The ultimate goal of the SBN is to make New Zealand a model sustainable nation, and maintains 500 member companies.
SBN helps its members to collaborate and learn, profile stories, connect, and access practical support.
In January 2015, Chief Executive Rachel Brown following survey data indications asserted there was strong demand for an ethical and sustainable KiwiSaver provider which was not being met by the current market; claiming a mismatch between their criteria and the options being presented through ethical funds at the time.
[2] Brown had stated that she was in talks with a number of banks interested in setting up green KiwiSaver funds, which she hoped would launch in 2016.
Additional member benefits include participation in business transformation projects and access to the Carbon4Good Calculator, which allows companies to view their emissions and shows them how to offset them.