitment to sustainability remains strong.
Sustainability Toolkit
Sustainability Toolkit
Practical, actionable guides and resources (from SBC and external) designed to support members get the fundamentals of sustainability in place.
Latest news
Cost of living dominates Kiwis’ concerns – but sustainability still shapes trust, choices and expectations of business
New research from Kantar and the Sustainable Business Council (SBC) highlights an opportunity for New Zealand businesses to drive greater commitment and action on social responsibility, both internally with employees and for the benefit of the communities they operate in.
Pānui news – 26 March
In this edition of Pānui, we share a recent report exploring how financial quantification can turn climate risk into value creation and details of EECA and Counties Energy new smart energy...
Pānui news – 19 March
In this edition of Pānui, we share why the Climate Change Commission’s upcoming NZ ETS settings advice will look different this year, and a report exploring how New Zealand could unlock global...
Pānui news – 12 March
In this edition of Pānui, we highlight the national plan opening major opportunities for waste infrastructure, spotlight one of New Zealand’s largest air-conditioning systems going electric, and...
