Financing a resilient, prosperous Aotearoa New Zealand.

The Centre for Sustainable Finance: Toitū Tahua works closely with the New Zealand government, and financial institutions to mobilise and direct capital to support sustainable growth and intergenerational prosperity.

What is the Centre for Sustainable Finance: Toitū Tahua?

The Centre for Sustainable Finance: Toitū Tahua (CSF) is an independently governed charitable trust founded in 2021. We partner with the New Zealand government, philanthropies and financial institutions to catalyse and accelerate finance for long-term prosperity and resilience.

NZ Taxonomy expanded to include Energy, Construction and Building

The NZ Taxonomy welcomes early expressions of interest to join the Construction and Building TAG. Find out more here.  

Our roadmap

Our work is anchored in the Sustainable Finance Forum’s 2030 Roadmap for Action, which calls for financing transformation, transforming finance and changing mindsets.

Our people

We are governed by a leading board of experts and operated by a high-performing team with local and global experience.

Our work

We catalyse and accelerate finance that enables the growth, innovation and capital required for current and future generations to thrive

Developing a sustainable finance taxonomy

CSF, in partnership with the NZ Government, is developing a sustainable finance taxonomy for priority sectors. A sustainable finance taxonomy is a standardised framework for classifying economic activities according to their environmental performance. This classification system provides investors with the confidence to identify and invest in green and transition activities. Developing a robust taxonomy framework, aligned with those already place in our trading partner’s economies, will help to attract more international capital into Aotearoa New Zealand.

Guidance & Insights

CSF brings together partners and industry experts, and engages in broad consultation, to develop guidance and practical tools for the New Zealand market. This work lowers barriers to entry and promotes greater consistency across the ecosystem.

Financing solutions for affordable, abundant clean energy

New Zealand has national objectives of doubling renewable energy and securing affordable, abundant clean energy for New ZealandersCSF works with major financial institutions, philanthropies and Crown entities on the design and delivery of financial approaches that enable capital to flow to areas of the energy transition where market failures otherwise slow progress.  

Policy

CSF supports partners and the broader sector to engage on policy and regulatory approaches. We provide specialist expertise on select long-term opportunities, including trans-Tasman alignment on sustainable finance frameworks, enabling institutional investment in private assets, international green economy opportunities and utilising markets and financial system infrastructure to direct capital into long term resilience.

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