Sustainability Radio

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We believe the private sector has a leading role to play in addressing climate change, as well as New Zealand's top environmental and social issues. The Sustainable Business Council aims to mainstream sustainability within the New Zealand business community.

Episodes

  1. 07/30/2020

    Sustainability Radio Episode 14

    Episode Notes Mike Burrell, Executive Director, talks about the recent Future of Work Forum, our Pre-Election Brief, and our upcoming Impact Framework. And Roger Robson-Williams is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Plant and Food Research and has just completed the Sustainability Leadership Programme 2020, held in conjunction with Catapult. He talks about the sustainability challenge he took to the programme and how it is helping Plant and Food Research make progress on that. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    8 min

  2. 07/16/2020

    Sustainability Radio Episode Thirteen

    Episode Notes Mike Burrell, Executive Director, talks about what to expect at the SBC Annual Council Meeting and Strategy launch on 19 August, combined with a Climate Leaders Coalition business breakfast. And Steve Dixon, General Manager for Strategy and Partnerships at Toitū Envirocare looks at how we can support farmers to understand their carbon footprint and start to reduce it. The Toitū Farm Carbon Footprint program is a collaboration between Toitū Envirocare, Beef+Lamb, DairyNZ, Pamu, Overseer and Asurequality. And the potential payoff for New Zealand Inc is significant premiums available for low carbon or zero carbon product overseas. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    20 min

  3. 07/09/2020

    Sustainability Radio - Episode Twelve

    Episode Notes Mike Burrell, Executive Director, welcomes seven new members, talks about what to expect when you join SBC, and pays tribute to one of our longest-standing champions. Mercury has recently launched the new Cosy programme in collaboration with EECA and Greenside, to help families and households make their homes warmer, drier and healthier, as well as more energy-efficient. Julia Jack, Chief Marketing Officer, talks about how the Cosy programme lines up with their values, as well as other initiatives underway including their e-bike partnership and the importance of good storytelling. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    19 min

  4. 05/07/2020

    Sustainability Radio Episode Eleven

    Episode Notes Mike Burrell, Executive Director, talks about how members are helping New Zealand during Covid-19, how members are adapting to the new normal, and how we can identify what will be important to New Zealanders during the recovery. In the first of our member profiles, Dane Ambler talks to Becky Lloyd, CEO of Toitū Envirocare about how the lockdown has changed what they do, and what the priorities should be to make sure we keep emissions down for the recovery. This will be the first of an ongoing series where we get to know what members are working on and find out more about how they approach sustainability topics like leadership, the future of work and the SDGs. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    21 min

  5. 02/19/2020

    Sustainability Radio Episode Ten

    Episode Notes Big questions need big answers. Questions like how to adapt to technological shifts, how to put humanity at the heart of all decision making and how to lead change in an ever changing world. In this episode of Sustainability Radio we talk to Sarah Hindle, GM of Tech Futures Lab, on how they plan to help people answer these big questions through their Post Graduate Certificate for Human Potential in the Digital Economy. SBC is working alongside Tech Futures Lab to shape the sustainability content of the programme. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    11 min

  6. 01/16/2020

    Episode Nine

    Episode Notes In this episode, Andrea Thompson at Catapult talks about sustainability leadership development - what it is, why it's needed, and opening up the SBC Sustainability Leadership Programme to non-members. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    7 min

  7. 12/19/2019

    Sustainability Radio Episode Eight

    Episode Notes In this episode, we chat to Pravin Sawmy, our new Member Manager about his role, and what he did pre-SBC, and we talk to Robert Perry, our Sustainable Leadership Manager about the Sustainability Leadership Programme for 2020. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    19 min

  8. 11/28/2019

    Sustainability Radio - Episode Seven

    Episode Notes Kat MacDonald, Sustainability Manager at Lion New Zealand, and Claire Baldwin, Head of Partnerships at the Graeme Dingle Foundation, talk about what makes for a successful community partnership.  This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    27 min

  9. 11/13/2019

    Sustainability Radio - Episode Six

    Episode Notes In this episode, we hear back from the recent Sustainable Brands conference in Seoul, and we talk to Sunny Vergese, WBCSD Chair and Group CEO of Olam International. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    42 min

  10. 10/16/2019

    Sustainability Radio - Episode Five

    Episode Notes Mike Roan, Chief Financial Officer for Meridian talks about why sustainability is important for the role of CFOs, and why Meridian has become the first company in New Zealand to report using the Taskforce for Climate-Related Financial Disclosure Framework. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    22 min
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About

We believe the private sector has a leading role to play in addressing climate change, as well as New Zealand's top environmental and social issues. The Sustainable Business Council aims to mainstream sustainability within the New Zealand business community.

Information

  • Creator
    Sustainable Business Council
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2020
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026
  • Show Website
    Sustainability Radio