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Season's Greetings
For our final edition of Panui for 2020, SBC executive director Mike Burrell signs off with some highlights. Despite Covid, SBC members have made significant progress towards their sustainability objectives. Mike also bids farewell to two SBC staff - Kate Ferguson and Deb Bougen. 
2021 Sustainability Leadership Programme
Applications for our Sustainability Leadership Programme close on March 31. The programme equips you with the connections, tactics and confidence to make a measurable impact on sustainability within your organisation. See the events section below for details of our free taster session.
Wright Communications releases third sustainability report
In addition to last week's joint report with the NZX on ESG reporting by NZX50 companies, Wright Communications has published its 2020 Sustainability Report on its own activities. The company is focused on meaningfully relating the SDG goals to its business strategy. 
Haere rā to Beca and Haere mai to 4Sight
Our SBC Auckland team has been based at Beca since 2014. Throughout that time, Beca has made the SBC team feel like part of the whanāu. Pop in and see the team at our new workspace at 4Sight, 201 Victoria St West, if you are passing by.
The sustainability of Christmas trees
In this blog post, thinkstep-anz looks into the environmental impact of Christmas trees, putting pine and artificial trees to the test with a comparable life cycle assessment study. The results may not be what you expect.
Job opportunities 
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Auckland: Sustainability Adviser
Member roles
Air New Zealand - Sustainability Manager
Beca - Senior Sustainability Advisor
Kiwibank - Sustainability Coordinator (Wellington)
4Sight Consulting - Environmental Consultant

Sustainability Leadership Programme - Free Online Taster Session for Panui subscibers
Online | Friday 5 February, 10-11am
Join Catapult and SBC for an engaging online taster session of our flagship Sustainability Leadership Programme.
Register and more information

We value nature module 1
Online | Tuesday 26 January, 3pm Central European Time
This module aims to introduce the concept of natural capital and why it's important for decision making and risk management.
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 
17 December 2020