NZ business sustainability group pushing forwards to protect nature

NZ business sustainability group pushing forwards to protect nature
Westpac is a founding member of the Sustainable Business Council. (Image: NZME)
Greg Hurrell
An early fixation with coffee cups has evolved into thinking up plans to cut transport and agricultural emissions for the now 25-year-old Sustainable Business Council.Its newest push is into protecting nature to save the planet and the businesses that depend on it.The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) was launched in 1999 as the NZ Business Council for Sustainable Development with about 20 member companies. It took on its current name in 2012 after merging with a rival organisation.SBC executive director Mike Burrell said that in the earl...

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