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Focus on the Green Rebound
This week Stuff has published the latest Forever Project supplement - pick it up in your Sunday Star Times if you haven't already got one. A plethora of good member stories in there, but a particular shout-out to the deep dive on how to move industrial heating away from fossil fuels, featuring Fonterra, Synlait and our own Mike B. In other agriculture news, Fonterra will pay farmers more for sustainable, high value milk. 
Unilever's bold ambition on climate and nature 
After ten years of implementing the Sustainable Living Plan, Unilever has raised the bar on its ambition with new commitments, from net zero emissions generated by products by 2039, to regenerative agriculture and water stewardship, and investing €1 billion in a new Climate & Nature Fund, to be spent in the next 10 years.
Track your carbon budget
Westpac has announced a partnership with conscious consumption app CoGo NZ, to help CoGo users in New Zealand track their personal carbon footprint in real-time. More than 3,000 accredited businesses are listed and it has had more than 20,000 downloads. The carbon component has been launched already in the UK and the New Zealand version will be available in August. 
National Volunteer Week 
Over 1.2 million Kiwis volunteer every year. Among those celebrating the work of volunteers around the country are Meridian Energy, Mercury and Ministry for the Environment. This year’s theme is ‘Te Hua o te Mahi Tahi I The benefit of working together’.     
Calling emerging community leaders
Applications for the 2020 Catapult Community Leaders Scholarships have reopened after being put on hold due to Covid-19. Four scholarship recipients will receive a fully paid spot on Catapult Leadership - a four day residential leadership programme - in 2020 or 2021.
Apply by 31 July 2020.
We need to prioritise loneliness in social policy
WSP and The Helen Clark Foundation have released the first report of their partnership, Alone Together, looking at the impact of loneliness on the people and communities of Aotearoa.
All-hands-on-deck for a regenerative recovery 
All hands are needed on deck to recover better by combining business and government action. thinkstep-anz explores how the Living Standards Framework can guide the recovery process in their latest article for NZ Manufacturer. 
Reporting lines catch another one 
Once again, Sanford's sustainability reporting has been recognised in the Australasian Reporting Awards, taking out the prize in the Private Sector - Communication category, and Watercare Services has won the Public Sector - Communication category. Sanford was also a finalist in three other categories.   
SBC Advisory Board elections
It's SBC election time! We are calling for nominations from Council Members for CEOs or other senior executives for one of five positions on the SBC Advisory Board, by 10 July. Voting by Council Members will run 20 July-4 August, and the results will be announced at SBC's Annual Council Meeting on 19 August. Details have been sent to Council Members. 
Job vacancies
thinkstep-anz - Senior Sustainability Consultant and Project Manager – Wellington 
Get in touch about this full-time position if you are a passionate and driven individual with excellent project management experience who thrives on delivering future focused quality projects. Apply by Mon 29 June.
SBC events

Covid and brand messaging: new ways of thinking about sustainability
Webinar  | 29 June | 12 - 12:45pm
Hear from Jemma Whiten, Group Marketing Director at ecostore on how consumer choices are changing in level 1, and what your business can do to best adapt. Find out about approaching sustainability through a health and wellbeing lens, and how your business can pivot its messaging to ensure it remains relevant.
Register and more information.

Save the date: SBC's Annual Council Meeting
Wednesday 19 August   
Join your fellow SBC members as we launch SBC's new strategy. 
Other sustainability events

Walking the Talk of Regenerative Agriculture
Online | Next episode Monday 29 June
 An online speaker series for farmers and growers exploring the nuts and bolts of regenerative agriculture, hosted by Pure Advantage and the Edmund Hillary Fellowship.
Register and more information - also see www.ehf.org/new-frontiers

The what, how and why of carbon emissions reporting 
Toitū Envirocare webinar | Tuesday 30 June, 12.30 - 1.30pm
Why carbon reporting is an essential tool in meeting your carbon reduction targets, carbon reporting trends in the post-Covid-19 landscape, and insights into the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and how it relates to CDP reporting. 
Register and more information

Webinar: The electrification of our economy: What will it take?
Infrastructure New Zealand webinar | Tuesday 30 June, 4.30 - 5.30pm
Minister Megan Woods, CCC Chair Dr Rob Carr, and Genesis CE Marc England will discuss the decarbonisation of the economy in the context of the post-Covid recovery and the enabling of the blueprint for energy sector decarbonisation set out in Transpower’s Whakamana i Te Mauri Hiko report. 
Register and more information

Diversity in Action webinar: Vector 
Thursday 2 July, 3 - 4pm
Hear insights from the 2019 Diversity Awards NZ™ supreme winner’s diversity journey in a free one-hour webinar. Vector introduced innovative initiatives to improve gender equity and create positive employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Representatives from Vector will share how they went about implementing the initiatives, challenges faced and the positive outcomes from the programmes.
Register and more information

Indigenous to Papatūānuku Mother Earth 
Online sessions from 7 July
For leaders, influencers and the curious to come together to explore what being indigenous to the planet looks like as one people.
Register and more information

WEBINAR Solving the Scope 3 emissions puzzle 
Thursday, 9 July, 3pm
Scope 3 emissions are a part of the puzzle for improving an organisation’s emissions profile. Discover how to reduce and report on the elusive Scope 3 with the help of Life Cycle Assessment in thinkstep-anz’s 30-minute webinar featuring Asaleo Care’s Jane Mansfield and thinkstep-anz’s Barbara Nebel.  
Register and more information

New Zealand a world leader in renewable energy?
Tuesday 21 July, 9 - 10am
A breakfast webinar with Infratec's Power Systems Engineer and Energy Storage Specialist, Dr Andrew Crossland.  
Register and more information

Sustainable Finance: Drivers, benefits, and why companies need to engage
Christchurch | Wednesday 22 July, 12 - 2pm 
Joanna Silver, Head of Sustainable Finance at Westpac, will talk about trends driving a sustainable focus, how businesses can respond, and how the finance sector can assist. An INFINZ event. 
Register and more information

TechWeek 2020
27 July to 2 August
Women in tech, the future of work and smart resilient cities - just some of the topics covered in the TechWeek programme this year.
Register and more information

Convergence for a carbon transition | 2020-2030
On-line Course | Starting in July
The course provides opportunity for you to work, on your own or as a group, on a carbon emission problem within your industry. 
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

Rainbow Excellence Awards and Development Forum
Auckland | Friday 9 October 2020, 12.30pm - 5.30pm
Entries for the awards have been extended until 24 July. 
Register and 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 
 25 June 2020