We're here to help
We know business people want to do the right thing for the climate. Our climate action workshops help them to get started.
We partner with business groups, industry associations, economic development agencies and councils across the country to run workshops and programmes for their networks.
We also run open events for any business to join.
We offer two main options:
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- Introduction to Climate Action: A standalone workshop helping businesses to get started.
- Climate Action Programme: A comprehensive six-month programme helping businesses to establish and implement a climate action plan.
We can also offer tailored workshops and programmes.
"I can definitely utilise your tools and resources in my own organisation and will be sharing this with many tourism businesses too. Honestly it was the most practical and useful workshop I have been on in a long time!"
Gisela Purcell, Tourism Industry Aotearoa
Introduction to Climate Action
This workshop is ideal for businesses that are new to climate action and want to know how to get started.
We can partner with you to run this workshop for your business network.
In this workshop, you will learn new skills and be inspired to take action. We explain the opportunities climate action can create for your business. And, we’ll help you develop a plan to do that.
This interactive workshop provides:
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- A practical understanding of the actions your business can take to reduce emissions.
- A tailored action plan, containing simple steps to reduce carbon emissions using the free online Climate Action Toolbox.
- Help from our climate experts on setting targets, to take urgent climate action.
- Time to network and connect with other businesses.
This workshop can be run in-person or online, for a group of up to 30 businesses.
Climate Action Programme
This programme is suitable for businesses that know they need to take climate action and want help to establish and implement a plan.
The programme consists of a series of workshops (in-person and online) along with ongoing support through communities of practice sessions. It is based on getting the best out of the Climate Action Toolbox and other resources.
We can partner with you to run this programme for your business network.
We've designed a combination of workshops and communities of practice sessions to help you get results and be accountable for taking climate action. You will also develop a cohort of other local businesses to use as support.
The programme provides:
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- A practical understanding of the actions you can take to reduce emissions.
- A tailored action plan, containing simple steps to reduce emissions using the free online Climate Action Toolbox.
- Developed and detailed plans for priority actions.
- An in-depth understanding of the emission hotspots, using the carbon calculator in the Climate Action Toolbox.
- Help from our climate experts on setting targets, measuring footprints and other topics to be confirmed with you.
- Guidance from the SBN team on how to build confidence and create change in an organisation.
- Strong relationships with the cohort of other businesses in the programme.
- The opportunity to be featured as a case study in the Climate Action Toolbox
The structure
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- Month 1 - Learn Lab 1: Initial workshop (In-person)
- Month 2 - Share Lab 1: Community of practice
- Month 3 - Learn Lab 2 Measuring your footprint (online)
- Month 4 - Share Lab 2: Community of practice
- Month 5 - Learn Lab 3: [topic tbc with event partner] (online)
- Month 6 - Progress: Wrap-up workshop (in person)
- Throughout - Progress: Additional support from SBN for each business.
The series is designed for a group of up to 30 businesses. The programme can be modified to cater for the particular needs of the group.
Our event partner's role
To successfully deliver these workshops, we work closely with our event partners.
Whether you have connection with a business network as a business association, chamber, industry association, economic development agency, council organisation or a large business, we can partner with you to run these workshops and programmes.
Our event partners have a critical role to play due to the relationships they have with the businesses within their networks.
This means it makes sense for them to lead the recruitment and registration process, including the promotions to their networks. Typically they also manage the event logistics, including venue hire and catering.
SBN can support these activities with promotions and can also organise the registration process, if required.
If you are interested in helping your business network to take climate action, please contact us.
Get in touch
Get in touch with Phil or Georgia to discuss the Introduction to Climate Action Workshop or the Climate Action Programme.
Phil Jones
Programme Manager – ClimatePhil leads SBN's climate-related work, including the Climate Action Toolbox. He has worked with many businesses and organisations over the last ten years helping them find ways to deliver business value with a sustainable focus, from developing strategy to crunching the carbon numbers. Carbon and climate action has been a consistent feature of this work, across many areas including energy, transport, and waste.
Georgia Brown
Project and Partnership ManagerGeorgia is a part of our Climate and Circular Economy teams. Before joining SBN she practised as a resource management lawyer. She has a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts majoring in classics from the University of Otago. She has a passion for the environment and is excited to help New Zealand businesses in moving to a regenerative future. In her spare time Georgia runs a charity that holds events on social and environmental issues and works with youth in governance.
