Innovative New Zealand companies could benefit from KiwiSaver money being invested in local venture capital funds, an industry group says.

It's the new buzzword of business but does being sustainable have any tangible benefits to a company's bottom line?

Chief Economist Dominick Stephens presents economic insights in this bite-sized weekly video. This week the RBNZ has softened its stance on the interest rate outlook, although it put paid to markets that are flirting with the notion of OCR cuts.

This week the most important event will start tonight in Europe where the heads of government will be meeting to try and finally put an end to investor worries about the ability of European governments to service and repay their debt.