Learn about sustainability in business and connect with others at the following events. We also offer a selection of training courses.
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Webinar
Helping Proline Steel gain a sustainability certification
Helping Proline Steel gain a sustainability certification
Stakeholders increasingly expect more information about your business’s sustainability. Sustainability certification can provide these details
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Network
New Investor Meet up - Aug
New Investor Meet up - Aug
The Sustainable Business Network would like to welcome our new investors to the network and invite you to an online meet up.
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Online
Hot Take: How do you put the 'fair' in Fairtrade?
Hot Take: How do you put the 'fair' in Fairtrade?
This month's Hot Take is titled 'How do you put the 'fair' in Fairtrade?'. We've timed it to happen during Fairtrade Fortnight which has the theme ‘For People and the Planet’.
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Online
Incentivising nature positive action - The potential role of a biodiversity credit system in Aotearoa New Zealand
Incentivising nature positive action - The potential role of a biodiversity credit system in Aotearoa New Zealand
The Ministry for the Environment (MfE) and Department of Conservation (DOC) are seeking feedback on the need for, and the design of, a biodiversity credit system, and the different roles of government and Māori in implementing it.
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Circular Economy
Simplifying Sustainable Procurement
Simplifying Sustainable Procurement
Join us online and learn how to simplify your sustainable procurement
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Webinar
Using design to explain sustainability
Using design to explain sustainability
Learn how thinkstep-anz creative and technical teams work together to simplify complex environmental data
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Webinar
Sustainability and Impact Reporting
Sustainability and Impact Reporting
Join us online as we discuss sustainability, impact reporting and communication
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Online
Sustainability Problem Solving: Design, communication & marketing
Sustainability Problem Solving: Design, communication & marketing
At SBN, we believe collaboration is the key to improving sustainability in business. So, we are hosting industry specific kōrero to help solve some common sustainability challenges through creativity and collaboration. This session will focus on design, communication & marketing
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Online
Start-Up Fundamentals
Start-Up Fundamentals
Join Marijke Timmers to uncover all the essential foundations you can't launch or scale without - and the ones you can skip in the early days of your business...
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Online
Hot Take: Your paycheck is just the start of how employers can help you with $$$
Hot Take: Your paycheck is just the start of how employers can help you with $$$
For the second part of this Hot Take series we’re going to learn some ways employers can be supporting their employees in this current economic climate.
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Webinar
Hot Take: Is your KiwiSaver doing more harm than good?
Hot Take: Is your KiwiSaver doing more harm than good?
This month we're hosting a special two part Hot Take! This first part is focusing on how you can understand where your Kiwisaver is invested and how to make sure it aligns with your values.
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Climate
New and improved Climate Action Toolbox launch
New and improved Climate Action Toolbox launch
Join us online as we launch the new and improved Climate Action Toolbox.
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Online
Explaining your sustainability projects – with Fletcher Building
Explaining your sustainability projects – with Fletcher Building
Do your customers and stakeholders understand your sustainability work? These projects can be major investments that use technical language (LCA, EPD, Scope 3) – so it’s important they are well communicated!
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Conference
E Tipu IFAMA 2023 World Conference
E Tipu IFAMA 2023 World Conference
Experience Aotearoa’s biggest food and fibre sector summit.
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Webinar
Nature needs us! How business can make a difference
Nature needs us! How business can make a difference
Learn how businesses can help Regenerate Nature and hear from an innovator who is leading the way.
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Online
Sustainability Problem Solving: Food, beverage and hospitality
Sustainability Problem Solving: Food, beverage and hospitality
At SBN, we believe collaboration is the key to improving sustainability in business. So, we are hosting industry specific kōrero to help solve some common sustainability challenges through creativity and collaboration. This session will focus on food, beverage and hospitality.
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Network
New Investor Meet up - May
New Investor Meet up - May
The Sustainable Business Network would like to welcome our new investors to the network and invite you to an online meet up.
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Webinar
Hot take: What the heck is an emissions reduction plan?
Hot take: What the heck is an emissions reduction plan?
It’s time for our Sustainable Business Network whānau to come together for our May Hot Take conversation - 'What the heck is an emissions reduction plan?’
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Webinar
Assessing the impacts of New Zealand avocados
Assessing the impacts of New Zealand avocados
The New Zealand avocado industry is a growing part of the horticultural sector. To understand the environmental performance of New Zealand-grown avocados, the industry commissioned a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). This study looked at the avocado supply chain – from growth in a mature orchard to distribution to customers.
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Online
Sustainability Problem Solving: Transport and logistics
Sustainability Problem Solving: Transport and logistics
At SBN, we believe collaboration is the key to improving sustainability in business. So, we are hosting industry specific kōrero to help solve some common sustainability challenges through creativity and collaboration. This session will focus on transport and logistics.
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Workshop
Procurement Leaders Connect: How to increase the carbon maturity of your supply chain
Procurement Leaders Connect: How to increase the carbon maturity of your supply chain
This discussion series brought to you by Sustainable Business Network and Sustainable Business Council
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Online
Jim Fava's sustainability career reflections
Jim Fava's sustainability career reflections
Jim Fava has been a sustainability leader for more than 45 years. He’s made significant contributions to how we understand and measure environmental impacts, including creating the modern day foundation for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).
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Webinar
Hot Take: The egg shortage is just the beginning
Hot Take: The egg shortage is just the beginning
It’s time for our Sustainable Business Network whānau to come together for our March Hot Take: The egg shortage is just the beginning
Past event recordings
Missed some of our past events? Watch recordings of some of our recent events.