Sustainability Publications

The Sustainability and Climate Change team is involved in producing a number of national and international publications.

 

12th CEO Survey    

PwC CEO Survey
The writing is on the wall: The idea that seeking short-term results at any cost is a measure of success is obsolete. A truer measure now is an organisation's degree of preparedness. CEOs need to plan for the future, today: they need to ensure that their business models are both durable over the long term and well positioned to take advantage of a return to growth conditions.

The businesses that endure will be the ones that foster long-term success and sustainable profits through collaborative relationships with stakeholders, coupled with investments in both their current and future workforce.
 
Sustainability Yearbook 2009     Sustainability Yearbook 2009
The fifth Sustainability Yearbook published by SAM and PricewaterhouseCoopers presents insights into 57 sectors and 367 companies. The best companies from each sector qualify as a “SAM Sector Leader” and those that demonstrate greatest relative improvement are given the distinction “SAM Sector Mover”.
 
Green Electricity, Making a Difference     Green Electricity, Making a Difference - An International Survey of Renewable Electricity Labels
Private and corporate electricity consumers suffer from a lack of reliable information about electricity generated from renew­able sources. Driven by the goal of increasing transparency in the green electricity market, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and a multi-stakeholder group have produced this Green Electricity Report. It examines almost twenty renewable electricity labels and the structure of more than thirty national renewable electricity markets.
 
Emission Critical Issue 8     Emission Critical Issue 8: September 2009
After many months on the backburner, climate change policy and greenhouse gas emissions are now back in the media forefront, with the release of the recommendations of the Emissions Trading Scheme Review Committee.

This Emission Critical gives a snapshot of the current state of play on emissions, outlines the major recommendations of the Committee, provides a perspective on the possible policy decisions still to be finalised, and suggests how businesses can get ready.
 
Carbon Value Report     Carbon value report
Robust carbon management – a framework to protect and enhance shareholder value in response to climate change.
 
Climate Change Glossary of Terms     Climate Change glossary of term
Extremely handy glossary encompassing New Zealand and Australian climate change technical terms and acronyms for the everyday business environment.