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Mobilising our most ambitious businesses
We held our 2020 Annual Council Meeting this week, where we heard from Transpower, DB Breweries and The Warehouse Group, as well as Karen Silk, Advisory Board Chair, and Mike Burrell - highlights are coming soon. We also published our Annual Snapshot with an update on our activities in 2019/20. 
Strategy launch highlights
Last week, we launched our new five-year strategy. The highlights video from the event is now online - keep an eye out for this on social and please share with your colleagues, networks, pets, etc. Learn more about how we will implement our three pillars at a webinar on 15 October - event listing below. 
2020's vision 
Engineering New Zealand recently interviewed Mike Burrell on the topic of Will Covid-19’s economic disruption catalyse a more resilient and sustainable New Zealand? Also featured in the article are SBC members Beca and a project at Christchurch International Airport.
How top NZ corporates report on climate change 
New Zealand’s top 30 corporations could do more when reporting on climate change compared with similar Australian and Fortune Global 500 companies, according to research by Massey University, writes Jagadish Thaker for The Conversation. 
AUT's sustainability course recognised 
The course “Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability” has been awarded the “2020 Ideas Worth Teaching Award” by the US-based Aspen Institute. Part of the Bachelor of Business degree, the undergraduate course provides students with the tools to evaluate and address ethical issues at an individual and organisational level and examines different approaches to doing business in a socially and environmentally responsible way.    
Concrete industry strengthens environmental commitment with growing collection of EPDs
Firth Industries – part of the Fletcher Building Group – published its first Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) and launched an environmental and design calculator EC3 with the help of thinkstep-anz in a move to better understand the environmental impacts of its products and help customers to lower theirs.   
Lifting youth employment
As an impact enterprise, 3R is always looking to see how its programmes can increase not just environmental impact but social impact too. It has started working with LIFT, a youth employment social enterprise, dismantling child car seats through the SeatSmart programme.  
Have your reporting recognised in 2021
Entries are now open for the Australasian Reporting Awards, and close on 30 November 2020. Enter your organisation’s annual report to benchmark your report against world best practice - and your peers, and gain access to constructive feedback and helpful advice on your report. 
Got a great idea for glass recycling? 
Applications for project funding from the Glass Packaging Forum are now open, until 31 October. The GPF considers applications for projects which improve outcomes for glass bottles and jars through recycling and reuse, as well as for alternative uses for glass when recycling or reuse is not possible, and research.  
SBC events

Brilliant Basics Webinar: Materiality
Online | Thursday 08 October, 12 - 12.45pm 
What are the most important issues for your business? Are they different from that of your stakeholders? Hear Ian Jameson at KPMG New Zealand and Dawn Baggaley, NZ Post explore the concept of materiality and how it can add real value to your business processes.
Register and more information

Procurement: Buy better, sell better
Wellington and online | Tuesday 13 October, 1.15 - 2pm 
Join this BusinessNZ seminar to hear how to use social and sustainable procurement in your strategy, how to tackle challenges that may arise, and how you can use social and sustainable procurement within your own supply chain to be more successful in Government tenders.
Register and more information

Sustainability showcase: DB Breweries
Webinar | Wednesday 14 October, 1 - 2pm 
Hear from SBC’s new Board members about their work to embed sustainability across their businesses. At our first showcase Peter Simons (MD) and Rosie Cotter (Sustainability Manager) of DB Breweries will lead a discussion about their strategy, how they’ve integrated sustainability across their organisation, what they’ve learnt from this, and their key factors for success. 
Register and more information

Overview of SBC’s strategic pillars: Leadership, Climate Action, Thriving People
Webinar | Thursday 15 October, 12 - 1.30pm 
Join the SBC team to hear their thinking on the programmes of work to deliver the strategy, and opportunities to be involved.
Register and more information
Other sustainability events

Stories of Change NZ 2: Iceberg Model - Rise of the Civil Rights Movement
Online | Thursday 1 October, 5pm - starting shortly
A three-part series from the School of System Change which discusses how systemic frameworks can help us understand social change, and how you can facilitate group discussions using these frameworks such as Multi-Level Perspectives, Iceberg Model, and Regenerative Model.
Register and more information

World Energy Week Live: Connecting Energy Societies
Online | 7 - 9 October
Registrations are free for BEC and SBC members. This digital festival includes an Asia-Pacific Energy Leaders’ Panel Session with EECA’s CEO Andrew Caseley and representatives from Hong Kong, China, Japan and Singapore.
Register here - Advance registration is required. In question 4, select ‘Member Committee Member’. 

Rainbow Excellence Awards and Development Forum
Auckland | Friday 9 October 2020, 1.00pm - 4.30pm
Finalists include ASB, Auckland Council, Auckland Museum and Kiwibank. 
Register and more information

TCFD Summit 2020
Online | Friday 9 October 2020
Co-hosted by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The speakers include Mark Carney, Peter Bakker and Larry Fink.
 Register and more information

Future of Work Collective
Online events programme | 12 - 16 October 2020
10 Future of Work Labs plus one free Q&A session hosted by Mindset of Design 2020. 
Register and more information

Climate Change + Business Conference 
Aotea Centre, Auckland | DATE CHANGE: Now 11 - 12 November 
The conference will explore the extent to which businesses, policy-makers, and civil society have seized the opportunity presented by Covid-19 to transform our future. 
Register and more information

Convergence for a carbon transition | 2020-2030
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and online | Thursday 26 November 
One-day conference with real examples of radical path change ideas from the new field of “Transition Engineering”.
Register and more information

ICNZ 2020 Speaker Series: Our climate and New Zealand's resilience into the future.
Thursday 26 November 
The Insurance Council of New Zealand's 2020 Speaker Series offers access to international and local experts to discuss the topics and issues that are affecting the sector, both here in New Zealand and around the world.  
Register and more information

Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards
25 January 2021
The Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards honour those who use their passion to make our country a better place.
More information
More information about SBC events. For other low emissions events see the Climate Leaders Coalition events calendar.

Please send your Pānui stories (30 words plus image) to: sbccomms@businessnz.org.nz 
01 October 2020