New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development
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OUR MISSION & AIMS Our Mission To provide business leadership as a catalyst for change toward sustainable development, and to promote eco-efficiency, innovation and responsible entrepreneurship. Our Aims Our aims and strategic directions, based on our mission include: Business leadership - to be the leading business advocate on issues connected with sustainable development. Policy development - to participate in policy development in order to create a framework that allows business to contribute effectively to sustainable development. Best practice - to demonstrate business progress in environmental and resource management and corporate social responsibility and to share leading-edge practices among our members. Global outreach - to contribute to a sustainable future for developing nations and nations in transition. www.nzbcsd.org.nz/ ShapeNZ is run by the New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development. The Business Council researches policy options which it then advocates to Government and other decision makers. Your responses to our surveys will directly help shape our recommendations. www.shapenz.org.nz
Recommended changes to the emissions trading bill as reported back will protect New Zealand industry from any unfair offshore competition and probably push assistance to major emitters to the limit of public acceptance.
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Business leaders have welcomed a change of heart in principle on price caps by heavy emitters.
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New Zealand businesses with annual sales of more than $44 billion have voted to make sure at least six of their top10 suppliers are providing sustainable goods and services.
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Business leaders are welcoming a report today that Ministry of Transport officials are investigating options for incentives to encourage people to buy low-emission vehicles as significant and welcome news.
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New Zealanders are not totally satisfied with the tax cut benefits they will personally get from the Budget, but support the three year $10.6 billion tax reform programme.
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An overnight move by the European Parliament to adopt a report which calls for .carbon footprint labels on all goods and services could have major implications for New Zealand's traders.
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AUCKLAND — Two of the world's foremost authorities on managing climate change will be joined by the Prime Minister Helen Clark and New Zealand business leaders at Auckland events to mark World Environment Day on June 4.
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For the fifth year in a row Auckland company WaterCare Services has been honoured at the annual trans Tasman sustainable reporting awards announced in Sydney today.
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Delaying the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) until after the election would only slow action to reduce emissions which in turn will increase the cost of adjustment for New Zealand
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Business leaders tonight called on political parties to achieve a stable climate change policy, based on the country's long-term interests, if they want to achieve a public commitment to reducing emissions.
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Six out of 10 business people agree with the Government's policy to introduce an emissions trading scheme.
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Strong political leadership on climate change is required if New Zealand is to lower greenhouse gas emissions – and avoid higher costs and tougher trade competition later.
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Businesses with high greenhouse gas emissions are having the most influence on climate change policy, according to a new national survey.
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If petrol and diesel prices break the $2 per litre barrier, it will trigger nearly a quarter of New Zealanders to significantly reduce their fuel use.
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A new nationwide poll taken since Tuesday night shows New Zealanders like the Government's major announcements this week to postpone an emissions price on their fuel use and to phase in regional fuel taxes.
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The move to defer transport fuel's inclusion in the proposed emissions trading scheme by two years doesn't wipe out the emissions bill.
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The political reality of having all sectors included in an emissions trading scheme means some major emitters will start paying for their greenhouse gas emissions later than is desirable in a perfect world.
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The Climate Change Leadership Forum, including 34 business and other sector leaders, has issued 10 key points of policy advice made so far to the Government and Finance and Expenditure Select Committee on the proposed emissions trading scheme (ETS).
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New Zealand will be better encouraging clean coal technology than banning the fuel.
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A large majority in all business sectors believe climate change is a problem.
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New Zealanders overwhelming favour wind and solar power as the best energy sources for the country in the next 10 years.
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However, 11 per cent of purchasing decisions are influenced primarily by consumers' perceptions of goods' and services' environmental, human and social impacts.
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Business leaders today welcomed a Government move to cut the red tape involved in securing planning consents from every council in the country for telecommunications developments, while ensuring the environment is still protected.ÂÂ
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New Zealanders are worried about air quality and back the Government's new moves to bring in tougher emissions controls on imported vehicles.
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The countrys second annual Business Budget Summit will tomorrow look for long term policy solutions to avoid a major future health cost shock, overcome the countrys critical skills shortage and possible paths to long term personal tax reform.
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Almost 90 percent of New Zealanders are concerned at the skills shortage and say that low pay is to blame.
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