Starter for 10 – Simplified ESG metrics for SMEs
Welcome to the official launch webinar for SMEs of the ‘Starter for Ten: 10 topics for SMEs to start sustainability reporting’ guide, developed by the Centre for Sustainable Finance in collaboration with KPMG New Zealand.
New Zealand’s SMEs are facing increased expectations from customers, regulators, investors and lenders on sustainability reporting and performance, while also confronting the many pressures of running a business. However, SMEs often lack the resources and guidance to collate the necessary sustainability-related information in a consistent way. To help address this issue, the Centre for Sustainable Finance has launched the ‘Starter for Ten: 10 topics for SMEs to start sustainability reporting’ guide, which provides a straightforward approach to sustainability metrics specifically designed for New Zealand’s SMEs. Prepared in collaboration with KPMG New Zealand, with input from New Zealand’s major banks and financial institutions, this guide is also a resource for banks to support small business customers with sustainability reporting and a starting point for conversations about sustainable finance.
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Meet our speakers
Jo Kelly
Chief Executive, Centre for Sustainable Finance: Toitū Tahua
Jo is Chief Executive at the Centre for Sustainable Finance: Toitū Tahua, has delivered cross-continent sustainability initiatives between some of the world’s best known business leaders, including the B Team, a global business leadership collective. She has previously been a board member of B Lab AANZ, the non-profit organisation that supports the Australasian community of certified B Corps and the NZ Impact Investing Network. Prior to joining the Centre Jo spent four years with Deloitte NZ. Jo was a member of the Sustainable Finance Forum that developed the 2030 Roadmap for Action.
Nick Swallow
Director KPMG Private Enterprise IMPACT
Nick leads KPMG New Zealand’s mid-sized business sustainability consulting and advisory services. He has completed a Master of Sustainability Leadership at the University of Cambridge. His research focussed on sustainable practices in New Zealand SMEs, purpose-led business leadership, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction in dairy farming.
Before KPMG, Nick was New Zealand’s Trade Commissioner to the UK and Ireland, based in London. In this role, Nick supported mid-sized New Zealand businesses to enter and grow in offshore markets. During his time in the UK, he developed support services for Kiwi exporters to thrive by understanding European ESG requirements and market demand for sustainable products and services
Florence Van Dyke
Florence is Global Sustainability Lead at New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
She is also the co-founder of Chia Sisters, a global health beverage company and B Corp. Florence is a Trustee and Co-Founder of Businesses for Climate Action. For her work in business and climate change, she is recognised on the Forbes 30 under 30 List and as an Edmund Hillary Fellow. Florence is a lawyer by training, previously working at Bell Gully and for the United Nations and has a Master of Laws from University of California, Berkeley.
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