The report outlines a framework to guide discussion on improving Aotearoa New Zealand’s food system. It highlights current health, environmental, economic and community challenges and presents a Māori-informed approach to support sustainable, equitable and resilient food outcomes through shared values, collaboration and long-term system stewardship.

The report outlines a Te Ao Māori–led framework for Aotearoa New Zealand’s food system, highlighting environmental regeneration, equitable food access, cultural values, health outcomes and economic resilience. It presents tensions within the current system and proposes collaborative actions to guide a sustainable, inclusive and nationally aligned approach to producing, distributing and consuming kai.

The report outlines eight priority actions to strengthen Aotearoa New Zealand’s food system. It emphasises shared values, collaboration, equitable access to nutritious kai, sustainable production, improved school food provision, updated dietary guidance, ocean and land regeneration, and an informed national conversation on biotechnology.

Aotearoa New Zealand’s maritime sector faces rising decarbonisation pressures. The report outlines emissions-reduction pathways, alternative fuel options, green corridor opportunities, and economic risks of inaction. It recommends coordinated planning, trans-Tasman collaboration, and enabling regulation to maintain trade competitiveness and support a lower-emissions shipping system.

The report outlines climate change scenarios for New Zealand’s agriculture sector, assessing physical and transition risks across regions and farm systems. It presents orderly, disorderly and hothouse futures, highlighting impacts on production, land use and communities, and providing a foundation for sector-wide resilience planning and adaptation.

The report outlines climate change risks and opportunities for New Zealand’s agriculture sector, presenting shared scenarios and an adaptation roadmap. It identifies key challenges, drivers of change and priority actions to strengthen resilience, guide investment, support innovation and enable a coordinated, sector-wide response.

This benchmark series provides an annual overview of Aotearoa New Zealand’s sustainability profession, outlining the roles, skills, remuneration, development needs, and workplace contexts of sustainability professionals. It tracks year-on-year trends to help organisations, practitioners, and aspiring professionals understand how the field is evolving across sectors and role types.

Sustainable Business Network (SBN) is a New Zealand-based, membership-driven social enterprise promoting sustainable business practices. It supports over 400 organisations with tools, training and resources to reduce waste, cut carbon emissions and regenerate nature across Aotearoa.

Sustainable Business Council (SBC) is a New Zealand membership organisation mobilising more than 130 leading businesses — spanning all sectors — to deliver sustainable growth that benefits business, society and the environment. SBC supports corporate leadership on environmental and social responsibility, champions climate-action and regenerative nature practices, and helps organisations integrate sustainability into governance, operations and long-term strategy.

Auckland University of Technology (AUT) is a public research university in Auckland, New Zealand known for practical, career-focused education, offering 250+ undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across design, business, health, engineering, social sciences and more. With modern campuses, strong industry links and hands-on learning (internships, real projects, workplace experience), AUT helps students gain real-world skills before they graduate.

Oxygen Consulting offers specialist sustainability consulting services across carbon, climate and nature, sustainability strategy and advisory, disclosure and reporting, audit and assurance, and capability development. Serving organisations in New Zealand across diverse sectors, it supports measurement, strategy formation and robust sustainability-governance frameworks to drive meaningful business impact.

Aurecon Group is an Asia-Pacific based design, engineering and advisory firm offering integrated services across infrastructure, water, energy, transport and property sectors. With a strong presence in Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia, Aurecon focuses on digital innovation, sustainability and full lifecycle asset solutions to help clients deliver high-performance projects.

This 2022 report by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia and KPMG examines how investors in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand practise stewardship. It identifies proactive, strategic, and reactive approaches, analyses barriers such as capability and structural limitations, and highlights collaboration, engagement, and policy advocacy as key tools for advancing ESG outcomes.

ResponsibleReturns is a directory that enables users to find independently certified ethical, sustainable or responsible banking, superannuation and investment products.

This report summarises global sustainable investment trends from 2016 to 2018, noting a 34 per cent increase to USD 30.7 trillion. Japan saw the fastest growth, while Europe remained the largest market. The leading strategies were ESG integration, exclusionary screening, and shareholder engagement across major investment regions.

This report summarises the 2024 benchmarking of New Zealand’s responsible investment market, assessing 70 investment managers using RIAA’s Responsible Investment Scorecard. It finds NZ$207 billion in responsible assets, representing 56% of total funds, and highlights expanding ESG integration, transparency, stewardship, and impact investing alongside strengthened regulation and market maturity.