BusinessNZ Network

The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) and Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC) have released their joint election priorities for political parties ahead of November’s General Election. The 2026 Election Priorities: Policies for […] The post 2026 Pre-election policy priorities paper first appeared on SBC.

Connie Maddock

SBC

The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) and 123Carbon, a Netherlands based platform specialising in decarbonising hard-to-abate industries, are launching a blockchain-based registry to support the introduction of the Low Emission Freight Certificate (LEFC) programme in New Zealand. The post Business leaders release pre-election blueprint for driving New Zealand’s sustainable economic growth first appeared on SBC.

Connie Maddock

SBC

This event features two separate industry-focused seminars covering key US FDA Requirements for Food and Beverage products and for Medical Devices.

Pritika Bonamis

ExportNZ

According to the BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI), New Zealand’s services sector held onto its expansion in July, following June’s return to growth. The PSI for July was 50.6 (where a reading above 50.0 indicates the sector is generally expanding, and a reading below 50.0 indicates the sector is in contraction). This […]

Max Doyle

BusinessNZ

According to the latest BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI), New Zealand’s manufacturing sector continued to expand in July, but at a more moderate pace.

BusinessNZ

ManufacturingNZ

In this edition of Pānui, we welcome two new members to the SBC Advisory Board and celebrate the launch of the SBC and123Carbon’s Aotearoa-New Zealand Low Emissions Freight Certificate (LEFC) […] The post Pānui news – 13 August first appeared on SBC.

Connie Maddock

SBC

In this latest blog, SBC Director – Programmes Jay Crangle explores why people may be one of the most overlooked drivers of business value and competitive advantage. The post A commercial opportunity hiding in plain sight first appeared on SBC.

Rebecca Lowe

SBC

The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) and 123Carbon, a Netherlands based platform specialising in decarbonising hard-to-abate industries, are launching a blockchain-based registry to support the introduction of the Low Emission Freight Certificate (LEFC) programme in New Zealand. The post SBC and 123Carbon launch the Aotearoa-New Zealand registry to accelerate low carbon freight. first appeared on SBC.

Rebecca Lowe

SBC

Flicket, a provider of digital ticketing, booking and visitor management software, has won the ASB Bay of Plenty Exporter of the Year Award at a gala event this evening held […]

Nicholas Russell

ExportNZ

In this edition of Pānui, we highlight SBC’s newest member, Sunergise, and its partnership with Snowplanet to deliver a major solar installation. We share new insights from the BusinessNZ Engergy […] The post Pānui news – 6 August first appeared on SBC.

Connie Maddock

SBC

BusinessNZ has welcomed elements of Labour’s Small Business Action Plan – A Fair Go, saying several measures reflect long-standing BusinessNZ positions, and says today’s announcement should prompt a wider, cross-party conversation about New Zealand’s outdated and unindexed tax settings, includng the case for a lower company tax rate. BusinessNZ has also raised strong concerns about any move […]

Cal Roberts

BusinessNZ

A functioning and efficient employment disputes resolution process is essential for maintaining trust, fairness, and confidence in the workplace, for employers and employees alike. But the current system is experiencing significant delays, rising costs for both employees and employers and is being exploited or gamed by some employment practitioners. This is leading to rising loss […]

BusinessNZ

BusinessNZ

In the latest of our new series taking a deeper dive into getting to know the CEOs making up the Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC) and driving climate leadership from the top, we share some reflections from CLC Steering Group Member and NZ Post CEO David Walsh.

Rebecca Lowe

Climate Leaders Coalition

Meeting New Zealand’s energy needs to 2050 will cost approximately $1.3 trillion, according to the country’s latest and most comprehensive whole-of-energy-system model to date. BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC) Policy Advisor Ben Young says meeting New Zealand’s future energy demand will require stable, predictable and permissive policy settings that give businesses the confidence to make generational investment […]

Cal Roberts

BusinessNZ

In this edition of Pānui, we feature ASB’s new Energy Resilience Report, and spotlight a key #CCBC26 session examining the next frontier in climate technology. Tonkin + Taylor share a […] The post Pānui news – 30 July first appeared on SBC.

Connie Maddock

SBC

It is a busy week for ExportNZ next week – we’ll be cheering and celebrating with Export Awards evenings in Hawke’s Bay and the Bay of Plenty. Thanks to Business […]

Diane Petterd

ExportNZ

BusinessNZ welcomes the passing of the Employment Leave Bill, and says it marks the end of one of the most costly and confusing pieces of workplace law ever forced on employers and workers. The bill repeals and replaces the Holidays Act 2003, moving to a simpler, hours based system where annual and sick leave accrue […]

Cal Roberts

BusinessNZ

In this edition of Pānui, the Climate Change Commission’s latest monitoring report highlights the need for faster emissions reductions, while we share our response with a call for stronger action […] The post Pānui news – 23 July first appeared on SBC.

Connie Maddock

SBC

New research shows the sustainability profession in Aotearoa New Zealand has firmly established itself at the centre of business strategy – but ongoing pressures around capability, career pathways and pay are threatening to stall its progress. The post Business leaders say new Emissions Monitoring Report serves as wake-up call for New Zealand first appeared on SBC.

Connie Maddock

SBC

BEC supports the objective of maintaining a secure and resilient electricity system and agrees that dry-year risk requires active management. However, we are not yet convinced that MBIE has demonstrated that the proposed Winter Energy Reliability Obligation is necessary, proportionate, or likely to deliver material additional reliability at reasonable cost. While the events of winter […]

BusinessNZ

BusinessNZ

Export New Zealand (ExportNZ) welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission on the India Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Bill.

Diane Petterd

ExportNZ

BusinessNZ strongly supports the India Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Bill. As the Committee will be aware, BusinessNZ previously made a detailed submission to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee during the International Treaty Examination of the New Zealand-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA), alongside ExportNZ. In that submission, we strongly supported the Agreement and […]

Diane Petterd

BusinessNZ